Olivia Birkelund (born April 26, 1963)Willis, John (1998). Theatre World, 1996-1996 Season. New York: Applause. p. 66. . is an American actress, best known for her role as Arlene Vaughan in the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children.
Early life and education Birkelund was born in New York City. She attended Brown University and studied acting at the Circle in the Square Theatre School.
Career In 1991 she made her television debut as Sondra Hill in the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live. In 1995, Birkelund began starring as Arlene Dillon Vaughan Chandler, Hayley's alcoholic mother, in the ABC soap opera All My Children. She appeared in show to 2002 on recurring basis. In 2008 she had another soap role, on CBS's Guiding Light.
Birkelund appeared in films Letters from a Killer (1998), The Bone Collector (1999), Uninvited (1999), Far from Heaven (2002), and on made for television movies Night Sins and On the Edge of Innocence (1997). She guest-starred on Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, Star Trek: Voyager, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Third Watch, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and The Good Wife. In 2014, Birkelund had a recurring role in the ABC drama Black Box.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1998Letters from a KillerStephanie1999The Bone CollectorLindsay Rubin1999UninvitedPatricia Carver2002Far from HeavenNancy2017Coin HeistMrs. Hodges
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1995–2002All My ChildrenArlene Vaughan17 episodes1995–2009Law & OrderVarious roles3 episodes1996Aliens in the FamilyMichelle BellamyEpisode: "Meet the Brodys"1997Night SinsKaren WrightTelevision film1997On the Edge of InnocenceDr. Sharon1998Soul ManKarenEpisode: "A Kiss Is Just a Kiss"1998Homicide: Life on the StreetMyra SeelingEpisode: "Red, Red Wine"1999Star Trek: VoyagerEnsign Marla Gilmore2 episodes2000, 2016Law & Order: Special Victims UnitEllen Roberts / Jane Tyler2 episodes2002EdKathleen TarlerEpisode: "Neighbors"2003Third WatchClaire HenleyEpisode: "Castles of Sand"2003BiographyArlene Vaughn ChandlerEpisode: "All My Children"2008Guiding LightPhoebe2 episodes2008Law & Order: Criminal IntentBlair KhanEpisode: "Assassin"2009The Good WifePartygoerEpisode: "Home"2013UnforgettableGisele EmmingerEpisode: "Line Up or Shut Up"2014BelieveDr. BoyleEpisode: "Beginner's Luck"2014Black BoxKarina Black3 episodes2016BrainDeadNorah Moody2 episodes
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