Olivia Munn
American actress, comedian, television personality and author
Lisa Olivia Munn (born July 3, 1980) is an American actress and host. After an internship at a news station in Tulsa, she moved to Los Angeles where she began her professional career as a television host for the gaming network G4, and on the series Attack of the Show! before appearing as a recurring correspondent on the Comedy Central late night series The Daily Show from 2010 to 2011.
On television, Munn has taken roles acting in both Aaron Sorkin's HBO political drama series The Newsroom (2012–2014) and Jonathan Tropper's Apple TV+ dark comedy crime series Your Friends and Neighbors (2025). On film, she has taken leading roles in The Predator (2018), Buddy Games (2019), Love Wedding Repeat (2020), and Violet (2021) with supporting roles in Big Stan (2007), Date Night (2010), Magic Mike (2012), Deliver Us from Evil (2014), Mortdecai (2015), Office Christmas Party (2016), and Ride Along 2 (2016). She portrayed Psylocke in the superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and had a voice role in The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017).
Munn is a vocal advocate for women's rights and has used her platform to speak out against anti-Asian harassment. She was named one of Time magazine's Women of the Year for 2025.
Early life and education
Lisa Olivia Munn was born on July 3, 1980, in Oklahoma City to Kimberly Schmid and Winston Munn. Her father is of German, Irish, and English ancestry.
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