Olivia Isabel Rodrigo is an American actress and singer-songwriter. In 2021, she rose to fame with her #1 song "Drivers License", along with her debut album Sour. Prior to this, she became known among younger audiences for her Disney roles as Paige Olvera in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark and Nini Salazar-Roberts in the Disney+ original series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. She also played Cheyenne Mays in Paved New World.
Besides playing Nini in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, she also wrote the songs "The Rose Song", "Just for a Moment", and "All I Want", the last of which was her first successful single, earning her first Billboard Hot 100 entry. She also performed the song "Let It Glow" with her Bizaardvark co-star, Madison Hu, for the shorts: LEGO Frozen Northern Lights. In addition, she appeared as herself in the Earth to Ned episode "Ned: The Musical", alongside her HSMTMTS co-star, Joshua Bassett.
A documentary film about her debut album Sour titled Driving Home 2 U (A Sour Film) was released on Disney+ on March 25, 2022.[1]
Filmography[]
| Films | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | Paved New World | Cheyenne Mays | |
| 2020 | High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special | Herself | |
| 2022 | Driving Home 2 U (A Sour Film) | Herself | Documentary on Disney+ |
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016-2019 | Bizaardvark | Paige Olvera | Main Role |
| 2019-2022 | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Nina "Nini" Salazar-Roberts | Main Role (seasons 1-2) Recurring Role (season 3) |
| 2020 | Earth to Ned | Herself | Episode: "Ned: The Musical" |
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(Earth to Ned)
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Trivia[]
- She was one of the Disney Channel stars featured on the music video and song "Legendary", together with her Bizaardvark co-star Madison Hu and later-to-be High School Musical: The Musical: The Series co-stars Sofia Wylie and Dara Reneé.
- She dated her Bizaardvark co-star Ethan Wacker from 2018 to 2019.
- She is one of the few Disney Channel alumni to top the Billboard Hot 100, along with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and the Jonas Brothers.
