Dawn Olivieri (born on February 8, 1981) is an American actress who has appeared in a number of television series and feature films.
Career
She has appeared in the Showtime series House of Lies since 2009, playing the competitive and libidinous management consultant and ex-wife of main character Marty Kaan and mother of Roscoe Kaan. She acted as Janice Herveaux in the third season of the HBO series True Blood. She played a reporter and Damon Salvatore's girlfriend Andie Star in the hit CW show The Vampire Diaries. Wrapping up the 4th season on Heroes as the tattooed temptress "Lydia", she has also completed parts on TBS's My Boys, NBC's Knight Rider, TNT's Trust Me, and SyFy's Stargate: Atlantis, and recurred on CBS's How I Met Your Mother. Olivieri played a lead role in the SyFy movie HYDRA, and she is the voice of Pepper Potts in the new Avengers animated series on Disney XD. She appeared in the October 2009 issue of Maxim. Olivieri appeared on HBO's Entourage on September 13, 2009, and hosted a contest on Scripped. She most recently voiced in the video game, inFamous 2 as Lucy Kuo.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2006 | The Devil's Den | Jezebel | |
| 2010 | Dozers | Ashley | |
| 2010 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Brooke | Direct-to-video film |
| 2011 | Boy Toy | Kylie | Direct-to-video film |
| 2013 | Missionary | Katherine Kingsmen | |
| 2013 | Plush | Annie | |
| 2013 | American Hustle | Cosmo Girl | |
| 2014 | Supremacy | Doreen | |
| 2014 | To Whom It May Concern | Anna | |
| 2015 | The Last Witch Hunter | Danique | |
| TBA | A Change of Heart | Laurie | Completed |
| 2017 | Bright | Sherri Ward | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2004 | The Player | Herself | |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Stripper | Episode: "Bodies in Motion" |
| 2005 | Deal or No Deal | Model #14 | 5 episodes |
| 2006 | Las Vegas | Sheri | Episode: "Urban Legends" |
| 2006 | Veronica Mars | Maggie | Episode: "The Quick and the Wed" |
| 2006, 2008 | How I Met Your Mother | Anna | Episodes: "Ted Mosby: Architect", "The Bracket" |
| 2008 | Stargate: Atlantis | Neeva Casol | Episode: "Identity" |
| 2009 | Xtra Credit | Lexy | Television movie |
| 2009 | Hydra | Gwen Russell | Television movie |
| 2009 | Cold Case | Vonda Martin | Episode: "Hoodrats" |
| 2009 | Entourage | Costume Fitting Girl | Episode: "Security Briefs" |
| 2009–2010 | Heroes | Lydia | Recurring role (season 4), 16 episodes |
| 2010 | True Blood | Janice Herveaux | Episode: "9 Crimes" |
| 2010 | Rules of Engagement | Cheyenne | Episode: "Refusing to Budget" |
| 2010, 2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Pepper Potts | Voice role, 4 epoisodes |
| 2011 | The Vampire Diaries | Andie Star | Recurring role (season 3), 5 episodes |
| 2011 | Californication | Actress Karen | Episode: "... And Justice for All" |
| 2012–2016 | House of Lies | Monica Talbot | Main role (seasons 1–3); recurring role (seasons 4–5) |
| 2015 | Secrets and Lies | Det. Felicia Sanchez | Recurring Role (Season 2) |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Lt. Olivia Monroe | Episodes: "Manly Whatnots", "Sweet Kicks" |
| 2016 | Rosewood | FBI Agent Harrows | Episode: "Bacterium & the Brothers Panitch" |
Video game
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2008 | Need for Speed: Undercover | Rose Largo | Voice role |
| 2011 | inFAMOUS 2 | NSA Lucy Kuo | Voice role |
