Olivia Kate Iatridis

Author, Artist and Actor

     Olivia has played roles in demonstration videos, short and feature films, commercials, and television series, and is a main presenter in a massive open online course on the Arctic offered by the Universities of the Arctic.
     Most recently, Olivia starred as Nancy in a short film called Nancy, Umi in Netflix's Avatar, The Last Airbender, and Kat Schmitt in NBC's The Irrational. She co-starred in a lead role of the feature film Abducted, in which she played Lakota Sampson. Olivia also starred in the ABC Television Series Alaska Daily as Liza Peters and she played the role of Sadie in the Hallmark film Sweeter Than Chocolate.
     Olivia has won three Joey Awards (Canada’s original and most prestigious awards for young performers): Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film (Indra’s Awakening), Best Actress in a Commercial (Mattress Mattress), and Outstanding Indigenous Performer.
     Olivia was also a youth podcast host for Woven Spirit, Indian Residential School Survivors Society.
     Olivia is also an avid artist who uses a variety of media to draw and paint.  She is currently attending Kwantlen Polytechnic University studying Fine Arts.