Olivia Khoshatefeh

Olivia Khoshatefeh grew up outside of Boston MA She went on to study acting at the University of Rhode Island and got her MFA from Brown UniversityTrinity Rep Olivia is PersianAmerican and draws just as much inspiration from her Middle Eastern heritage as she does her life growing up in New England A life full of Boston Red Sox superstitions and ancient Zoroastrian customs cultivated the unique perspective she has today No single label or characteristic can fully define who someone is and Olivia finds creative inspiration in nuanced experiences As a writer Olivia experiments with a mixture of contemporary and heightened language She uses social commentary and humor to encourage you to think outside the box Her writing explores themes of selfdiscovery focusing on female protagonists In 20245 she was invited to participate in a production lab with Cinephilia Productions where she developed and packaged her feature film what R u Olivia is a member of the SWANA writers coop As an actor shes appeared in several recurring television roles most notably on New Amsterdam NBC for five seasons Other TV credits include Elsbeth CBS Inventing Anna Netflix Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Netflix Dickinson Apple TV Mr Robot USA and The Blindspot NBC Olivia lives in NYC with her dog Dolly and loves to garden and cook in her free time