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Olivia d'Abo (Born 22 January, 1969) is an English actress and singer-songwriter, best known for portraying Karen Arnold in The Wonder Years and Nicole Wallace, the recurring villain in Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Acting career[]
D'Abo's film debut was in the supporting role of Princess Jehnna in Conan the Destroyer, released in June 1984. Just two months later, she also appeared topless aged 15 in the supporting role of the peasant girl Paloma in Bolero.
From 1988, d'Abo was in the main cast of The Wonder Years in the first four seasons. Her character Karen Arnold was the hippie sister in the family. In 1992, she guest starred in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "True Q" as Amanda Rogers. As the recurring villain Nicole Wallace, she made five appearances over a six-year period on television crime-drama Law & Order: Criminal Intent. On the Sci-Fi Channel series Eureka, she has the recurring role of Abby Carter, the ex-wife of Sheriff Jack Carter.
She has had numerous supporting roles in television programs and movies, such as Spirit of '76 (1990), Greedy (1994), The Big Green, and The Twilight Zone (2002). On stage, she appeared in the 2005 Broadway production of The Odd Couple with Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane.
In animation, she dubs the voices of Star Sapphire and Morgaine le Fey in Justice League (2001) and Justice League Unlimited (2004); Tak in Invader Zim (2001–2002); Jedi Master Luminara Unduli in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008); Carol Ferris in Green Lantern: First Flight (2009) and Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996).
Television roles[]
- Growing Pains (1985, 1986)
- One Big Family (1987)
- Simon & Simon (1988)
- Tour of Duty (1988)
- The Bronx Zoo (1988)
- The Wonder Years (1988–1993)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1992)
- The Single Guy (1995)
- Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Sonya Blade (voice only) (1996)
- Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1998)
- The Wild Thornberries (1998)
- Fantasy Island (1998)
- Batman Beyond (1999)
- Party of Five (1999)
- The Single Guy (1996–1997)
- 3rd Rock from the Sun (2000)
- Spin City (2001)
- Invader Zim (2001–2002)- Tak
- The Legend of Tarzan (2001–2003)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Nicole Wallace (5 episodes, 2002–2008)
- Justice League/Justice League Unlimited (voice only) (2002–2005)
- The Twilight Zone (2002)
- Alias as Emma Wallace (Double Agent, Season 2 Episode 14, 2003)
- Eureka (2007)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Luminara Unduli (2008–present)
- Green Lantern: First Flight as Carol Ferris (voice only) (2009)
- Generator Rex as Five (2011)
- Justice League: Doom as Star Sapphire (2012)
Filmography[]
- Conan the Destroyer (1984)
- Bolero (1984)
- Flying (1986)
- Bullies (1986)
- The Mission...Kill (1987)
- Into the Fire (1988)
- Beyond the Stars (1989)
- Really Weird Tales (1987)
- Crash Course (1988)
- Another Chance (1989)
- The Spirit of '76 (1990)
- Midnight's Child (1992)
- Point of No Return (1993)
- For Love and Glory (1993)
- Bank Robber (1993)
- Wayne's World 2 (1993)
- The Last Good Time (1994)
- Greedy (1994)
- Clean Slate (1994)
- Heisei tanuki gassen pompoko (1994) AKA "Pom Poko"
- The Big Green (1995)
- Kicking and Screaming (1995)
- Titanic Explorer (1997) (Video game)
- Dad's Week Off (1997)
- Hacks (1997)
- The Velocity of Gary (1998)
- Soccer Dog: The Movie (1999)
- A Texas Funeral (1999)
- Seven Girlfriends (1999)
- Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999)
- Jonni Nitro (1999)
- It Had to Be You (2000)
- The Enemy (2001)
- The Triangle (2001)
- Tarzan & Jane (2002)
- The Animatrix (2003)
- Matriculated (The Animatrix) (2003)
- Imagine Me & You (2005)
- Medal of Honor: European Assault (2005) (Video game)
- Ultimate Avengers (2006)
- Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Black Panther (2006)
- The Awakening Fire (2008) as Narrator
- A Poor Kid's Guide to Success (2008) (completed) as Lisa Mae