Global InformationOlivia Fraser Richards information
| Olivia Fraser Richards | |||||||||||||||||
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| Home and Away character | |||||||||||||||||
 Raechelle Banno as Olivia Fraser Richards | |||||||||||||||||
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| Duration | 1998–1999, 2005, 2015–2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 20 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 13 August 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
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Olivia Fraser Richards is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Home and Away, played by Raechelle Banno. The character was born on-screen to parents Lachlan Fraser (Richard Grieve) and Chloe Richards (Kristy Wright) during the episode broadcast on 20 April 1998. Producers allowed Grieve and Wright to choose the name of their characters' daughter and they eventually settled on Olivia. The character was played by a number of infant actors until her departure in 1999. In 2005, Wright reprised her role as Chloe, while Ivy Latimer was cast as Olivia. Following Chloe's death, Olivia was at the centre of a custody battle between her grandmother Diana Fraser (Kerry McGuire) and Chloe's foster mother Irene Roberts (Lynne McGranger).
The character was reintroduced in 2015, with Banno cast in the role. During her audition, Banno performed scenes with actors Matt Little and Scott Lee, whose presence made her more "excited" about securing the role. Olivia is portrayed as bold, flirty, and confrontational. Banno also thought there was a darkness to Olivia. The character's early storylines focused on her friendship with VJ Patterson (Little), a feud with villain Charlotte King (Erika Heynatz), and the revelation that she has been self-harming due to being sexually abused. Banno praised the writers' decision to explore the issue of self-harm, as she believed it was a topic that was not often portrayed on television.
Producers paired Olivia with Hunter King (Lee), and their on-off relationship has been tested several times, with issues ranging from infidelity to pregnancy, and later a proposal. Olivia has also been the part of a love triangle involving Hunter and Mason Morgan (Orpheus Pledger). In May 2018, it was confirmed that Banno had left Home and Away and that she had already filmed her final scenes. Banno made her final appearance as Olivia on 13 August 2018.