Olivia Tennet facts for kids

Olivia Tennet (born 4 January 1991) is a talented actress and dancer from New Zealand. She is well-known in her home country for playing Tuesday Warner in the TV show Shortland Street. Around the world, she is famous for her roles in movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and Blood Punch (2013), and the TV series Power Rangers RPM (2009).

Olivia Tennet's Acting Journey

Olivia started dancing when she was just four years old. A few years later, she began acting. Her first big TV role was in Xena: Warrior Princess when she played Princess Alesia.

Soon, Olivia started acting in movies too. She won an award for "Best Juvenile Performer" in 2000 for her role as Nicole Mitchell in Kids World. She also appeared in Peter Jackson's movie The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, playing a young girl named Freda. Olivia then won "Best Actress" at a film festival for her amazing performance in the short film Watermark.

After these successes, Olivia joined the cast of Maddigan's Quest (2006) as Lilith. She then played Tuesday Warner on Shortland Street for two years. In 2009, she became well-known for her role as the super-smart Dr. K in Power Rangers RPM.

Around this time, Olivia also showed off her skills in a Shakespeare competition. She and a classmate won a trip to the famous Globe Theatre in London!

Since Power Rangers RPM, Olivia has been busy with many TV shows and plays in New Zealand. She played a nurse in a play called Stepping Out and was the Siren Queen in a water ballet show called Sirens. She even helped create the dances for Sirens.

Olivia also appeared in an episode of The Almighty Johnsons and played Emilia in the play Othello. A big moment for her was playing Dorothy in a musical version of The Wizard of Oz. People loved her performance!

Before moving to the United States for a short time, she was in a TV show called Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud. In the US, she filmed the movie Blood Punch with some of her Power Rangers RPM co-stars. This movie won many awards at film festivals.

After returning to New Zealand, Olivia appeared in the TV mini-series When We Go To War and the show 800 Words. She also created her own dance video series online called Dancing in Small Spaces. In 2018, Olivia and two other actresses formed a music group called The Up-Doos, singing 60s-style songs. In 2020, she returned as Dr. K in two episodes of Power Rangers Beast Morphers.

Olivia Tennet's Family Life

Olivia Tennet was born in Auckland, New Zealand. She has an older sister, Emma, and an older brother, Anton Tennet, who is also an actor.

For a few years, Olivia was married to fellow New Zealand actor Milo Cawthorne. They had worked together on Power Rangers RPM and Blood Punch. They lived in Los Angeles for a while before moving back to New Zealand. Later, they separated. Olivia is now in a relationship with musician Tom Broome, and they have a son named Alwyn.

Olivia went to Epsom Girls Grammar School and finished in 2008. She later studied speech therapy at the University of Auckland and earned her degree in 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

Voiceover Work

Music Videos

Web Series

Stage Performances

Other Creative Works

Awards and Nominations

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In Spanish: Olivia Tennet para niños