Olivia Munn is Best Known For Working as a model with famous brands and gracing several magazine covers. She has also been included in the “Hot 100 Women” lists of many meno magazine. Olivia Munn was credited as Lisa Munn in her early career but, since 2006, she has used the name Olivia Munn.
Born Name Lisa Olivia Munn
Nick Name The Geek Goddess, The Pie Queen, Munnder Woman, The Big O, Freckles, Ladyface, The Munnster, Munnchichi, O Munn
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2004–present
Born: July 03, 1980, 42 years old and 11 months, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S
Sun Sign Cancer
Height 5 ft 4 in or 163 cm
Hair Color Dark Brown
Eye Color Hazel
Measurements 36-25-35 in or 91.5-63.5-89 cm
Bra Size 34B
Munn began her professional career in television journalism before becoming an actress. In 2006, Munn starred as Mily Acuna on the series Beyond the Break. She co-hosted Attack of the Show! from 2006 to 2010 and was a correspondent on The Daily Show from 2010 to 2011. Munn has also had supporting roles in various films and television series since 2004. She played the character Sloan Sabbith on the television series The Newsroom from 2012 to 2014 and appeared in the film X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) as Psylocke and The Lego Ninjago Movie as Koko.
Ethnicity
She has Chinese ancestry on her mothero side and is of Irish and German descent on her fathero side.
Early life
Family
Father – Winston Munn
Mother – Kim Schmid (Born and raised in Vietnam)
Siblings – Sara Potts (Sister), John Boyd (Brother)
Her father, Winston Barrett Munn, is an American of English, Irish and German descent. Her mother, Kimberly Schmid, was born and raised in Vietnam, and is of Chinese descent. Her mother was a Vietnamese refugee who fled to Oklahoma in 1975 after the Vietnam War. After college, her mother married Winston. When Munn was two years old, her mother remarried to a member of the United States Air Force. Although the family relocated many times, Munn was predominantly raised on Yokota Air Base near Tachikawa in Tokyo, Japan, where her stepfather was stationed. During this time, she appeared in a number of local theater productions and later became a model in the Japanese fashion industry.
Her mother and stepfather divorced, and Munn moved back to Oklahoma, where she attended Putnam City North High School for her junior and senior years.
Education
Olivia attended Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She, later, majored in journalism and minored in Japanese and dramatic arts from the University of Oklahoma.
She has also done an internship at the NBC affiliate in Tulsa.
Munn attended the University of Oklahoma, majoring in journalism and minoring in Japanese and dramatic arts.
Career Manager
Atlas Artists
After graduating, she became an intern at the NBC affiliate in Tulsa, and later moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. In 2004, Munn interned at Fox Sports Networks and worked as a sideline reporter for college football and women basketball. She has gone on to say that she disliked the experience, explaining, I was trying to be something I wasn’t, and that made me really uncomfortable on live TV. Soon after she moved to Los Angeles, Munn was cast in a small role in the direct-to-video horror film Scarecrow Gone Wild. She appeared in rock band Zebrahead music video for their song Hello Tomorrow as the love interest of the lead singer Justin Mauriello. Munn also appeared in National Lampoon Strip Poker, which was filmed at Hedonism II, a naturist resort in Negril, Jamaica, with Kato Kaelin. The films aired on DirecTV and In Demand pay-per-view.
In late 2005, Munn began her role as teen surfer Mily Acuna over two seasons of the television drama Beyond the Break on The N network. She enjoys surfing and continues to practice the sport. She originally auditioned for the role of Kai Kealoha, but the producers wanted a local girl. She also appeared in the film The Road to Canyon Lake.
In 2006, Munn moved on to the G4 network, where she began co-hosting Attack of the Show! with Kevin Pereira on 10 April. She replaced departing host Sarah Lane. The network, devoted to the world of video games and the video game lifestyle, was at first hesitant to hire Munn. Although she admits video games were her weak point, she was confident in her technical knowledge. On the show, Munn was featured with journalist Anna David in a segment called In Your Pants, which deals with sex and relationship questions from viewers. While working on Attack of the Show!, Munn hosted Formula D, a now defunct program about American drift racing, and an online podcast called Around the Net, formerly known as The Daily Nut, for G4. Munn left Attack of the Show! in December 2010 and was replaced by Candace Bailey. Munn appeared in the Rob Schneider film Big Stan (2007). She played Schneider character receptionist Maria. Munn had a significant role in the horror film Insanitarium in which she played a nurse at an insane asylum.
2010–present: breakthrough
She had roles in the films Date Night (2010) and Iron Man 2 (2010). Robert Downey, Jr. praised Munn for her improvisation skills and led the crew in a round of applause. Munn hosted Microsoft Bing-a-thon, an advertisement on Hulu for the Microsoft search-engine Bing, on 8 June 2009, alongside Jason Sudeikis. Munn appeared in ABC Family Greek, portraying Cappie love interest, Lana. In May 2010, NBC announced that Munn would star on the television series Perfect Couples. The half-hour romantic comedy premiered on 20 January 2011. The series was cancelled before it completed its first season run.
On 3 June 2010, Munn debuted in her new role as a correspondent on Comedy Central The Daily Show. Her hiring prompted criticism from Irin Carmon of Jezebel, who questioned Munn credentials and accused the show production of sexism in hiring Munn, whom Carmon characterized as a sex symbol. Carmon saw Munn hiring as a perpetuation of the show production office history as a male-dominated atmosphere marginalizing and alienating to women. A group of thirty-two female Daily Show production staff members condemned Carmon piece as inaccurate and misinformed, as did Munn herself in an interview, in which she stated that Carmon assertion was an insult both to her and to the rest of the Daily Show staff. She went on to appear in 16 more episodes as a correspondent, with TV Guide naming her signature segment Tiger Mothering, in which she mocked the high expectations of Chinese mothers, in part by interviewing her own mother. Her last episode as a correspondent aired 2 September 2011. She returned for a brief segment in host Jon Stewart final show on 6 August 2015.
In 2010, Munn guest-starred on NBC comedy-drama Chuck as a CIA agent. In 2011, Munn appeared in the comedy film I Don’t Know How She Does It (2011) as Momo. In 2012, Munn had a leading role in The Babymakers, a minor role in Freeloaders, and appeared in Magic Mike, directed by Steven Soderbergh. She played Sloan Sabbith on HBO drama series The Newsroom. She also appeared as Angie, Nick stripper girlfriend, in three episodes in Season Two of FOX sitcom New Girl.
Munn served as a correspondent in True Colors, the 12 May 2014 episode of the Showtime documentary series Years of Living Dangerously, in which she interviewed Washington State Governor Jay Inslee about his efforts to reduce CO2 emissions in his home state. As of June 2014, Munn has been hired as the main promoter of Proactiv acne cleanser products starring in several commercials and one infomercial for the product. The commercials show Munn experiencing acne herself. Since January 2015, she has been the voice of the character Phoebe Callisto on the Disney Junior animated series Miles from Tomorrowland. In 2016, Munn was cast as Elizabeth Braddock / Psylocke (one of Apocalypse Four Horsemen) in X-Men: Apocalypse and will reprise the role in 2018 X-Men: Dark Phoenix.
In print
Munn has appeared in advertising campaigns for Nike, Pepsi and Neutrogena. She appeared on the Fall 2006 cover of Foam magazine in September, in Men Edge magazine in August, and was featured in a pictorial in Complex in November 2006, where she later became a columnist. In February 2007, she appeared as Babe of the Month in a non-nude pictorial in Playboy magazine. She discusses this shoot in her book Suck it, Wonder Woman.
Munn also appeared in the July/August 2007 issue of Men Health. In September 2007, she was featured in the Italian Vanity Fair for their Hot Young Hollywood Issue. Munn appeared in the Winter/Spring 2009 issue of Men Health Living. She was featured as the cover girl for the July/August 2009 issue of Playboy, and later on the cover of the January 2010 and February 2011 issues of Maxim. Munn appears on the cover of the January 2012 issue of FHM magazine. She was voted #2 by readers on Maxim list of their Hot 100 Women of 2012.
Munn book Suck It, Wonder Woman: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek (ISBN 0-312-59105-5) was released on 6 July 2010. In a review for Time Out New York, Olivia Giovetti said that the book offers glimpses into Munn life, but does not go into depth.
Charity work
In 2011, Munn teamed up with Dosomething.org Green Your School Challenge. She was a spokesperson for the campaign by filming a PSA regarding the challenge, and sat on the panel of judges that evaluated the entries.
Munn helped PETA with a campaign that ultimately freed a sick elephant from a touring circus. Her blog for The Huffington Post was credited with encouraging fans to contact the USDA on the elephant behalf. Munn posed for PETA I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur campaign in April 2010, and again in January 2012. In February 2013, Munn fronted a PETA release of new footage showing cruelty to animals in Chinese fur farms.
Personal life
Munn was in a relationship with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers from 2014 to 2017.
In regard to her faith and work in Deliver Us from Evil, Munn has stated that I didn’t believe in the supernatural before this movie. However, the viewing of footage from the New York Police Department of real-life exorcisms changed her mind, and she has stated that I’m a full believer now.
In November 2017, Munn accused film director Brett Ratner of repeatedly sexually harassing her over a period of several years.
Filmography
Film roles Year Title Role Notes
2004 Scarecrow Gone Wild Girl #1
2004 National Lampoon Strip Poker Herself
2005 The Road to Canyon Lake Asian mob girl
2007 Big Stan Maria
2008 Insanitarium Nancy
2009 The Slammin’ Salmon Samara Dubois
2010 Date Night Claw Hostess
2010 Iron Man 2 Chess Roberts
2010 Jedi Junkies Herself
2011 I Don’t Know How She Does It Momo Hahn
2012 Magic Mike Joanna
2012 The Babymakers Audrey Macklin
2012 Freeloaders Madeline
2014 Unity Narrator Documentary
2014 Deliver Us from Evil Jen Sarchie
2015 Mortdecai Georgina Krampf
2016 Ride Along 2 Maya Cruz
2016 Zoolander 2 Herself
2016 Lifeline[56] Emma Short film
2016 X-Men: Apocalypse Elizabeth Braddock / Psylocke
2016 Office Christmas Party Tracey Hughes
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2006–10 Attack of the Show! Herself Co-host
2006–07 Beyond the Break Mily Acuna Recurring role; 9 episodes
2008–09 Sasuke Herself Competitor; 2 episodes
2009 Greek Lana 4 episodes
2009 Dave Knoll Finds His Soul Girl #1 Television film
2010 Accidentally on Purpose Nicole Episode: Face Off
2010–11 The Daily Show Herself Correspondent
2010 Chuck Greta Episode: Chuck Versus the Anniversary
2010–11 Perfect Couples Leigh Main role; 13 episodes
2011 Robot Chicken Dr. Liz Wilson Voice role; episode: Kramer vs. Showgirls
2012–14 The Newsroom Sloan Sabbith Main role; 25 episodes
2012 Paulilu Mixtape Katie Episode: Ghost Tits
2012–13 New Girl Angie 3 episodes
2013 The High Fructose Adventures of the Annoying Orange Fudgie Voice role; episode: Orange Say Knock You Out
2013 David Blaine: Real or Magic Herself TV special
2015 Miles from Tomorrowland Captain Phoebe Liang Callisto Voice role; main role
2015 Repeat After Me Herself Episode 1.04
2016 Lip Sync Battle Herself Episode: Olivia Munn vs. Kevin Hart
2017 Six Gina Main role
2017 Project Runway Guest judge Episode: One Size Does Not Fit All
2018 23rd Critics’ Choice Awards Herself Host
2017 The LEGO Ninjago Movie Misako Koko Voice role
2018 The Predator Casey Bracket Post-production
2018 Ocean 8 Post-production
2018 X-Men: Dark Phoenix Elizabeth Braddock / Psylocke Post-production
2018 Dick Move] Agatha Pre-production
Books
Munn, Olivia; Montandon, Mac (2010). Suck it, Wonder Woman! : the misadventures of a Hollywood geek. New York: St. Martin Press.
Brand Endorsements
Carlo Jr. Burgers (2011)
As a model, she has appeared in numerous television commercials and modeling campaigns of Nike, Pepsi, McDonaldo, Neutrogena and others.
Best Known For
Working as a model with famous brands and gracing several magazine covers. She has also been included in the “Hot 100 Women” lists of many meno magazine.
First Film
Munn appeared in a low budget 2004 direct-to-video film Scarecrow Gone Wild for her role as girl #1.
First TV Show
From 2006 to 2010, Munn served as the co-host of the G4o live television program Attack of the Show!
Personal Trainer
Munn previously worked on her body seriously and lost 16 pounds in 60 days. She worked on the principle of “If I can’t see it, I don’t eat it”.
Her diet was like –
Breakfast – Grapefruit juice, 4 boiled eggs, 1 mango, 2 sliced tomatoes
Lunch and Dinner – Burger, lettuce / chicken salad
She drank lots of water throughout the day and in the case of hunger pangs, she used to munch dried fruits, turkey, peanuts, etc.
Regarding exercises, she followed dance aerobics for 45 minutes, a few times in a week.
Olivia Munn Favorite Things
Board Game – Taboo
Poet – La Rochefoucauld
Comic Book – Y: The Last Man
Gadget – Roomba, Moroccan rug sheds
Perfume – Apple and rose scent
Clothes – J Brand Bailey Jeans
Phone – Samsung Infuse 4G Smartphone
Actress – Halle Berry
Olivia Munn Facts
She is also well versed in Japanese.
Olivia Munn was earlier (before 2006) known as “Lisa Munn”.
She was born in U.S. but relocated to several places due to her second fathero (stepfather) job in United States Air Force. Due to this, Olivia grew up primarily in Tokyo, Japan.
Olivia worked as a model before in the Japanese fashion industry.
She was a Fox Sports reporter for womeno college basketball and football teams as a sideline interviewer. But, she didn’t like the job and tried her luck as an actress.
She has also participated in a PETA campaign multiple times in April 2010, January 2012 and February 2013.
She is a regular one in “Maximo Hot 100 Women” list. She was at #99 in 2008, #96 in 2009, #8 in 2010, #2 in 2011, #2 in 2012 and #28 in 2013.
She has one younger sibling and three older siblings.
If she weren’t into acting, she would have been a molecular biologist astronaut or neurosurgeon.
She has never smoked a cigarette.
Olivia has never colored her hair.
She wants to have three qualities in her friends – loyalty, understanding, and honesty.
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