The Walking Dead Characters: Olivia
The Walking Dead Characters:
Olivia
"The Walking Dead" will enter its seventh season on October 23, and
after leaving on a massive cliffhanger, excitement and anticipation are
at all time highs.
For the next few days I will be posting articles about the main
characters you will see in the upcoming season, from faces we've seen
since the first season to ones we'll be introduced to once season seven
begins.
**THERE WILL BE SHOW AND COMIC SPOILERS!**
You have been warned. If you want to keep reading, do so in knowing
that I will be divulging comic book and television show spoilers.
Information was derived from personal comic book readings, show
watching, The Walking Dead wiki and imdb.com.
**SERIOUSLY, SPOILERS WILL ABOUND
FROM HERE ON OUT**
Olivia: The Comics
In the comics, Olivia was one of the original Alexandria residents, and is in charge of inventory control especially in the weapons armory. She's bubbily and helpful, and seems completely unaware of the horrors going on outside the walls, much like most of the Alexandrians. During a Walker attack on the town, she cowers and hides in the armory, woefully unequipped to handle killing one Walker, which leads her to ask Andrea to train her in guns, but even then she seems uncomfortable around them.
She's friends with Spencer, and joins him and Nicholas in planning on assassinating Rick and taking over as leader, not because she wants him dead, but she doesn't trust his leadership. The plan goes array, and she intervenes on behalf of Rick and his group and earns trust from Rick. When Negan arrives, she greets him at first but then gets into a heated debate and slaps him, causing the Saviors to demand her head. Negan allows her to live - mostly due to his rule of not killing women - but then insults her weight. After Alexandria is destroyed by Negan, she retreats to the Hilltop, where she spends the next two years working at the mill.
When Alpha, the leader of the Whisperers, infiltrate Rick's group, she manages to decapitate Olivia and places her zombified head on a pike to distinguish her land from Rick's, and Olivia's zombified head is taken down by either Carl, Andrea, Dante or Lydia.
Olivia: The Television Series
When Rick's group arrives at Alexandria, Olivia is the one who takes their weapons, and serves as the inventory manager for Alexandria. She reveals to Sasha that she used to work at a coffee shop before the apocalypse, and is seen as friendly and helpful. Teenager Enid also lived with Olivia for a short time.
She joins Tobin, Spencer and Francine when Carter shares with them his desire to kill Rick and take back Alexandria, but the plan is quickly ruined when Rick arrives and re-asserts his leadership. Not long after, the Wolves attack and Olivia hides in a closet in the armory. When the horde invades, she hides out with Eric before mustering up courage to go and fight them with the rest of the town.
In the season seven trailer, it shows a very uncomfortable Olivia sitting next to Negan, which looks like it's matching up with her greeting him when he arrives in the comics, which leads me to believe she'll be around awhile, but probably not have a major impact in the story.
-in both she is a founding Alexandria member
-in both she is present when discussion of killing Rick takes place
-in both she cowers in the armory (the comics during the horde invasion, in the series when the Wolves attack)
-in both she seemingly meets up with Negan when he arrives
Olivia: The Actress
Ann Mahoney plays Olivia, and she was born April 24, 1976 in Rochester, New York. She received her B.A. in Theatre Arts from Greensboro College in North Carolina, and then earned a M.F.A. in Acting from the University of Connecticut-Storrs. She moved with her husband to New York City for two years before relocating to New Orleans, where their home was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina. They then moved to Asheville, North Carolina.
Ann has starred in "Bad Moms," "99 Homes," "Barefoot," "The Bridge," "King" and "Big Momma's House 2."
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