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Olivia Williams

Born
July 26, 1968
Olivia Haigh Williams (born 26 July 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
The Sixth Sense
(1999)
Anna Crowe
The Father
(2020)
The Woman
Seventh Son
(2014)
Mam Ward
Peter Pan
(2003)
Mrs. Darling
Anna Karenina
(2012)
Countess Vronsky
The Postman
(1997)
Abby
Sabotage
(2014)
Investigator Caroline Brentwood
Hanna
(2011)
Rachel
Man Up
(2015)
Hilary
Valiant
(2005)
Victoria (voice)
Below
(2002)
Claire
Victoria & Abdul
(2017)
Baroness Churchill
The Ghost Writer
(2010)
Ruth Lang
Rushmore
(1998)
Rosemary Cross
An Education
(2009)
Miss Stubbs
Emma
(1996)
Jane Fairfax
Full Filmography
Acting
Emma
(1996)
Jane Fairfax
The Postman
(1997)
Abby
Rushmore
(1998)
Rosemary Cross
The Sixth Sense
(1999)
Anna Crowe
Dead Babies
(2000)
Four Dogs Playing Poker
(2000)
Audrey
Born Romantic
(2000)
Eleanor
The Man from Elysian Fields
(2001)
Andrea
The Body
(2001)
Sharon Golban
Lucky Break
(2001)
Annabel
Below
(2002)
Claire
Peter Pan
(2003)
Mrs. Darling
To Kill a King
(2003)
Lady Anne Fairfax
The Heart of Me
(2004)
Madeleine
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
(2004)
Agatha Christie
The Hotel In Amsterdam
(2004)
Valiant
(2005)
Victoria (voice)
Tara Road
(2005)
Ria
Krakatoa: The Last Days
(2006)
Johanna Beijerinck
X-Men: The Last Stand
(2006)
Dr. Moira MacTaggert
Damage
(2007)
Michelle Cahill
Flashbacks of a Fool
(2008)
Grace Scott
Broken Lines
(2008)
Zoe
Miss Austen Regrets
(2008)
Jane Austen
An Education
(2009)
Miss Stubbs
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
(2010)
Betty Dury
The Ghost Writer
(2010)
Ruth Lang
Hanna
(2011)
Rachel
Wild Bill
(2011)
Kelly
Collaborator
(2011)
Emma Stiles
Now Is Good
(2012)
Mother
Anna Karenina
(2012)
Countess Vronsky
Hyde Park on Hudson
(2012)
Eleanor Roosevelt
The Last Days on Mars
(2013)
Kim Aldrich
The Guest
(2013)
Marguerite
Justin and the Knights of Valour
(2013)
Queen (voice)
Altar
(2014)
Meg
Seventh Son
(2014)
Mam Ward
Maps to the Stars
(2014)
Cristina Weiss
Salting the Battlefield
(2014)
Belinda Kay
Sabotage
(2014)
Investigator Caroline Brentwood
Magpie
(2014)
The Woman
Man Up
(2015)
Hilary
The White King
(2017)
Sophia (voice)
Victoria & Abdul
(2017)
Baroness Churchill
National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes
(2017)
Alice
Nyet!
(2019)
Mrs. Pyke
The Father
(2020)
The Woman
The Impact
(2022)
The President
My Name Is Leon
(2022)
Sylvia
The Trouble with Jessica
(2024)
Beth
Another End
(2024)
Juliette
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