Olivia Dunham
FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham is part of Fringe Division, a multi-agency Department of Homeland Security task force where she investigates strange phenomena with Dr. Walter Bishop and his son, Peter. The team zeroes in on a strange "doomsday machine" from a parallel universe (aka "the Other Side") much like their own.
As a child, Olivia met Peter when she was a subject in Walter and William Bell's trials of the drug Cortexiphan. The drug gave her special powers, including the ability to "cross over" to the Other Side. Unaware that she had crossed over, Olivia revealed to Walter's doppelganger, "Walternate," that his kidnapped son, Peter, was in her world.
In adulthood, Olivia and Peter fell in love. When Peter decided to return to the Other Side, she fearlessly crossed over to bring him back. But she was tricked by "Bolivia," the Agent Dunham of the alternate universe, and became Walternate's prisoner. Meanwhile, Bolivia impersonated Olivia, even starting a relationship with Peter.
When Olivia finally got home, Bolivia's deception took a toll on her feelings for Peter, but the pair managed to get past it. Their newfound happiness was cut short when Walternate activated the machine, threatening their world. Olivia helped Peter take control of the machine, and he made a bridge between both sides. Then he disappeared. Now, like everyone else, Olivia appears to have no memory of the love of her life.
Bolivia
Agent Olivia Dunham of the Other Side is so much like Olivia Dunham of This Side — and so much NOT like her. It's not just the darker hair and bangs, or her easy smile, or the fact that she's never heard of U2. "Bolivia" is an ace shot, where Olivia has perfect recall. She has a boyfriend, Frank. Her sister is dead, but her mom is still alive.
Like Olivia, Bolivia is tough, and totally devoted to duty. But her strong sense of justice at times leads to doubts after she began impersonating Olivia in order to carry out Walternate's plan to destroy Olivia's world. At first Bolivia believed Walternate's directive that only one side could survive. But as she became more entangled with Olivia's team — especially Peter — she wanted to find another way.
Bolivia initially saw Olivia's feelings for Peter as a way in. Even when her own feelings became genuine, they didn't stop her from doing her job. The stakes were raised for Bolivia after she returned to her own side and gave birth to her son with Peter. The child, Henry, gave Walternate the advantage he sought. But Bolivia finally rebelled, although her desperate attempt to warn Peter failed.
Brought back to Olivia's side when Peter created a bridge between universes, Bolivia came face-to-face with her counterpart. Can these women work together? And what will become of little Henry, now that Peter supposedly never existed?
Anna Torv is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia's most prestigious acting college. Since graduating, she has performed with the esteemed Sydney Theatre Company and had regular roles on several of Australia's acclaimed television dramas, including "The Secret Life of Us" and "Young Lions." She has also appeared in the highly popular "McLeod's Daughters."
Torv's feature film credits include "Traveling Light" directed by Kathryn Millard and Ana Kokkinos, "The Book of Revelation" starring opposite fellow Australian Greta Scacchi. Her credits also include the television series "Mistresses" and the Emmy-nominated cable miniseries "The Pacific," produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.
Torv divides her time between Vancouver, Canada, and Brisbane, Australia.
