About Olivia

Olivia Daponde was born and raised in Sacramento, California, where she spent her childhood and teenage years acting at Sacramento Theatre Company (STC). When she was 17, she was accepted into the School of Drama at University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), where she has spent the last four years training. 

During her time at UNCSA, Olivia has appeared as Fuzzy Stone, Lorna, and other roles in Peter Parnell’s “The Cider House Rules, Parts 1 & 2,” directed by Quin Gordon; Poppy in Sarah Daniel’s “Neaptide,” directed by Ticket Knowlton; Caroline in Dominique Morisseau’s “Detroit 67,” directed by Christopher Burris; and Aufidius and Coriolanus in Shakespeare’s “Coriolanus”, directed by Raelle Myrick-Hodges. She has also appeared in numerous film projects in UNCSA’s School of Filmmaking.

When she’s not acting, you can probably find her jamming out to all her favorite French hip hop music, having a solo dance party in her room, or trying to catch the sunset.