Olivia Williams

Olivia Williams

1968-07-26

Biography

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.

Also appears in

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

7.2

The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense

8.0

Rushmore

Rushmore

7.4

Seventh Son

Seventh Son

5.5

Emma

Emma

6.6

The Father

The Father

8.1

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

6.7

The Body

The Body

5.5

Hanna

Hanna

6.6

The Postman

The Postman

6.2

Valiant

Valiant

5.5

The Ghost Writer

The Ghost Writer

6.8

Sabotage

Sabotage

5.6

The Trouble with Jessica

The Trouble with Jessica

6.0

Below

Below

6.0

The Last Days on Mars

The Last Days on Mars

5.5

Man Up

Man Up

6.6

Justin and the Knights of Valour

Justin and the Knights of Valour

5.9

Now Is Good

Now Is Good

7.3

Altar

Altar

4.9