Olivia Marie D'Lima (born 1993) is an English actress and writer. For her role in the BBC One medical soap opera Casualty (2020–2022), she was nominated for Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards. She has since appeared in the Paramount+ series The Killing Kind (2023). She will be starring in the much anticipated feature film, 100 Nights of Hero.
Early life
D'Lima was born in the North London Borough of Enfield and grew up near Southgate. She is Goan and English; her mother is from North Yorkshire, and her father was born in Kenya and grew up in Mumbai.[1] Before going into acting, D'Lima worked as a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) at Cuffley School.[2]
Career
In 2020,[3] D'Lima joined the cast of the BBC One medical soap opera Casualty as the paramedic Fenisha Khatri, a role she would play until the character's death in 2021.[4] For her performance, she was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 26th National Television Awards. She would also reprise her role in a 2022 flashback of the character's love interest.[5]
D'Lima made guest appearances in episodes of the BBC One crime drama Death in Paradise[6][7] and the ITV series Van der Valk in 2022 and 2023 respectively.[8] She wrote the short films A Normal Night[9] and Beige,[10] and the web series Naughties.[11] She had a main role as Suzanne in the Paramount+ legal drama The Killing Kind.
She will appear in the anticipated feature film, 100 Nights of Hero. Her role is yet to be announced.