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Olivia Williams Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1968-07-26

Birthplace:
Camden Town, London, England, UK

Credits:
81 Total Roles

Olivia Williams

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Biography

Olivia Haigh Williams (born July 26, 1968) is a British actress who has appeared in British and American films and television. Williams studied drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for two years followed by three years at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her first significant screen role was as Jane Fairfax in the British television film Emma (1996), based on Jane Austen's novel.

She made her film debut in 1997's The Postman, followed by Rushmore (1998) and The Sixth Sense (1999). Williams also acted in the British films Lucky Break (2001), The Heart of Me (2002) and An Education (2009). She continued acting in films such as The Ghost Writer (2010), Hanna (2011), Anna Karenina (2012), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), Maps to the Stars (2014), Victoria & Abdul (2017), and The Father (2020).

From 2017 to 2019, she played Emily Silk in the science fiction television series Counterpart. In 2022, Williams portrayed Camilla Parker Bowles in the Netflix historical drama The Crown in its fifth season, a role she is set to reprise in its sixth and final season.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Monster: The Ed Gein Story TV Alma Reville
2024 Dune: Prophecy - Behind the Scenes MOVIE Self
2024 Dune: Prophecy TV Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen
2024 Pigs MOVIE Mum
2024 The Trouble with Jessica MOVIE Beth
2024 Another End MOVIE Juliette
2024 Unknown Belize TV Narrator
2023 Funny Woman TV Gloria Balderstone, Barbara's mother
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV Winterbloom (voice)
2022 My Name Is Leon MOVIE Sylvia

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