Olivia Wang

Biography

Olivia Wang (Chinese name: 王欧) is an award-winning Chinese–Australian actor, creator, and cross-cultural arts practitioner working across screen, theatre, and embodied performance. She is the recipient of 7 international Best Actress awards, with her work selected by 30+ international film festivals, and works bilingually across Chinese, Australian, and international contexts. Her artistic practice centres on migration, the body, identity, female subjectivity, and the emotional architecture of silence, evolving into what she defines as Embodied Migration Acting and Embodied Screen Acting — a body-led approach to screen performance that emphasises breath, rhythm, spatial behaviour, and physical presence as cinematic language. As a screen actor, Olivia Wang has won Actress in a Leading Role at the International Independent Film Awards, Best Actress awards at the Sweden Film Awards, Thilsri International Film Festival, Athvikvaruni International Film Festival, Rohip International Film Festival, MIFF, and Sittannavasal International Film Festival, and has been a finalist at the New York International Film Awards, Top Shorts Film Festival, Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival, and Independent Shorts Awards. Her breakout project Wake Her Up has been selected by 30 international film festivals across North America, Europe, Oceania, and Asia, significantly expanding her international recognition. Beyond screen, she is also a stage performer and the first actor to bring Chinese–Australian cross-cultural physical theatre into leading roles on Australian stages, with performances at La Mama and major arts festivals. Her work is noted for its integration of Eastern and Western aesthetics, combining cultural depth with contemporary sensibility. Olivia is the founder of Cross Encounters, Melbourne’s first fully accredited Chinese–Australian cross-cultural performing arts organisation, leading projects across artistic exchange, interdisciplinary creation, performance training, and public cultural engagement. Her practice spans authorship, performance methodology, and cultural dialogue, positioning her as a distinctive voice in contemporary Chinese–Australian screen and performance culture. A recipient of the Victorian Multicultural Arts Excellence Award, Olivia has been featured by major media including SBS. She has also received the Yarra Arts and Culture Contribution Award, was named 1st Runner-Up in the Asian-Australian Leadership Awards, and holds over ten nominations in the arts and culture sector. Her work continues to shape the presence of Chinese–Australian artists within international screen and performance contexts. Currently based in Australia, she works internationally and is available for film, moving image, and cross-cultural screen projects, particularly those seeking a strong, character-driven Asian female lead.