Olivia Rodrigo
Quick Facts
Biography
Olivia Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Paige Olvera on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark and Nini Salazar-Roberts on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Life and career
Rodrigo was born in Temecula, California and grew up in Murrieta, California. She discovered acting in theater productions at Lisa J. Mails Elementary School and Dorothy McElhinney Middle School. She moved to Los Angeles when she landed her role on Bizaardvark. She is of Filipino descent on her father's side.
Rodrigo first appeared onscreen in an Old Navy commercial. Shortly after in 2015, she portrayed the lead role of Grace Thomas in direct-to-video film An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success. In 2016, Rodrigo was cast as Paige Olvera in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark, a role she played for three seasons. In February 2019 she was cast in the starring role of Nini Salazar-Roberts on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which premiered that November. Rodrigo wrote "All I Want" and co-wrote "Just A Moment" with co-star Joshua Bassett for the show's soundtrack.
Rodrigo is an institute speaker and panelist for the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US | CAN | NZHot | |||
"All I Want" | 2019 | 90 | 83 | 19 | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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NZHot | |||
"Just For A Moment" (with Joshua Bassett) | 2020 | 32 | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series |