Nine times out of ten, when it comes to their own personal websites and blogs, Celebrities are usually all about me, me, me. Which in the words of Kesha, means nothing but 'Blah Blah Blah!' to me. You would think that since they love to 'shun' the cameras, papparazzi and 'invading' press so much on a 'regular' basis, you'd think that when it comes to their own website or having so much power to influence people around the world, all of them would use this power and gift to embrace the greater good. Well, actually, not a lot of them do. Or if they do, they decide to embrace fashion instead and label it as 'a greater good.' Well, actually it still isn't.
Olivia Wilde is different. VERY different. And still manages to be voted Maxim's sexiest actress ever. And she's married to a guy who she eloped with at 18 on a bus. And he just happens to be a prince. Has she sold her life story rights to disney yet so they can make it into a film, because she's living the fairytale! Oh, and did I mention she's trying to save the world, one ethical and moral step at a time? Did I mention she's otherwordly stunning?
Olivia's a vegan, so since I've turned, her website Wilde Things is brilliant for vegan tips, resources and information. Not to mention using insanely catchy and cute buzz phrases like 'Bomb Diggidy.'
Best known for her roles in The OC as Alex Kelly, [Seth's one-time, sort of girlfriend, and Marissa's sapphic lesbian frisson and young love dream ] and House MD as Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, a doctor suffering from Huntingdon's Disease, Olivia has never been afraid to play challenging or dramatic roles.
Here is a lovely interview with her here: Olivia Wilde Women's Health Interview
Welcome to Wilde Things! This is a space for me to share with you the ever evolving grab bag of things I care about. Some of you may have ended up here because you know me from films or TV, and some of you may just have heard we have similar interests. Whatever the detour that brought you here, I’m happy to make your acquaintance! By putting my thoughts online myself, I have a chance to connect with you directly, instead of filtering everything through speculation, rumors, and glossy illusions. I’d love for you to be able to get to know me as if we met in person. Please enjoy.
Love, Olivia
Besides acting, she can often be found trying her best to leave the world a little better than the way she found it.
She is the Co Executive Director of Artists for Peace and Justice (www.artistsforpeaceandjustice.org) which has for the last 2 years focused entirely on education for the poor in Haiti. This year APJ moves into a new phase of providing secondary education to the poorest children, none of whom have ever been offered the chance to continue school past the 6th grade if they’re very lucky.
Growing up in DC, the child of two investigative journalists, Olivia has been passionate about political participation since she was old enough to protest on the Mall. She worked on the Obama campaign beginning as one of the first surrogates to travel the country for Senator Obama back in October of ‘07. Olivia proudly sits on the foundation board of the ACLU Southern California, and, besides scrambling to raise money for their crucial work each year, she is focusing on inspiring young Americans to get involved and support the ACLU in their efforts to protect basic civil rights.
An enthusiastic environmentalist (and vegan), Olivia is a supporter of the Environmental Media Association, an organization dedicated to “greening” the film and TV industry, as well as sponsoring school gardens to teach students about the earth and their health. She is also a supporter and admirer of Power Up Gambia (PUG), which is outfitting medical clinics in The Gambia, in West Africa, with solar panels.
She loves to dance, loves to cook, and is generally an optimist. She hopes to form a community of activists who are committed to creating peace and justice for all inhabitants of this beautiful planet.
[taken from Wilde Things: follow Olivia online at www.twitter.com/oliviawilde]
Olivia's Favourite Books are as follows:
Kurt Vonnegut's "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater"
Oliver Sacks' "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat"
John Kennedy Toole's "A Confederacy of Dunces"
Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged"
Elizabeth Gilbert's "Eat, Pray, Love"
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