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Olive Gray
Gray in 2018
Born	Olive Grant (1994-12-03) 3 December 1994 (age 30) London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–2009, 2016–present
Television	The Story of Tracy Beaker EastEnders Half Moon Investigations
Parent(s)	David Grant Carrie Grant
Relatives	Tylan Grant (brother)

Olive Gray (formerly Olive Grant; born 3 December 1994) is a British actor. They first gained prominence through their role in the CBBC series Half-Moon Investigations (2009). They have since starred in the Paramount+ series Halo (2022–2024).

Early and personal life

Gray is the eldest child of Fame Academy judges and singers David and Carrie Grant. Gray has three siblings, Tylan, Arlo, and Nathan. Gray was diagnosed with ADHD as a teenager, in addition to having dyspraxia and dyslexia, and their siblings also have learning difficulties. Gray studied at Queenswood School, Hertfordshire and then moved to study drama at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2016.

Gray identifies as non-binary and queer, and uses they/them pronouns.

Career

In 2005, they made their debut acting appearance in the popular television series The Story of Tracy Beaker as Alice. In 2007 and 2008 they appeared in EastEnders as Bernadette Logan, a girl who bullied Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald). In 2009, they made a major appearance, portraying Mia Stone in the TV series of Half Moon Investigations. In 2016, Grant played a yoga girl in BBC's Fleabag. They appeared in an episode of the sitcom Uncle in 2017 as Anna. They also appeared as Miranda Keyes in the Paramount+ series Halo in 2022. In June 2023, they played the role of Molly in the new play "Spy for Spy" also starring Amy Lennox at Riverside Studios.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

1. ^ Francis, Catherine (21 February 2017). "Carrie Grant: "This is extreme parenting"". Woman Alive. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
2. ^ Gray, Olive. "Olive Gray 🇯🇲 (@oliveisgrayy)". Twitter. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
3. "Carrie and David Grant on their autistic children: 'We were on suicide watch as school traumatised our kids'". 24 August 2021.
4. Benyon, Lucy (25 April 2013). "Carrie Grant: Life is always interesting in our house". Express. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
5. "Olivia Gray profile". Guildhall School of Music and Drama. 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
6. Jackson, Jhoni (16 March 2018). "Olive Gray Follows a Predestined Path to Greatness". Paper. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
7. Alex Hawgood (1 May 2022). "Olive Gray, an Actor Since the Age of 10, Stars in 'Halo'". The New York Times.
8. "Olivia Grant is Mia Stone". BBC. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
9. "Bringing Sexy Back". Uncle. Series 3. Episode 2. 13 January 2017. BBC. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
10. "Spy for Spy". Riverside Studios. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
11. Kessen, David (16 May 2024). "Doncaster film set: This Is England producer starts work shooting his latest film in locations across city". Doncaster Freepress. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

External links

• Olive Gray at IMDb

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