Olivia Lee

Olivia Lee is a comedienne, actress, writer and television presenter. She is most recognised for her roles in hidden camera prank shows, and her victims include Tom Cruise and Jennifer Lopez.

Her television career started when she starred in the popular children’s sitcom The Basil Brush Show, playing Basil’s girlfriend in 2004. Her big break came on comedy show Balls of Steel as a roving reporter with her own slot, Prank TV with Miss Lee, performing pranks including interviewing celebrities with a penis shaped microphone.

From the success of Balls of Steel, she then went on to write and star in her own hidden camera show, Olivia Lee’s Naughty Bits. This then led to her own series, Olivia Lee: Dirty, Sexy, Funny which ran from 2010-2011.

She has taken her pranks worldwide, appearing on popular shows such as Punk’d with Ashton Kutcher between 2003-07, and joined the Balls of Steel Australia team in 2012. 2010 also saw Olivia appear regularly on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno where she showcased her outrageous comedy.

As a presenter she has hosted Unanimous – The Fallout alongside Paddy McGuinness and The Morning After Show with Simon Amstell. In 2008, she hosted the comedy game show Battle of the Bods in 2008 which ran for three seasons in the US, and most recently was handpicked by Nigel Lythgoe to present his talent/reality show, Opening Act in 2012.

Olivia has previously stated that comedy runs in her family, with her mother always coming up with ideas for pranks.

Trivia:

• Olivia guest starred on Paris Hilton’s British Best Friend in 2009 as a correspondent.
• She starred alongside action hero Dolph Lundgren in the 2005 film The Mechanik.
• She auditioned for the part of Bond Girl Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale.