Artist · Storyteller · Advocate

Olivia Anne Maxwell

Actor, director, singer-songwriter, radio host and model. A life across film, music, conversation and advocacy—now gathering momentum for a fearless third act.

Listen to Paso Robles Explore the work IMDb · 12 acting credits

Golden mirror portrait of Olivia Anne Maxwell in a lace top and green headscarf, photographed by ELO GoYo in Saint-Martin — Olivia Anne Maxwell · Photograph by ELO GoYo · Saint-Martin

The official trailer is here

The official Gene of NAM trailer

“You can almost taste the kiss of Olivia’s lips through the screen, so scorching is she in the trailer.”

— Ron Louis Mwuhangahunga

Featuring the world premiere of Tamerlane Phillips’ “Shanghai Lily.”

Olivia Maxwell’s directorial debut — with Justin Lazard · Featuring one of the last appearances of Peter Fonda

Watch the trailer Watch Part 2 — the short My YouTube channel

“Stranger in a Strange Land” — Olivia Anne Maxwell, captivated by U2

Posters

Gene of NAM — the posters

Three posters for Olivia Maxwell’s Gene of NAM. $50.00 each plus shipping upon request. Larger prints — price negotiable. Signed copies start at $100.00.

Alternate Gene of NAM poster featuring Olivia Maxwell and a man on a boardwalk pier — *Gene of NAM* — The Original Poster — designed by Olivia Maxwell
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Official Gene of NAM film poster, directed by Olivia Maxwell with music by Tamerlane Phillips — *Gene of NAM* — Official Poster — Art by Devansh Atry
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Gene of NAM movie poster — The Map — collage — Olivia Maxwell — *Gene of NAM* — The Map — collage
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01 / Selected work

A life in performance.

From a Civil War epic to a Woodstock recording room to the airwaves, Olivia’s work has always crossed disciplines.

Music

Paso Robles

The 2013 five-song EP, produced by Eric “Roscoe” Ambel, includes “Sara James” featuring Levon Helm & the Barn Burners. In 2007, Olivia made three music videos with Niall Lawlor for Ireland’s Dublin-based MUZU TV: “Pale Blue Eyes,” “Feathered Wind” and “Yum Yum.” All three are also on YouTube; watch “Yum Yum” →

Featured recording“Sara James”Olivia Maxwell featuring Levon Helm & the Barn Burners

Hear “Sara James” → Bandcamp →

Olivia Maxwell. Photograph by Ronda Ann Gregorio. — Olivia Maxwell on SoundCloud. Photograph by Ronda Ann Gregorio.

AllMusic →

YouTubeWatch “I Cry Wolf”Open video →

“I Cry Wolf”Written by Olivia in 2011; the 2013 video features Christopher John Maguire and frames Olivia’s performance in retro hair and makeup with an old-Hollywood sensibility.

YouTubeWatch “The Redding Mojave Motel”Open video →

“The Redding Mojave Motel”Words and music by Olivia Maxwell · video directed by Johnny X Rook · recorded with Locust Grove Studios.

Live performance · Phoenicia, NY“Broken, Beautiful and Alone” Watch on Facebook →

Live: 'Broken, Beautiful and Alone' — words and music by Olivia A. Maxwell, 2023.

YouTubeWatch “Texas via Nashville” Open video →

“Texas via Nashville” — Olivia appeared in Hawkshaw Hawkins Jr.’s music video and gave him the idea for it. Hawk, son of Grand Ole Opry legend Hawkshaw Hawkins and the legendary Jean Shepherd, is “the real deal of Nashville.”

Selfie of Olivia Maxwell with Hawkshaw Hawkins Jr. during their 2020 lockdown jam — 2020 lockdown — Olivia and Hawkshaw Hawkins Jr. jamming out. “He’s a truly gifted singer-songwriter — the tops, the real deal of Nashville.” The “Texas via Nashville” video was her idea — “Hawk, this songs a hit! Do a video.” He did.

Olivia Maxwell performing live with a guitar in a plaid skirt on a colorful stage with red curtains and a shimmering backdrop — Olivia performing live in Phoenicia, NY — August 2023.

Olivia Maxwell seated on the steps outside a shop in an orange dress — Olivia outside a shop · orange dress portrait

Mixed-media portrait of Olivia with sculptural gold ribbon hair, painted by Christina Varga — Portrait of Olivia by Christina Varga, Varga Gallery.

Film

Actor & director

IMDb lists 12 acting credits, including Little Darlings (Little Camper, 1980), Gettysburg (Taneytown Girl, 1993), Macbeth Unhinged (Witch 1, 2016) and Curse of the Macbeths (2022). Olivia also appears in the director’s cut of Gods and Generals.

Olivia Maxwell standing beside her original Taneytown Girl costume from Gettysburg on a dress form by a red barn — Revisiting Gettysburg next to my costume as 'TaneyTown Girl'

Black-and-white portrait of Olivia Maxwell photographed by Ronda Ann Gregorio — Olivia Maxwell. Photograph by Ronda Ann Gregorio.

Sepia portrait of Olivia Maxwell in 19th-century period costume as Richmond Belle in Gods and Generals — Olivia as “Richmond Belle” in *Gods and Generals*.

The United Nations of Olivia

IMDb → AFI Catalog · Gettysburg → Baidu Baike → Beenama → Geo-film → Metacritic → Rotten Tomatoes → Plex → Fandango → MUBI → FilmAffinity → Prime Video → Apple TV → Roku → NR Magazine → Cinemagia → Filmweb → Filmozrout → Kinopoisk → film.at → Sinemalar → Film.ru → fernsehserien.de → TV-MEDIA → Sinefile → Kinorium → Wikidata → Vimeo → DeeperWeave → Filmoti → Moviefone → ReelRifter → Grokipedia → TMDB → WatchWhatWhere → Olivia Saint Anne · Blog → Olivia Saint Anne · Gravatar →

Radio

The Olivia Maxwell Radio Salon

The Olivia Maxwell Radio Salon (2011–2012), broadcast across Vietnam. Bold, wide-ranging conversation with cultural figures—including a two-part interview with Peter Fonda. The show aired Sunday nights on VNDC Radio—“Vietnam Washington, D.C. Radio”—over WBIG FM 100.3 HD-2. It was also simulcast and archived on oliviaradiosalon.com.

That history carries an unexpected resonance: years later, Olivia would direct Gene of NAM, her film about the wreckage of the Vietnam War from women’s perspectives.

Archived reviews · oliviaradiosalon.com

“Olivia Maxwell is a rock and roll information warrior... BEST RADIO SHOW IN AMERICA!”

Alan McGee · Founder of Creation Records

“You have to hand it to Ms Maxwell; she reaches parts other interviewers don’t reach.”

Harry Mulligan

“Olivia that is the best interview I’ve ever given!”

Tamerlane Phillips

“You are the John Peel… of the underground music circuit.”

Jim Neversink

“The most ‘complete american young lady’ I have ever met.....(& I have met a few...)....”

Mario Jaramillo · The Panamanian Ambassador to the United States of America

“My appearance on the O Show was truly one of the best times I have ever had.... On a scale of 10 she is a 15.”

Richard Lloyd · Television

“I love the O Show — Olivia Maxwell is chatty, witty and informative, and communicates the essence of her love of music effortlessly.”

Gary Lucas · Musician

“Had a great time on ‘The O Show’ with talk host Olivia Maxwell. Great interviewer and a beautiful lady.”

Audrey Turner

From the archive → Daily Fashionista on the Salon → The Corsair interview →

Modeling & photography

In the frame

Olivia modeled for professional editorial portrait photographer Wick Beavers, whose work has appeared in Newsweek, Forbes, Penthouse and NY Magazine.

She has also worked with Virginia photographer and storyteller Ronda Ann Gregorio, creator of Wild Heart: The Mustang Book Project, whose work has been featured by the Smithsonian and National Geographic.

On December 1, 2025, Olivia did a photoshoot with Tom Tom Wolfe at her property, Locust Grove.

Olivia Maxwell and photographer Tom Tom Wolfe looking together at his camera during their Locust Grove photoshoot — **Behind the camera.** Olivia Maxwell with photographer Tom Tom Wolfe during their December 2025 Locust Grove shoot.

Recovered from the Radio Salon archive

Peter Fonda, uncut.

The complete two-part August 2012 interview, recovered from the web archive of oliviaradiosalon.com—a featured archival treasure from Olivia’s years behind the microphone.

“The show that deserved to survive — the precursor to the modern-day podcast.”Olivia Maxwell

Original Olivia Maxwell Radio Salon promotional flyer for the August 12, 2012 Peter Fonda interview — Original promo flyer for the August 12, 2012 Peter Fonda interview — art by Caitlin Kelch.

Peter Fonda · Parts 1 & 2 The Olivia Maxwell Radio Salon · August 12 & 19, 2012

Digital interview download — $9.99 Coming soon Collector’s edition · 8 × 10 print — $20 Interview · Caitlin Kelch flyer art · bonus photos · checkout coming soon Collector’s edition · 11 × 14 print — $25 Interview · Caitlin Kelch flyer art · bonus photos · checkout coming soon

Radio Salon · 2012

Peter Fonda · Parts 1 & 2August 12 & 19
Billy CampbellAugust 5
Tamerlane PhillipsJuly 22
Daryl Kerrigan · Parts 1 & 2May 27 & June 3
Dylan NirvanaMay 13
Levon Helm tribute DJ setMay 6
Ralph CarneyFebruary 26

Flyer for Olivia Maxwell’s old O Show on WSHC 89.7 FM at Shepherd University — Flyer for the old 'O Show' (1999–2007) on WSHC 89.7 FM, Shepherd University, West Virginia — Saturdays 6–8pm.

The O Show · 1999–2007

Paul MorrisseySeptember 19
Bebe BuellSeptember 5
Prince Stanislaus Klossowski de RolaJuly 4
Richard LloydApril 25

Originally broadcast on WSHC 89.7 FM.

Film spotlight · 2016 / 2022

Curse of the Macbeths

Originally presented as Macbeth Unhinged, the film was retitled Curse of the Macbeths. Olivia plays Witch 1 in Angus Macfadyen’s directorial debut, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2016. Produced by VCUarts and the Virginia Film Office, the modern retelling sets Shakespeare’s tragedy inside a stretch limousine prowling derelict streets.

Macfadyen was so impressed by Olivia’s acting that he gave her all of the witches’ lines.

Cast billed on the poster: Angus Macfadyen, Harry Lennix, Taylor Roberts, Kevin McNally and Olivia Maxwell.

Olivia Maxwell laughing in a dark curly wig, fur stole and black strapless costume — **Character portrait** · costume and performance study

Olivia Maxwell with actor Kevin McNally and the other two witches on the set of Macbeth Unhinged in Richmond, Virginia — Olivia Maxwell with Kevin McNally and the witches, on the set of *Macbeth Unhinged*, Richmond, Virginia.

Olivia Maxwell wearing black and holding a large black-and-white striped umbrella beside a stacked woodpile outdoors — **Olivia** · Photograph by Justin Lazard.

Black-and-white portrait of Olivia Maxwell seated inside a car during Macbeth Unhinged — **Olivia Maxwell** · Photographed by the *Macbeth Unhinged* photographer.

Black-and-white film still of Olivia Maxwell as a witch in Macbeth Unhinged, wearing a dark curly wig and fur stole — Olivia as a witch in *Macbeth Unhinged* (film still).

View the film on IMDb →

02 / Modeling

Modeling.

Selected photographs spanning editorial portraiture, location work and bridal fashion.

Saint-Martin · 2012–2014

ELO GoYo

From Olivia’s Saint-Martin modeling collaboration with photographer ELO GoYo.

Olivia Maxwell modeling a colorful dress against a pale blue wall in Saint-Martin — Saint-Martin. Photograph by ELO GoYo.

Close portrait of Olivia Maxwell in a red strapless dress, Saint-Martin — Saint-Martin. Photograph by ELO GoYo.

Olivia Maxwell in a red strapless dress standing in the sea, Saint-Martin — Saint-Martin. Photograph by ELO GoYo.

Olivia Maxwell in a purple bikini playing in the surf, Saint-Martin — Saint-Martin. Photograph by ELO GoYo.

Black-and-white photograph of Olivia Maxwell in a bikini top seated beside a long-haired man at a waterfall in White Oak Canyon, Virginia — White Oak Canyon, Virginia. Photograph by Avery Meyers.

Olivia Maxwell in a black sequined top and black pants leaning on an ornate chair — Photograph by Lydia Sopoliga.

Olivia Maxwell's Miss Jetset 2019 competition portrait — Miss Jetset 2019 — Olivia placed seventh overall.

Rappahannock County · 2010–2016

Ronda Ann Gregorio

Virginia photographer and storyteller Ronda Ann Gregorio — creator of Wild Heart: The Mustang Book Project, featured by the Smithsonian.

Black-and-white studio portrait of Olivia Maxwell in a black dress and pearls — Photograph by Ronda Ann Gregorio.

Black-and-white outdoor portrait of Olivia Maxwell in a patterned knit sweater — Photograph by Ronda Ann Gregorio.

Black-and-white portrait of Olivia Maxwell seated on a stone wall — Photograph by Ronda Ann Gregorio.

Olivia Maxwell in a rust-colored dress and brown boots seated on white stairs — Photograph by Ronda Ann Gregorio.

Black-and-white studio portrait of Olivia Maxwell in a camisole — Photograph by Ronda Ann Gregorio.

Olivia Maxwell in a cardigan and cowboy hat on a country road at sunset — Photograph by Ronda Ann Gregorio.

Olivia Maxwell in sequined pants and a black jacket on a road at night — Photograph by Ronda Ann Gregorio.

Black-and-white close portrait of Olivia Maxwell — Photograph by Ronda Ann Gregorio.

Olivia Maxwell in a fur jacket, white top and red belt against the mountains — Photograph by Ronda Ann Gregorio.

Olivia Maxwell in a green dress and fur stole by a window — Photograph by Ronda Ann Gregorio.

Black-and-white studio portrait of Olivia Maxwell in a light camisole top with a dark belt — Photograph by Ronda Ann Gregorio.

Olivia Maxwell in a gray cardigan and jeans against a vivid orange sunset — Photograph by Ronda Ann Gregorio.

Black-and-white silhouette of Olivia Maxwell seated at a tall window, arm outstretched — Photograph by Ronda Ann Gregorio.

Bridal fashion · 1993

Dressing the Bride

Bridal modeling for Larry Goldman’s Dressing the Bride (Crown Publishers, 1993) — credited as “Olivia Maxwell (actress).”

Modeling

Tom Tom Wolfe

Photographer Tom Tom Wolfe shot Olivia at Locust Grove on December 1, 2025 — portraits and a behind-the-scenes moment.

Sepia portrait of Olivia Maxwell reclining on the grass — Olivia Maxwell. Photograph by Tom Tom Wolfe.

Olivia Maxwell in a black fur coat among trees — Olivia Maxwell. Photograph by Tom Tom Wolfe.

Tom Tom Wolfe adjusting Olivia Maxwell's hair in tall grass — Behind the scenes: Tom Tom Wolfe adjusting Olivia’s hair.

Olivia Maxwell in a black fur coat crouching against a red wall — Olivia Maxwell. Photograph by Tom Tom Wolfe.

Olivia Maxwell in a black fur jacket standing in a barn doorway — Olivia Maxwell. Photograph by Tom Tom Wolfe.

Olivia Maxwell reclining on hay against a red textured wall in black fur — Olivia Maxwell. Photograph by Tom Tom Wolfe.

Olivia Maxwell in a black fur and leather jacket crouching in tall grass — Olivia Maxwell. Photograph by Tom Tom Wolfe.

Sepia full-length portrait of Olivia Maxwell in a dark fur coat against a textured stucco wall — Olivia Maxwell. Photograph by Tom Tom Wolfe.

Olivia Maxwell in a fur-trimmed coat against white clapboard siding with dried winter plants — Olivia Maxwell. Photograph by Tom Tom Wolfe.

Rappahannock County · 2011

Wick Beavers

Professional editorial portrait photographer Wick Beavers has shot for Newsweek, Forbes, Penthouse and NY Magazine. His 2011 portrait session with Olivia in Rappahannock County, Virginia, captures her in a series of striking editorial looks — from dramatic studio light to bold color and texture.

Olivia Maxwell in a leopard-print dress leaning against a white pillar, dramatic light — Photograph by Wick Beavers.

Olivia Maxwell in a black hat with white crosses and a white lace top — Photograph by Wick Beavers.

Olivia Maxwell in a black bowler hat and white lace polka-dot top — Photograph by Wick Beavers.

Portrait of Olivia Maxwell with dramatic blue eye shadow, looking upward — Photograph by Wick Beavers.

Modeling

Craig Ashenfelter

Photographer Craig Ashenfelter shot Olivia in a series of editorial portraits — the cream knit dress series against a Chinese screen, among others.

Olivia Maxwell standing in a cream knit dress with wide brown belt, Chinese screen backdrop — Photograph by Craig Ashenfelter.

Olivia Maxwell in a cream bodysuit reclining on a wooden floor — Photograph by Craig Ashenfelter.

Olivia Maxwell reclining in an armchair before a bookshelf library — Photograph by Craig Ashenfelter.

Olivia Maxwell crouching in a cream knit dress and belt before a Chinese screen — Photograph by Craig Ashenfelter.

Olivia Maxwell seated on a wooden floor in a cream knit dress, Chinese screen backdrop — Photograph by Craig Ashenfelter.

Olivia Maxwell reclining in night water wearing a black swimsuit — Photograph by Craig Ashenfelter.

Olivia Maxwell reclining in night water in a black swimsuit, arms raised — Photograph by Craig Ashenfelter.

Olivia Maxwell standing full-length in a cream knit dress with brown belt, Chinese screen backdrop — Photograph by Craig Ashenfelter.

Olivia Maxwell in a cream knit dress with a turquoise ring belt standing before an ornate Chinese screen — Photograph by Craig Ashenfelter.

Editorial history · January/February 2002

Sleaze Nation, 2002

Clothed group portrait from the Woodstock Revisited fashion feature, with Olivia Maxwell fourth from the left in a light jacket — **“Woodstock Revisited.”** Photography by Platon; styling by Nick Griffiths. *Sleaze Nation*, January/February 2002. “Olivia wears dress by Marc Jacobs and jacket by Lizzy Disney.”

Olivia Maxwell in a hat standing behind her seated boyfriend at the time, Rory Mallon, in a field at sunset — Olivia with her boyfriend at the time, Rory Mallon — Platon’s “Woodstock Revisited,” *Sleaze Nation*, January/February 2002. Photography by Platon, styling by Nick Griffiths. Olivia wears a pale blouse and dark pants; Rory wears his own clothes.

Olivia Maxwell standing beside her boyfriend at the time, Rory Mallon, in an autumn field, with a third person partially visible at the lower-left edge — Olivia with her boyfriend at the time, Rory Mallon — Platon’s “Woodstock Revisited,” *Sleaze Nation*, January/February 2002. Photography by Platon, styling by Nick Griffiths.

In 2002, Olivia was pulled from the drum circle on Woodstock’s main square and photographed by Platon for Sleaze Nation magazine’s “Woodstock Revisited” fashion feature. The caption credited her by name: Olivia wears dress by Marc Jacobs and jacket by Lizzy Disney. Styling by Nick Griffiths.

Rory Mallon, Olivia’s boyfriend at the time, was an actor she knew from Gods and Generals, directed by her father, Ron Maxwell. In a full-circle twist, Olivia had helped her friend, actor Dechen Thurman, land a small role in the film as photographer Mathew Brady—then found herself discovered by Platon.

Modeling

Donna La Prè

Olivia modeling the boutique parfum “Strange Herb” for Tender Flower by Donna La Prè.

Olivia Maxwell among tall greenery and wildflowers, wrapped in fabric — Photograph by Donna La Prè.

02 / Official biography

About Olivia.

Born in London and raised in New York, Olivia followed instinct across acting, athletics, music, broadcasting and independent creative life.

In her own words Official biography

Olivia Anne Maxwell is the daughter of Lydia Sopoliga, a talented painter from Slovakia. Her father, Ron Maxwell, directed Gettysburg and the cult hit film Little Darlings. On her father’s side, Olivia’s grandmother was Tunisian French—a warm thread of French and North African heritage that lives on in Olivia, who speaks fluent French. Olivia grew up in New York City, attending The Hewitt School after her parents’ custody battle and long-enduring divorce.

Olivia graduated from Berkshire School in 1990 as a four-year student, excelling in cross-country running, skiing, and track and field. Olivia was a trifecta and won the MVP award in all three sports in each consecutive year. She went on to Bennington College and Marymount Manhattan University.

She lost interest in school and became a set production assistant on her father’s film Gettysburg. She was cast as the Taneytown Girl and is famous for having the only female line in the film. Olivia lived in Los Angeles as an actress but was disenchanted with the “scene.” She moved to Shepherdstown, West Virginia, in 1998 and learned to play guitar and write songs.

The Swan Pond Sessions will be available soon. Terry Tucker was of Sunforest, London’s hit band of the ’60s and ’70s, who made the Rolling Stone top 100 list. Tucker wrote “Overture to the Sun” and part of “Lighthouse Keeper” for the soundtrack of Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange. Kubrick sought her out personally and called her on the phone in London. Olivia spent a day in a Woodstock, New York, recording studio with Levon Helm, who played on “Sara James”—a song Olivia wrote about a ghost she felt during the time she spent trekking through Civil War battlefields with her father and brother as a child.

She released her EP Paso Robles in 2013, produced by Eric Ambel.

Black-and-white vintage photograph of Olivia Maxwell as a baby beside her father — Olivia with her father.

Olivia Maxwell as a child beside a sheep on Achill Island, Ireland, during filming of Sea Marks — Olivia as a child on Achill Island, Ireland, on the set of *Sea Marks*, directed by her dad and written by the celebrated film star Gardner McKay.

Olivia Maxwell as a child with Kristy McNichol on the set of Little Darlings (1980), directed by her father Ron Maxwell — Olivia as a child with Kristy McNichol on the set of *Little Darlings* (1980), directed by her father.

Black-and-white selfie of Olivia Maxwell smiling with her mother, Lydia Sopoliga — Olivia with her mom, Lydia Sopoliga.

Lydia Maxwell, Olivia’s mother, posing with her arms outstretched above the Paris skyline — Lydia Maxwell, Olivia’s mother, in Paris.

Olivia Maxwell taking a selfie outdoors in a red leather jacket while holding a coffee cup — Olivia, selfie.

John Castle as Octavius Caesar on horseback in Antony and Cleopatra (1972) — My godfather, John Castle, as Octavius Caesar in *Antony and Cleopatra* — filmed in Spain, summer 1971, a few months before I was born.

Olivia as a small child on her father's shoulders with her mother, aboard a Cunard ship — Olivia with her mother and father aboard a Cunard ship, before their divorce — a happy time.

Scanned Berkshire poetry magazine page with Olivia Maxwell's 1990 prose piece about Nancy Grossman's sculpture Ninja and a photograph of the sculpture — Berkshire poetry magazine, senior year 1990 — Olivia's piece on Nancy Grossman's *Ninja*, signed Olivia Maxwell '90.

Writing archive · 1990

An early eye for art.

In her senior year at Berkshire School, Olivia wrote a vivid response to Nancy Grossman’s sculpture Ninja (1977–1980), pairing close observation with the expressive voice that would later move through her songs, radio work and films.

Early years

London to New York

A creative upbringing, followed by years at the Hewitt School and Berkshire School—with skiing, running and track shaping an athlete’s discipline.

The screen

Gettysburg

Work as a production assistant led to a role in the film, the beginning of a life moving between sides of the camera.

The songs

Finding guitar

After Los Angeles, Shepherdstown became the place to learn guitar, write songs and build a musical language from the ground up.

Now

The third act

A return to the whole self: music, film, voice, movement, hard-won perspective—and new work still to come.

03 / Voice & purpose

Art with a point of view.

Olivia brings lived experience to her work as a Lyme disease activist. Her advocacy has included the March for Lyme, original protest music and an op-ed for the Rappahannock News—using her voice to call attention to an often misunderstood condition.

Lyme disease advocacyThe March for Lyme, protest songwriting and awareness rooted in lived experience.

Published voiceAuthor of an op-ed about Lyme disease in the Rappahannock News.

Watch “Mayday Lyme Protest Song” →

Advocacy archive

May We March for Lyme

May We March for Lyme — the 2014 MAYDAY rally protest at the IDSA in Arlington, Virginia (May 2014) and IDSA ID Week in Philadelphia (October 2014).

Olivia Maxwell signing a memorial quilt during the 2014 May We March for Lyme campaign — Signing the memorial quilt

“MAY WE MARCH FOR LYME” · 2014 campaign

Olivia Maxwell with a fellow marcher on a city street during the 2014 May We March for Lyme campaign — Olivia with a fellow marcher on the street

Olivia Maxwell holding a candle during a nighttime candlelight vigil for Lyme disease awareness — Nighttime candlelight vigil · Olivia holding a candle

Group of Lyme disease advocates holding signs reading Silence Won't Stop an Epidemic and Lyme Disease: Easy to Get — “Silence Won’t Stop an Epidemic” · “Lyme Disease: EASY to get”

Pop-art portrait of Olivia Maxwell with blonde hair, pink eyeshadow, red lips and a cupcake, signed Doctor Ivan — Pop-art portrait of Olivia — a gift from Doctor Ivan, graphic designer for Howard Stern, honoring her Lyme advocacy.

Olivia Maxwell with hand-drawn signs reading A Cure is Needed, Chronic Lyme is Real and revise the guidelines, Ticks Suck — MayDay rally, 2014 — “A Cure is Needed: Chronic Lyme is Real.”

Olivia Maxwell at a Lyme advocacy rally beside a sign reading Lyme Stole My Life — “Lyme Stole My Life” — MayDay rally.

Olivia Maxwell holding the May Day Annual Lyme Disease and Related Conditions Rally banner — Olivia with the May Day! rally banner.

Olivia Maxwell in a green bandana with fellow Lyme disease protesters at the MayDay rally in Arlington, including a protester wearing a Lyme Stole My Life shirt — MayDay rally, Arlington — Olivia with fellow protesters: “Lyme Stole My Life!!!” Photograph by Bruce Allan Fries. This photo was published in a local paper.

Olivia Maxwell holding a lit candle at night with her fist raised — Olivia at a candlelight vigil.

04 / Watch

Music in motion.

Songs, films and visual work from across Olivia’s creative life.

Woodstock session

“Sara James”

Featuring Levon Helm & the Barn Burners, with Frankie Gavin on fiddle and Rob Fraboni producing.

Watch on YouTube →

Written 2011 · Video released 2013

“I Cry Wolf”

An old-Hollywood-style performance featuring Christopher John Maguire, with Olivia in retro hair and makeup singing directly to camera.

Watch on YouTube →

Directed by Johnny X Rook

“The Redding Mojave Motel”

Olivia’s desert-lit original song, filmed with a vintage, cinematic eye.

Watch on YouTube →

“Yum Yum”

A playful performance from Olivia’s music-video archive.

Watch on YouTube →

102K+ YouTube views

“Saturn’s Her Card”

An Olivia Maxwell original, produced by Eric “Roscoe” Ambel and filmed by Johnny X Rook with Mark Edwards.

Watch on YouTube →

Olivia’s other YouTube channel

@theoliviamaxwell

Olivia’s short film and the official Gene of NAM trailer are posted on this channel.

Visit via the short film →

YouTubeWatch the tributeOpen video →

A tribute made for Olivia by a dear friend

Tribute to the timeless beauty, talent and Lyme activist, Olivia Maxwell

A loving film celebrating Olivia’s beauty, creative gifts and advocacy.

Watch on YouTube →

Olivia Maxwell taking a selfie in front of shelves filled with her father’s scripts — Olivia in front of her dad's scripts — selfie by Olivia.

Directorial debut · Filming began October 2023

Gene of NAM

Her War Too

“About a woman, a war and a patriot.”

A one-woman production: Producer · Director · Director of Photography · Editor · Writer · Costume Designer · Set Designer · Archivist · Researcher.

Olivia Anne Maxwell’s directorial debut stars Olivia Maxwell and Justin Lazard. It features one of the last appearances of Peter Fonda: an excerpt from Olivia’s interview with him, recorded before his passing, in which he speaks about Vietnam and being arrested. The film also features Tamerlane Phillips’ song “Shanghai Lily.”

“No Budget shot on an iPhone — produced, directed, acted, edited, written and filmed entirely by (me).”
“I wanted freedom of expression not having to rely on MONEY.”

Olivia holds the camera herself while appearing in the scenes. In her own words, the film considers “the wreckage of the Vietnam war post war through the women’s perspective.” As a director, she studied shot composition and setup through the films of Michelangelo Antonioni, Stanley Kubrick, John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock, Wim Wenders—including Paris, Texas—Ang Lee, and Ingmar Bergman, especially Wild Strawberries. Richard Lester’s Petulia (1968) is a major influence, and the entire 1960s decade holds deep personal significance for her. Her thematic research encompasses the Vietnam War and the McNamara fallacy—the error of measuring what can be counted while ignoring what actually matters.

Previews

Gene of NAM

YouTubeWatch the main previewOpen video →

Gene of NAM — main previewFeaturing “Shanghai Lily” by Tamerlane Phillips.
Watch on YouTube →

YouTubeWatch the short previewOpen video →

Gene of NAM — short previewStarring Justin Lazard, Peter Fonda and Olivia Maxwell. Directed by Olivia Maxwell.
Watch on YouTube →

Olivia Maxwell and Justin Lazard as Babet and Gene in a 1965-set Gene of NAM preview — **1965 — Babet and Gene,**portrayed by Olivia Maxwell and Justin Lazard. A preview from *Gene of NAM*.

Influence & homage“Stranger in a Strange Land” by U2 — inspiring Gene of NAM. Directed by Olivia Maxwell.Watch on YouTube →

Watch the Facebook reel →

From the Gene of NAM press release · Rappahannock County, Virginia · December 3, 2025 · Written by Ron Louis Mwuhangahunga

Film stills & production photographs

Gene of NAM

Olivia Maxwell in a brown leather jacket at an industrial site — Olivia in *Gene of NAM*.

Close-up portrait of Olivia Maxwell with a fur collar — Olivia in *Gene of NAM*.

Olivia Maxwell in a green blouse and floral skirt using a vintage telephone — Olivia in *Gene of NAM*.

Olivia Maxwell in a blue satin wrap beside a pond and bare winter trees — Olivia in *Gene of NAM*.

Close-up of Olivia Maxwell with windblown hair — Olivia in *Gene of NAM*.

04 / Press & recognition

Seen, heard, remembered.

A few moments from the record—across music, culture and conversation.

Saturday, January 6, 2007 · Alan Merrill

“One Closes, Another Opens”

Alan Merrill—of the Arrows and writer of “I Love Rock ’n’ Roll”—reviewed Olivia Maxwell’s late-December 2006 double-bill show with Brett Smiley at The Living Room in downtown New York City.

“Olivia writes songs in a sort of Graham Parsons vein, creating lovely landscapes of the American continent. You can visualize her detailed scenes as she sings them.”

“She is a real treat in an acoustic setting, backed by two guitarists and no rhythm section. There were three guitars on stage. It's a very naked and revealing setting, and it suits her songs perfectly.”

“A startlingly pretty girl, she shines on stage like a diamond. The young lady plays guitar herself and writes the songs, all delivered with a sensitive vulnerabilty.”

“I know she was nervous before the show because she told me so right before she went on. When she got on stage she seemed very comfortable and glanced at me (I was in the front row) and smiled as if to let me know she had settled in.”

Alan Merrill · The Arrows · Writer of “I Love Rock ’n’ Roll” · January 6, 2007

PRLog · November 21, 2011 · Augur Marketing

“Actress Olivia Maxwell Re-Enters the Entertainment Scene”

“Stunning actress, singer / songwriter Olivia Maxwell, daughter of renowned film director Ronald F. Maxwell is re-igniting her career with an energetic burst back onto the scene.” The release traces Olivia’s collaborations with Rob Fraboni, Frankie Gavin, Ger Kiely, Tamerlane Phillips, Naill Lawlor, Eric “Roscoe” Ambel, Jack Smead and Levon Helm; and her roles in The Notorious #9, President, Gettysburg and Johnny X Rook’s The Monarch of Eveningtime.

Read on PRLog →

On Paso Robles

A songwriter’s comparison

Reviewing the EP, David Malachowski compared Olivia’s writing to Townes Van Zandt—a resonant touchstone for her spare, haunted Americana.

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Daily Freeman · September 6, 2013 · David Malachowski

“SOUND ADVICE: Olivia Maxwell’s ‘Paso Robles’ impressive”

“Maxwell’s wispy voice evokes a wide range of emotions, like wanderlust in the expansive ‘Luce,’ melancholy in ‘Krista,’ and abject loneliness in ‘Mesas Rising.’” Reviewing the digital-only Paso Robles EP produced by Eric Ambel, Malachowski calls “Sara James,” featuring Levon Helm and the Barn Burners, “a majestic cross of western and Celtic sounds,” and closes: “Maxwell has an unfiltered worldview, innocent yet wise, pure and easy.”

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Local press archive lead

MayDay rally, Arlington

Olivia’s Lyme advocacy was covered in a local paper; this rally photograph by Bruce Allan Fries was published in the paper. The paper’s name and the actual clipping are still needed—name and clipping to be confirmed.

Rappahannock News · April 7, 2016

“Olivia Maxwell casts her spell”

“Olivia Maxwell plays Witch No. 1, the most visible of the three strange sisters whose prophesies launch Macbeth on his climb to power.” The feature highlights Olivia’s substantial supporting role in Angus Macfadyen’s feature directorial debut, Macbeth Unhinged, premiering that weekend at the Little Washington Film Festival.

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Emerging Civil War · October 30, 2018

“The 25th Anniversary Film Screening of Gettysburg”

The anniversary account names Olivia Maxwell—Taneytown Girl—in the on-stage curtain call lineup alongside director Ron Maxwell and members of the cast.

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New York

Page Six & Paul Morrissey

The New York Post’s Page Six covered Olivia’s radio work with filmmaker and Warhol collaborator Paul Morrissey.

Radio Salon archive →

Downtown New York

PAPER: “Open Wide and Say O”

Peter Davis profiled Olivia in PAPER magazine’s “Open Wide and Say O,” capturing the singular energy around The O Show.

The Corsair

A portrait by Ron Louis Mwuhangahunga

Blogger Ron Louis Mwuhangahunga wrote The Corsair piece on Olivia—another distinctive press portrait from her archive.

From the archive

Mia Farrow

“Like Mia Farrow but politically less dangerous.” — Conor Jack Creighton

Augur Marketing · Press campaign

100,000 headline impressions

“Photo of actress Olivia Maxwell our client. One of the press releases that we published for her made 100,000 headline impressions.” — Augur Marketing

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Daily Music Roll · February 2, 2023

“Olivia Maxwell’s Latest Release ‘The Redding Mojave Motel’ is one of the Greatest Songs of This Century”

“Making the world go down on its knees and bow to her impressive musicality.” The feature notes that the music video was directed by Johnny X Rook and the song was recorded with Locust Grove Studios.

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Daily Music Roll · June 13, 2023

“‘I Cry Wolf’ Sees Olivia Maxwell Dole Out an Awe-Inspiring Performance”

“A mellifluous journey into the deepest recesses of the human heart.” Olivia wrote the song in 2011, crafted it with Christopher John Maguire, and released the official music video on July 6, 2013.

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IssueWire · June 19, 2023

“Olivia Maxwell Sweeps Listeners into a Mellifluous Journey with ‘I Cry Wolf’”

“Taking listeners into a soul-soothing realm of serene layers of melodies and enchanting vocals.” Written by Olivia in 2011 and crafted with Christopher John Maguire.

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MusicPromotion.club · Promotional coverage

“Olivia Maxwell Is Giving A Vibe of Old Hollywood in Her Latest Release ‘I Cry Wolf’”

The feature spotlights the video’s old-Hollywood atmosphere, with Olivia in retro hair and makeup singing directly to camera. Written in 2011 and released as a video in 2013, “I Cry Wolf” features Christopher John Maguire.

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2019 · Jetset Magazine

Miss Jetset finalist

Olivia placed seventh in the 2019 Miss Jetset competition.

Country Insider · Review of Paso Robles

“Olivia, LRB have cool new releases”

“Olivia Maxwell is a remarkable singer, songwriter, actress, and radio host – among many other talents – and her new 5-song EP Paso Robles brings us some of her strongest, most diverse acoustic, Americana, folk and country-flavored music yet.”

“Paso Robles”“Spanish, almost Flamenco feel.”

“Luce”“A tempo tune, acoustic rock style, a little reminiscent of Joni Mitchell's early-70s records, but this one's pure Olivia.”

“Krista”“An introspective slice of life.”

“Sara James”“The late, great Levon Helm backs Olivia on the magical earlier recording of ‘Sara James,’ with Levon's band the Barn Burners.”

Country Insider · On Olivia Maxwell’s Paso Robles EP

Film review · Returns

“Nine minutes of treacherous bliss”

“The real revelation though is Olivia Maxwell as the Goddess. Maxwell has the presence and layered beauty of a young, Contempt-era Bardot. The monologues she delivers are incantatory and downright bewitching.”

Returns, directed by William S. Tribell, was nominated at the Olympus Film Festival and was the last film to show at the Laemmle — the famous old LA theatre.

Will Crawford · Review of Returns · via @lucifer_over_tinseltown

Music review · May 2007

“There’s hope for music after all”

“But every once in awhile, we come across a Saturn’s Her Card, a strange and wonderful EP recorded in Ireland by the American singer and songwriter Olivia Maxwell.... we find something we haven’t seen in a long, long time: We find important music.”

“It gives an excellent glimpse of the artist at this stage, much like Joni Mitchell’s Blue songs did, or Stevie Nicks’s early solo projects.”

Phil Sweetland · Review of Saturn’s Her Card

Live review · December 2006

“Best Live Music Act of 2006”

“Olivia Maxwell paints a vivid picture with words and melody. Her songs would make great novels, the kind you never want to put down.... For me her voice brought to mind Emmylou Harris, if Emmylou was singing songs written by Townes Van Zandt. Yes, she’s that good.”

William Crawford · Olivia @ The Living Room, New York City · December 29, 2006

Reviews archive

Critical response

A growing archive of reviews of Olivia’s music, performance and broadcast work. Exact excerpts and links will be added from Olivia’s records.

New York Post · Page SixReview excerpt and source link to come.

Music & culture pressOnline review excerpts and links to come.

Independent voicesAdditional online reviews and links to come.

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The next chapter

Still performing. Still curious. Just beginning again.

Olivia’s third act is about bringing every part of the story together—and making room for new songs, new films, vivid conversation, movement and meaningful collaboration.

Music Write · Record · Perform
Film Act · Direct · Create
Radio Interview · Converse
Advocacy Write · Speak · Connect
Movement Ski · Dance · Live

Olivia Maxwell in a black top and burgundy skirt before an autumn floral arrangement — Olivia before an autumn floral arrangement.