Romania\u2019s Olivia Ni\u021b\u0103 appears in the miniseries \u201cThe Gray House,\u201d directed by Roland Joff\u00e9 and produced by Republic Pictures, in collaboration with Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, and Leslie Greif.\u00a0 A historical drama released on Amazon Prime in the United States, the miniseries filmed entirely in various locations in Romania and at Castel Film Studios (April – October 2023) brings into focus a captivating story about a women-led spy network that played a key role in changing the course of American history during the Civil War.\u00a0<\/p>\n
These lesser-known heroines transform the famous Underground Railroad network into a highly efficient and risky clandestine intelligence system, contributing decisively to the North\u2019s victory and the defense of democratic values.<\/p>\n
Olivia Ni\u021b\u0103 portrays Amanda Suggs, a widow from the high society of Richmond, Virginia, a supporter of the values of the southern Confederate States of America.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The set design and costumes were entirely signed by Romanian creators (Adrian Curelea, Oana P\u0103unescu). The cast includes Mary-Louise Parker, Daisy Head, Colin Morgan, Hannah James, alongside Romanian actors Olivia Ni\u021b\u0103, \u0218tefan Iancu, Ionu\u021b Grama, Bogdan Farca\u0219, and Radu Micu.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a wonderful and truly special experience. Amanda is a role for which I had to speak with a Southern American accent. I was extremely happy to work with Roland Joff\u00e9, a director whose films, such as The Mission and The Killing Fields, deeply impressed me. I am extremely grateful and honored to be part of this fabulous project. I worked with people I admire and who became my friends over the course of filming,\u201d said Olivia Ni\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Gray House\u201d is Olivia Ni\u021b\u0103\u2019s third appearance in an international series broadcast by Amazon Prime, after \u201cThe Mallorca Files\u201d (2019) and \u201cComrade Detective\u201d (2017). She also recently starred in \u201cThe Good Ship Murder,\u201d a British series for Channel 5, and the series \u201cThe Diplomat\u201d (Netflix), among others.<\/p>\n
Born in Bucharest, Ni\u021b\u0103 studied viola and piano, and at 11 years old, she made her debut on the stage of the Bucharest National Theatre in the play \u201cO scrisoare pierdut\u0103,\u201d directed by Alexandru Tocilescu.\u00a0<\/p>\n