Olivia Alexander

Olivia Alexander (born Olivia Usey; May 17, 1988) is an American actress, singer, and dancer.

Olivia Alexander
Born
Olivia Usey

(1988-05-17) May 17, 1988
Donaldsonville, Louisiana, U.S.
OccupationActress, singer, dancer

Biography

Early life

Olivia Alexander was born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, as Olivia Usey.[1] As early as age two, she was working as a child print model and commercial actress. After being discovered by a talent agent at a beauty pageant when she was six, Olivia began auditioning in Los Angeles without success. Returning to Los Angeles at the age of thirteen, she eventually appeared in music videos for the Jonas Brothers, Steve Holy, and Jermaine Dupri.[2]

She attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where she studied Communications.

Acting career

She has played lead roles in Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader and 30 Nights of Paranormal Activity With the Devil Inside the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Four songs from her debut EP 'Its On'[3] were featured in Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader, including the title track 'Attack Attack'.[4]

In 2011, Alexander starred in her own pilot, Love Scouts, for the Oxygen network.[5] In 2007, she appeared on MTV Punk'd,[6] Spike TV's Wild World of Spike, and was a finalist on So You Think You Can Dance.[7] She portrayed Brooke in the Horror film Old 37, in which she co-starred Mindy White, Bill Moseley and Kane Hodder.[8]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Deep in the Valley Brandi (as Olivia Usey)
2011 Killer Eye: Halloween Haunt Giselle
2012 Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader Brittany Andrews
2013 30 Nights of Paranormal Activity with the Devil Inside the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Liz Galen
2013 Chocolate Milk Betty Short
2016 Bus Driver Madeline
Television
Year Title Role Episode Original Airdate Notes
2007 Punk'd Bikini Girl Season 8, Episode 3 April 24, 2007[6] (as Olivia Usey)
2007 Wild World of Spike Herself Episode 8 April 5, 2007
Episode 13 May 10, 2007
2007 So You Think You Can Dance Herself Dancer

References
  1. Anonymous author. "Olivia Alexander (I) - Biography". Internet Movie Database (Amazon.com). Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  2. Michael Tortorich (January 21, 2013). "Parish Profile: Olivia Alexander". The Creole Online Newspaper. Prairieville, Louisiana. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  3. "It's On – Olivia Alexander". Last.fm. London, UK: Last.fm Ltd. July 10, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  4. Jason Bene (August 9, 2012). "Olivia Alexander's 'It's On' from Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader 3D". KillerFilm. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  5. Jason Hughes (December 21, 2011). "'Love Scouts': Tanner Shows How To Lose A Girl In 10 Seconds". The Huffington Post. New York, NY. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  6. "Punk'd Full Episode Video - Ep. 803". MTV. Viacom International Inc. April 24, 2007. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  7. Brett Love (June 7, 2007). "So You Think You Can Dance: Vegas". The Huffington Post. New York, NY. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  8. Old 37
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