Olivia Williams

Olivia Williams

Acting
Born 1968-07-26Camden Town, London, England, UK

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.

Movies (56)

The Sixth Sense
8.0

The Sixth Sense

1999Movie8.0
The Father
8.1

The Father

2020Movie8.1
Maps to the Stars
6.2

Maps to the Stars

2014Movie6.2
Hanna
6.6

Hanna

2011Movie6.6
Peter Pan
7.1

Peter Pan

2003Movie7.1
Seventh Son
5.5

Seventh Son

2014Movie5.5
The Postman
6.3

The Postman

1997Movie6.3
Below
6.0

Below

2002Movie6.0
Rushmore
7.4

Rushmore

1998Movie7.4
Sabotage
5.6

Sabotage

2014Movie5.6
Anna Karenina
6.7

Anna Karenina

2012Movie6.7
The Ghost Writer
6.8

The Ghost Writer

2010Movie6.8
Valiant
5.7

Valiant

2005Movie5.7
The Last Days on Mars
5.5

The Last Days on Mars

2013Movie5.5
The Body
5.5

The Body

2001Movie5.5
An Education
6.9

An Education

2009Movie6.9
Victoria & Abdul
6.9

Victoria & Abdul

2017Movie6.9
The Man from Elysian Fields
5.9

The Man from Elysian Fields

2001Movie5.9
Man Up
6.6

Man Up

2015Movie6.6
The Trouble with Jessica
6.0

The Trouble with Jessica

2024Movie6.0
Emma
6.6

Emma

1996Movie6.6
Another End
6.7

Another End

2024Movie6.7
Justin and the Knights of Valour
5.9

Justin and the Knights of Valour

2013Movie5.9
Now Is Good
7.3

Now Is Good

2012Movie7.3
Salting the Battlefield
6.3

Salting the Battlefield

2014Movie6.3
To Kill a King
5.8

To Kill a King

2003Movie5.8
Hyde Park on Hudson
5.3

Hyde Park on Hudson

2012Movie5.3
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
6.2

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

2010Movie6.2
Lucky Break
6.3

Lucky Break

2001Movie6.3
Flashbacks of a Fool
6.2

Flashbacks of a Fool

2008Movie6.2
Wild Bill
6.7

Wild Bill

2011Movie6.7
The Heart of Me
6.0

The Heart of Me

2004Movie6.0
Miss Austen Regrets
6.1

Miss Austen Regrets

2008Movie6.1
Magpie
6.1

Magpie

2014Movie6.1
Born Romantic
6.0

Born Romantic

2000Movie6.0
The Guest
7.0

The Guest

2013Movie7.0
Dead Babies
4.6

Dead Babies

2000Movie4.6
The Hotel In Amsterdam

The Hotel In Amsterdam

2004Movie
Pigs

Pigs

2024Movie
Krakatoa: The Last Days
6.3

Krakatoa: The Last Days

2006Movie6.3
Tara Road
5.4

Tara Road

2005Movie5.4
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
7.7

National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes

2017Movie7.7
The Making of 'Rushmore'
6.2

The Making of 'Rushmore'

2000Movie6.2
Nyet!
7.0

Nyet!

2019Movie7.0
Broken Lines
3.5

Broken Lines

2008Movie3.5
Four Dogs Playing Poker
4.0

Four Dogs Playing Poker

2000Movie4.0
My Name Is Leon
3.7

My Name Is Leon

2022Movie3.7
Emma, Change the Locks
7.0

Emma, Change the Locks

2015Movie7.0
The Escape

The Escape

2017Movie
Altar
4.9

Altar

2014Movie4.9
Collaborator
4.8

Collaborator

2011Movie4.8
The White King
5.3

The White King

2016Movie5.3
X-Men: The Last Stand
6.4

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006Movie6.4
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
8.0

Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures

2004Movie8.0
Damage
1.0

Damage

2007Movie1.0
The Impact

The Impact

2022Movie

TV Shows (24)

Jason and the Argonauts
6.5

Jason and the Argonauts

2000Series6.5
Friends
8.4

Friends

1994Series8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
7.2

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

2022Series7.2
The Crown
8.2

The Crown

2016Series8.2
The Wheel of Time
7.6

The Wheel of Time

2021Series7.6
Dune: Prophecy
7.2

Dune: Prophecy

2024Series7.2
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
7.2

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

2025Series7.2
Young Sherlock
7.8

Young Sherlock

2026Series7.8
Dollhouse
7.2

Dollhouse

2009Series7.2
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
6.6

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987Series6.6
Playhouse Presents
6.0

Playhouse Presents

2012Series6.0
Manhattan
7.0

Manhattan

2014Series7.0
Counterpart
7.5

Counterpart

2017Series7.5
The Nevers
7.9

The Nevers

2021Series7.9
Van der Valk
6.2

Van der Valk

1972Series6.2
Spaced
7.9

Spaced

1999Series7.9
Terriers
8.0

Terriers

2010Series8.0
OK! TV
5.7

OK! TV

2011Series5.7
Homemade
5.5

Homemade

2020Series5.5
Funny Woman
6.9

Funny Woman

2023Series6.9
The Halcyon
6.3

The Halcyon

2017Series6.3
The Good Daughter

The Good Daughter

2026Series
Case Sensitive
6.9

Case Sensitive

2011Series6.9
Unknown Belize

Unknown Belize

2024Series