Birth Name: Olivia Haigh Williams
Birth Date: 1968-07-26
Birth Place: Camden Town, London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom
Details
Alternate Names: Olivia Haigh Williams, اولیویا ویلیامز
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Emma (1996) as Jane Fairfax
Most Important Roles: - The Sixth Sense (1999) as Anna Crowe
- Tara Road (2005) as Ria
- Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000) as Audrey
- Rushmore (1998) as Rosemary Cross
- Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures (2004) as Agatha Christie
- The Ghost Writer (2010) as Ruth Lang
- An Education (2009) as Miss Stubbs
- The Heart of Me (2004) as Madeleine
- Below (2002) as Claire
- The Postman (1997) as Abby
Career Highlights: - The Sixth Sense (1999)
- Tara Road (2005)
- Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000)
- Rushmore (1998)
- Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures (2004)
- The Ghost Writer (2010)
- An Education (2009)
- The Heart of Me (2004)
- Below (2002)
- The Postman (1997)
Awards
Awards: - Won British Independent Film Award - Best Actress (2003)
- Nominated for 1 Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Actress (2011)
- Won ALFS Award - British Supporting Actress of the Year (2011)
- Nominated for 1 ALFS Award - British Supporting Actress of the Year (2010)
- Nominated for 1 LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress (2010)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Nymph - Television Films - Best Performance by an Actress (2007)
- Won NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress (2011)
- Nominated for 1 Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2024)
- Nominated for 1 Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2023)
- Nominated for 1 Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (2010)
- Nominated for 1 Empire Award - Best Actress (2011)
- Nominated for 1 Empire Award - Best British Actress (2002)
- Won ICS Award - Best Supporting Actress (2011)
- Nominated for 1 CinEuphoria - Best Ensemble - International Competition (2022)
- Nominated for 1 OFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress (2011)
- Nominated for 1 VVFP Award - Best Supporting Actress (2010)
- Nominated for 1 ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble (2009)
- Won Invisible Woman Award (2009)
- Nominated for 1 INOCA - Best Supporting Actress (2011)
- Nominated for 1 ICP Award - Best Supporting Performance (2010)
Full 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.
