ConversationsRadio
Episode 222
Olive O'Connell
Actress - Dancer - Red Carpet Reporter
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
Mike and cohost, actress Violet Tinnirello Welcomed actress Olive O'Connell
to ConversationsRadio
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Olive O'Connell is a 15-year-old actress, performer and entertainment host with a passion for storytelling. Based in Southern California, performing has been a part of her life since she was five years old, beginning with competitive dance and ballroom before expanding into acting, singing, and improv.
Olive loves the opportunity acting gives her to step into different characters and tell meaningful stories. She enjoys the creativity, collaboration, and variety that come with every performance and is always excited to challenge herself with new roles.
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What started as hosting red carpet events "just for fun" has grown into an exciting part of her journey in the entertainment industry. Olive O'Connell has interviewed actors, performers, and industry professionals at events including the Young Entertainer Awards, Young Artist Awards, and many others.​ If there's an event happening in the LA area, you might just find 'Olives Take' there on the carpet.​
Olive loves the opportunity acting gives her to step into different characters and tell meaningful stories. She respects her craft and enjoys the creativity, collaboration, and variety that come with every performance and is always excited to challenge herself with new roles and is continually honing her skills.
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Follow Olive on Instagram @oliveoconnellofficial​​
Our Cohost
Violet Tinnirello
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Violet Tinnirello is an American actor, singer, and dancer from New York's Hudson Valley who is known for her work as Charlie on Sesame Street. As a lifelong fan of all Jim Henson’s work, it was a dream come true when
Violet was cast to play the first child cast member on Sesame Street in nearly 20 years. She's won
Young Entertainer Awards for Best Actress in a recurring role (TV) for her work on Sesame Street in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025!
​ Violet appeared with her fellow Sesame Street family in the 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.
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She began her performance career at the age of four and has appeared in many commercials including Lunchables, Red Lobster, Stop & Shop, Holiday Inn, Nickelodeon and LEGO. She appeared on NBC's America's Got Talent and Pharrell Williams ‘HAPPY’ – Both in the book and music video. She is also a successful voice actor having voiced characters "Cappie" on Nick Jr's Wallykazam and "Penny" in the Nickelodeon short, The Thing About Babies.
Violet has appeared in short films including A Force for Good, which is about the universal power of compassion. She appears on Cyberchase on PBS as Alex and has been seen on Saturday Night Live multiple times with Kristin Stewart, John Mullaney, Saoirse Ronan and more!
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Violet loves to perform on the live stage. Throughout the Broadway labs, workshops, and even the run at the iconic Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, Violet spent over two years working on Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz. She loved playing the role of Shirley Temple and showcasing her tap-dancing skills - her favorite dance style. She also sang and danced in the cabaret style shows both at The Laurie Beechman Theater and Stage 72 at The Triad. In a tribute to Broadway’s return, Violet joined a cast of Broadway kids in “We’re Gonna Come Back”, directed by Janine Molinari.
Most recently, Violet appeared on stage as 'PeterPan' in Shuffles NYC production ot 'Peter Pantomime' and Violet can also be seen in Shelby Kaufman's ' Swan Fake'
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Violet Tinnirello is a supporter of the Jeffrey Modell Foundation! JMF is a global nonprofit dedicated to early diagnosis, treatments, and ultimately, future cures for Primary Immunodeficiency through awareness, advocacy, and research.
Learn more about the foundation at https://info4pi.org
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Follow Violet on Instagram @violettinnirello​
Mike and Violet enjoyed having Olive O'Connell join us on
ConversationsRadio.
Enjoy the Podcast!
ConversationsRadio
Episode 222
Olive O'Connell
Actress - Dancer - Red Carpet Reporter
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
