Olivia d'Abo
Olivia Jane d'Abo (; born 22 January 1969) is a British actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Karen Arnold, Kevin Arnold's rebellious teenaged hippie sister in the ABC comedy-drama series "The Wonder Years" (1988–1993), as female serial killer Nicole Wallace in "", as Marie Blake on "The Single Guy" (1995–1997), and as Jane Porter in "The Legend of Tarzan" (2001–2003). Her film appearances include roles in "Conan the Destroyer" (1984) and "Bank Robber" (1993). Early life and education. D'Abo was born on 22 January 1969 in London, England, the daughter of Maggie London, an  English model and actress primarily active in the 1960s, and Mike d'Abo, an English singer and member of 1960s musical group Manfred Mann. She has an older brother, two half-brothers and one half-sister: elder brother Ben, younger half-brother Bruno, and younger sibling twins Ella and Louis (born July 2007) on her father's side. Olivia and Ben both attended high school in the United States at Los Feliz Hills School (formerly the Apple School) in Los Angeles, and d'Abo attended Pacoima Junior High School in Pacoima, Los Angeles. She is the first cousin once removed of her  father's cousin Maryam d'Abo (b. 1960), the actress best known for her performance as Kara Milovy in the 1987 James Bond film "The Living Daylights". Olivia and Maryam bought a house together in Los Angeles when Olivia was 19 years old. Career. Acting career. D'Abo's film debut was the supporting role of Princess Jehnna in "Conan the Destroyer", released on 29 June 1984. Two months later, she appeared in the supporting role of Paloma the peasant girl in "Bolero" (1984). D'Abo portrayed Karen Arnold in the ABC comedy-drama series "The Wonder Years" for the show's first  four seasons, from 1988 to 1991, with two guest star appearances in the show's final two seasons. In 1992, she guest-starred in the "" episode titled "True Q" as Amanda Rogers. An unreleased pilot for an ABC sitcom she led, "Olivia Masters' Life", was released on her official website. The pilot shows young, tenacious American woman Olivia Masters as she tries to find her calling and acclimate herself into the professional world, which is not always professional or a breeze, as she finds out. D'Abo made five appearances as a recurring villain Nicole Wallace in the NBC police procedural  drama series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" between 2002 and 2008. She reprised the character in the 2013 episode "The Catacombes" in the French police procedural drama series "Jo", a show created by René Balcer, who also created "Criminal Intent". In 2007, D'Abo played Abby Carter, the ex-wife of Sheriff Jack Carter, in the Sci-Fi Channel series "Eureka" for two episodes. She has had numerous supporting roles in other television series and films, such as "The Spirit of '76" (1990), "Greedy" (1994), "The Big Green" (1995), and "The Twilight Zone" (2002). Onstage, she appeared in the 2005 Broadway theatrical  production of "The Odd Couple" alongside Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane. In animation, D'Abo provided the voices of Sonya Blade in "" (1996); Melanie Walker/Ten in "Batman Beyond" (1999–2000); Star Sapphire in "Justice League" (2001); and Morgaine le Fey in "Justice League Unlimited" (2004); Tak in "Invader Zim" (2001–2002); Jane Porter in "The Legend of Tarzan"; Jedi Master Luminara Unduli in "" (2008), which she reprised the character in the cameo role in "" (2019); Carol Ferris in "" (2009); and Natalia Romanoff in "Ultimate Avengers", and "" (both 2006). In February 2013, D'Abo began filming for "" (working title: "Project Fedora"), a video game  that combined live-action footage with 3D graphics. Music career. D'Abo is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. She has composed and performed for various soundtracks. Her single "Broken" is in the film "Loving Annabelle". Her debut album, "Not TV", was released in July 2008. D'Abo also performed backing vocals for Julian Lennon's "Help Yourself", and a duet with Seal's "Broken". She also co-wrote the song "Love Comes from the Inside" with Italian singer Laura Pausini, which was featured on Pausini's English-language debut album, "From the Inside". D'Abo performed a duet on Bon Jovi's  Livin' on a Prayer for their 2003 acoustic album "This Left Feels Right". Podcast appearances. In October 2015, d'Abo started a weekly podcast called "Every Friday with Dan and Olivia", co-hosting the program with Dan Miles of the "Friends of Dan" music podcast. On 8 July 2016, d'Abo appeared on Ken Reid's "TV Guidance Counselor" podcast. Personal life. She was formerly engaged to singer Julian Lennon; the engagement ended in 1992. She has one son, Oliver William d'Abo (b. 1995), and was married to songwriter and music producer Patrick Leonard from 2002 to 2012.