Talk:Olivia Wilde/Archive 1

Bones
I'm just watching the Bones episode 'The Critic in the Cabernet' and was wondering if she is in this episode. I'm 90% sure it is her but just to make sure I thought I'd ask first. Dion24 (talk) 11:21, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Princess?
Her husband is not a prince, but the son of a prince. This neither makes a prince nor her a princess (no matter how many times she says it).

I therefore think that this should be changed. Even her husband's wikipedia page makes no claim to princely status.

Thoughts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.101.8.118 (talk) 00:53, 6 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Looks like this has been dealt with. – ukexpat (talk) 14:24, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Owner of Paco the Old Navy Dog
I hate to admit this, but I was watching Regis and Kelly today and Wilde was on it. They said that she is the owner of Paco One of the Canine Old Navy mascots. I haven't looked for references outside of todays airing, but It seems worth mentioning on the article (76.165.207.2 (talk) 23:03, 9 November 2010 (UTC)). I'll look for a transcript later


 * I disagree - it is not worth mentioning, it is unencyclopedic trivia. – ukexpat (talk) 14:47, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Separation is not divorce!
Please, please, PLEASE can we stop editing the ibox to imply that she and her husband are divorced? They are not. Read the source - they have separated. They remain married until they divorce. – ukexpat (talk) 14:48, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Asian Ethnicity
Her mother is part asian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ericg33 (talk • contribs) 01:20, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from AndrewPapp, 12 April 2011
on the right panel, below her photo, it says she is 27, but she is now 28.

AndrewPapp (talk) 07:28, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
 * ❌ 2011-1984 = 27. Tb hotch * ۩  ۞ 07:30, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Ref currently numbered 16 is a dead link. 76.121.3.85 (talk) 02:43, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Date of Marriage
The article states she got married in June 2003, when she was 18. If she was born March 1984 this would make her 19 in 2003. Only one source seems to say she married at 18, potentially she could have eloped when she was 18 but had the ceremony in June 2003, maybe this should be clarified or changed? Cjeam (talk) 18:03, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Nighthappens, 15 July 2011
Olivia has confirmed a new partner named Olivia Stark.

Nighthappens (talk) 15:22, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Not done unless you can find a source, I found no reference to this-- Jac 16888 Talk 15:32, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Nationality
I have added Irish to the opening paragraph. Olivia Wilde held Irish nationality at birth making her both Irish and American as opposed to just American or "Irish-American". I am a little bit confused though as to why the info box shows her Nationality as American and her citizenship as Irish and American. Surely the nationality bit can be removed? Also if she holds dual citizenship then she holds both nationalities? Sue De Nimes (talk) 19:59, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
 * MOS:BIO. Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it!  See terms and conditions.  20:01, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
 * "In most modern-day cases this will mean the country of which the person is a citizen or national, or was a citizen when the person became notable." She did born in NYC, she grew-up in the States, she became famous in that country, American should be retained only. Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it!  See terms and conditions.  20:02, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

You are using a quote from MOS:BIO that disagrees with you. As I said she was a citizen of BOTH Ireland and America when she became notable. This is in line with MOS:BIO. Your points that she was born in NYC, grew-up in the States, and she became famous in that country are not covered by MOS:BIO and are therefor irrelevant surely. Sue De Nimes (talk) 20:09, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Take it to WP:BLPN instead. Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it!  See terms and conditions.  20:13, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Why don't we just follow the very clear MOS:BIO guidelines and change it? Sue De Nimes (talk) 20:27, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Relationships
April 21, 2012: Added information on relationship with Jason Sudeikis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Poplicola1 (talk • contribs) 22:23, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Ancestry?
Olivia Wilde is described as 'Irish American'. Surely if her mother was born in the U.S.A and her father is described as 'London born', that makes her 'English American'?. Even if her father has Irish ancestry, if he was born in London he is surely English? 80.6.158.240 (talk) 17:08, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

A family tree of Olivia Wilde is available here. Her father's ancestry is mostly English and Scottish (as well as Anglo-Irish), with Olivia's great-great-great-great grandfather having been a Sephardic Jew named Ralph Bernal. Her mother's ancestry appears to be German, Irish, and Isle of Man(-ish). All Hallow&#39;s Wraith (talk) 00:38, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Ethnicity does not work that way. 71.190.35.169 (talk) 23:27, 8 February 2010 (UTC)Tiktok
 * No, ethnicity does not work that way. Which is why she is not ethnically Irish-American: the "Irish" comes from the fact that her father, born British to British parents in Britain, was raised for some of his childhood in Ireland. Consequently she qualified for an Irish passport.  86.7.211.128 (talk) 00:17, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
 * It's complicated. People may be born in different countries ( accident of birth ) but raised in another. It comes down to how the individual self-identifies. Her father, even though born in England, was raised in Ireland, had to apply for Irish citizenship in order for his offspring to be able to do likewise. He obviously identifies as Irish to take such a measure. Hammertime2009 (talk) 01:23, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Her father, Andrew Cockburn, was born in London to Claude Cockburn (a British journalist who lived in Ireland from 1947 until his death in 1981 and who wrote a weekly column in the Irish Times) and his Irish wife Patricia Arbuthnot (who was from Youghal, Co. Cork). He was raised in Ireland, and he brought his family (including his daughter, Olivia) back to Ardmore, Co. Waterford for their summer holidays each year. In a recent interview in the Irish Times, Olivia said, "Waterford is my favourite place to be. Growing up, we spent our summers in Ardmore. Every time I go back I stop in and say hello in every shop, and they all remember me. It’s wonderful. It made me different." She also credited her acting success to her training at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin: "My time spent studying acting in Dublin was hugely important to my work. There is a certain humility that goes with the acting business in Dublin that I could not have learned elsewhere. I aspire to be an artist, but more than that I aspire to being an Irish artist." ("Lady Tron", The Irish Times, 18 December 2010) Stjohnfitzball (talk) 15:19, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I see that the supposed fact of her Jewish ancestor has now appeared on the main page. The "citations" are that amateur rootsweb page you linked to and the page for Andrew Myles Cockburn on thepeerage.com, which does nothing to clarify the situation. This whole claim is based on unverified original research, and should be removed until proven by a reliable source. I suggest giving a few days grace period to see if anything substantial is forthcoming. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.33.107.96 (talk) 22:14, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Henry Arthur Blake's marriage with Ralph Bernal's granddaughter is documented in several books, including Society in the new reign, 1904, by George Washburn Smalley and Thomas Hay Sweet Escott. Henry Arthur Blake's being the great-grandfather of Alexander Cockburn is mentioned in, among other places, The Fate of the Forest: Developers, Destroyers, and Defenders of the Amazon, 2011, written by Susanna B. Hecht and Alexander Cockburn. I don't see how Bernal is any less notable than Wilde's other ancestors of that time. All Hallow&#39;s Wraith (talk) 20:59, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I bet you were salivating at the mouth when you learned of, and felt the need to report, the Jewish great-great-great-great grandfather. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.94.195.202 (talk) 05:00, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Technically her "heritage" doesn't even matter, the article states she has Irish citizenship and is therefore American-Irish; and a hell of a lot more Irish than most Americans who claim the same link because she has the documents to make such a claim, arguing against it futile and silly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.34.169.88 (talk) 14:03, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Oh
Oh who isn't Jewish? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.149.119.227 (talk) 13:12, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I would say Olivia Wilde isn't. Being of 1/64th Jewish ancestry, on her father's side, doesn't make her Jewish. All Hallow&#39;s Wraith (talk) 04:26, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree with you, it would be absurd.--ukexpat (talk) 15:45, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Cowboys and aliens character
This is kind of a spoiler. The nature of her character isn't revealed until at least half way into the film. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.216.204.39 (talk) 10:18, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
 * There are no spoiler protections on Wikipedia. If you want a teaser or only "safe" information, don't read an encyclopedia - that aims to contain ALL information of mankind. wp:spoiler | wp:No disclaimers in articles --Ettuquoque (talk) 15:07, 3 July 2013 (UTC)

Relanxious?
I was looking for an article on a film Relanxious and was directed to Relanxious (actor) which redirected to Olivia Wilde's page. But this word isn't mentioned in the article, it's not the name of a character she played, I just wondered what the connection was. Since this movie will be released in 2013, others might have this question so a reference to why she is called this would be useful. Liz Read! Talk! 15:58, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

'Irish model'?
Given this woman comes from a long line of distinguished Scots, including those living in England, and she was born in the US, in what sense can she be ethnically defined as Irish? It's the same old story - these ethnocentric unscrupulous people would have the entire Western World labelled plastic paddies if they had their way. To call this woman an Irish model, with all that foreign blood in her, is as ludicrous as Scotland claiming Tony Blair because he was born in Edinburgh, despite the fact he only lived there five minutes and has no Scottish blood in him at all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.78.254.144 (talk) 16:55, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Removed ethnicity from the lead, as it is not relevant to her notability.&mdash;Kww(talk) 17:28, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I disagree. Ethnicity is extremely important, even more important than nationality. — Preceding unsigned comment added by D93mm9 (talk • contribs) 06:53, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Agree, its ludicrous naming her an 'Irish American'. Twobells (talk) 10:07, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

Ethnicity and Nationality Getting Silly Now
I've updated the article to some semblance of legitimacy per WP:OPENPARA. (thanks Nymf) Wilde was born of Anglo-American parents, the fact that they lived here or there has absolutely no bearing on the article whatsoever (especially so in the lead paragraph). I have also included a nationality category that was missing. In closing, if the article keeps getting edited with various ethnicity I'll ask for it to be semi-protected. Twobells (talk) 10:17, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

hi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bohodir007 (talk • contribs) 13:59, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

Ancestry
ancestry.com is not a reliable source. , Even if it were reliable, it'd be a primary source. We need a secondary source to establish this isn't insignificant trivia. --Neil N  talk to me 03:15, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

Absurd timing
The lead section states: "She is well known for her television role as... (ETC.)..., and her upcoming role in HBO's rock n roll drama, Vinyl (2016)."

So, she is "well known" for an upcoming event, that is, an event that lies in the future? I've seen absurd things here in this encyclopedia, but this one is a champ! --AVM (talk) 00:09, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

Choose one
"Wilde made her directing and screenwriting debut with the film Free Hugs (2011)"

or

"Wilde made her directing debut with the high school comedy Booksmart"

Moriori (talk) 00:18, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Pronunciation of Cockburn
The page needs to be edited, as it seems to claim that the New York Times article tells us Cockburn is pronounced co-burn. It doesn't, and as far as I can tell, there is no evidence to support the claim that that's how the name is pronounced. 71.236.185.15 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:23, 4 October 2009 (UTC).
 * /ˈkoʊbərn/ is just how the name Cockburn_(surname) is pronounced. It's a quirk of the Scottish language. It's kinda like how Americans say "aluminium" funny. 86.167.58.162 (talk) 03:15, 19 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Well to be fair to our American friends, they pronounce "aluminum" as they spell it, not quite the same as the pronunciation quirk of "Cockburn". – ukexpat (talk) 18:33, 1 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Yeah, that's true. It's just regional differences and silent letters. It's also like how business is pronounced biz-ness and not biz-ee-ness — you just don't sound the 'i' 86.151.128.124 (talk) 01:22, 29 January 2011 (UTC)


 * It's pronounced "co-burn." That's just the way it is. As a friend of her younger brother, I would also reccomend that we add her younger brother, Charlie Cockburn, who just graduated from Phillips Academy and will be attending Oxford in the fall." 74.243.252.94 (talk) 06:19, 21 July 2011 (UTC)


 * It is pronounced co-burn like Bruce Cockburn. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Cockburn — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.89.229.157 (talk) 05:08, 20 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Talk about an aptronym if there ever was one. She should have kept using it professionally. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.102.227.51 (talk) 16:10, 16 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Living in the UK, I've never heard it pronounced as anything other than Co-burn, except in a comic TV advert for Cockburn's port, where it is deliberately mispronounced as 'Cock-burn'.2A00:23C8:7906:1301:5CD9:BCC7:BE42:174A (talk) 23:57, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 November 2021
In the career section it states "She had a supporting role as a blind date in the drama/romance/sci-fi film Her (2012)." For the 2003-2012 section. And then it again mentions her starring in the movie Her in the next section 2013-2018, saying the movie was released in 2013. The movie was released in 2013, so the first part that I quoted above should be deleted. 2600:1012:B01A:1661:8375:7449:8D37:4225 (talk) 19:01, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ - hako9 (talk) 05:19, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

Partner Status
Harry Styles has never confirmed his relationship to Olivia Wilde. As said in his dazed interview, he likes to keep his personal and work life separate. It’s very unclear as to why they’re partner status has been set as each other when other celebrities such as Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, who have straight out confirmed their relationship in the past, don’t even have this. There’s never been a confirmation by Olivia or Harry that confirms their relationship. Vanessaaruby (talk) 06:40, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Regarding Dates of Relationship with Harry Styles
There seems to be a discrepancy between the Harry Styles wiki page, the Olivia Wilde wiki page and within sections of the Olivia Wilde Wikipedia page as to the dates of the relationship. Can this be reviewed?

Olivia Wilde Wiki page

Overview section

“* 		Jason Sudeikis (2011–2020)
 * Harry Styles (2020-present)”

Bio section

“In January 2021, Wilde began dating Harry Styles after meeting in November 2020 during the filming of Wilde's Don't Worry Darling.[82][83]”

Harry Styles Wikipedia page

“Since January 2021, Styles has been in a relationship with actress and director Olivia Wilde.[177][178][179]“ 173.227.72.99 (talk) 03:25, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Additional: Categorical denial of relationship w/ Olivia Wilde by Harry Styles (including citations)

Harry Styles categorically denied any relationship with Olivia Wilde directly in a recent publication from Dazed Magazine. Kindly see below quote and urls for your reference, and update this page if possible:

“ His relationship with Wilde has been a daily feature of celebrity gossip rags, though the privacy around it is closely guarded by Styles and images of them together are scarce.

“I’ve always tried to compartmentalise my personal life and my working life,” [Harry Styles] explains. Paparazzi snaps suggest the two are very much in love, though any assumptions on his love life are curtailed for his Dazed cover story.” - Nov 15, 2021, Dazed Magazine interview.

URL: https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/54765/1/harry-styles-pleasing-brand-cover-2021-interview

Additional mentions of this quote regarding Olivia Wilde:

People magazine: https://people.com/music/harry-styles-says-he-tries-to-compartmentalize-his-work-and-personal-life/

The international news: https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/909371-harry-styles-explains-why-he-remains-tight-lipped-about-his-romance-with-olivia-wilde — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.227.72.99 (talk) 03:43, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Update Relationship Status to “Reported” from Actual
The Harry Styles Wikipedia page was recently updated based on this exchange to indicate that his relationship with Olivia Wilde rumored, rather than confirmed. Can this page be updated to reflect this change to Style’s page? Please see discussion below for details. 00:47, 15 May 2022 (UTC)00:47, 15 May 2022 (UTC)<<<<

The current Wikipedia article as written indicates that Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde are definitively in a relationship whereas it only appears to be a rumor.

Please update the language of this article accordingly. I made a previous thread that appears to be locked regarding this request. The relationship does not appear to be real, only rumored/fan theory.

Proposed revision: “Styles has been rumored to be dating Olivia Wilde. This relationship has not been confirmed to date.” 129.115.195.52 (talk) 00:44, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

I believe that these existing three citations in the current version of the article indicate that Styles is in a relationship with Wilde. "Olivia Wilde on Making Sustainability Sexy, Freeing the Nipple, and the Importance of a Social Media Cleanse". Vogue Magazine. 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021. "What We Know of Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles's Relationship So Far". Harper's Bazaar. 6 September 2021. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021. "Harry Styles & Olivia Wilde's Style Is Still Perfectly In Sync". Vogue UK. 10 August 2021. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021. You are welcome to present citations from reliable sources that indicate otherwise. Peaceray (talk) 03:46, 11 May 2022 (UTC) While I can understand a wish that 13 be available for dating, personally I preferred Dr Cameron. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 18:18, 11 May 2022 (UTC) That said, per above sources and MOS:DATED, I don't mind if we write "Since and as of 2021, he is in relationship with..." or just "As of 2021, he..." Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:26, 11 May 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.227.72.99 (talk)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 May 2022
2800:484:8F87:D000:90DD:DC5D:CBBB:ADCB (talk) 02:12, 17 May 2022 (UTC) I'd like to put style on it pls!
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Semi-protected edit request on 3 October 2022
Olivia wilde partner- harrystyles 2001:BB6:F81:7400:70CE:4744:6AA5:4BA7 (talk) 00:05, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
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Citizenship
I don't see, nor can I find, a verifiable source that Wilde is an Irish citizen. Can anyone verify the claim made in the infobox? ww2censor (talk) 11:35, 7 November 2022 (UTC)