Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I’m barely five minutes into my interview with Olivia DeJonge when she pauses. “You’ve got a little something,” she says, gently reaching over to wipe crumbs from this dishevelled journalist’s face.
It’s an early sign of the Australian actor’s warm and forthcoming demeanour. It’s a Monday afternoon, and we’re at Bills in Surry Hills, the instantly recognisable institution of Sydney cafe culture. Arriving unnoticed in a black silk shirt, bare-faced, her slicked back hair in a bun, DeJonge greets me with a hug before sitting down and ordering a mint tea and a bowl of spaghetti and prawns.
Our interview coincides with the Oscars, but we couldn’t be further from the pomp and pageantry of Hollywood’s biggest night. DeJonge has taken time out of her busy schedule (she’s in the midst of her first foray into theatre, performing in a production of Picnic at Hanging Rock at the Sydney Opera House) for our chat, and hasn’t had time to tune into the awards. It turns out Bills is a fitting location.
At just 26, DeJonge’s career has taken her around the world, with starring roles as Priscilla Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis and alongside Colin Firth and Toni Collette in the true crime miniseries The Staircase . She’s rubbed shoulders with Tom Hanks in Cannes and been spotted alongside Taylor Swift and Game of Thrones actor Sophie Turner at dinner. But here, nestled in the.
