Olivia Williams
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.
Filmography
Pigs
as Mum
Pigs
as Mum
The Trouble with Jessica
as Beth
The Trouble with Jessica
as Beth
Another End
as Juliette
Another End
as Juliette
My Name Is Leon
as Sylvia
My Name Is Leon
as Sylvia
The Impact
as The President
The Impact
as The President
The Father
as The Woman
The Father
as The Woman
Nyet!
as Mrs. Pyke
Nyet!
as Mrs. Pyke
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
as Alice
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
as Alice
Victoria & Abdul
as Baroness Churchill
Victoria & Abdul
as Baroness Churchill
The Escape
as Sarah
The Escape
as Sarah
The White King
as Sophia (voice)
The White King
as Sophia (voice)
Emma, Change the Locks
as Emma
Emma, Change the Locks
as Emma
Man Up
as Hilary
Man Up
as Hilary
Altar
as Meg
Altar
as Meg
Seventh Son
as Mam Ward
Seventh Son
as Mam Ward
Magpie
as The Woman
Magpie
as The Woman
Maps to the Stars
as Cristina Weiss
Maps to the Stars
as Cristina Weiss
Sabotage
as Caroline
Sabotage
as Caroline
Salting the Battlefield
as Belinda Kay
Salting the Battlefield
as Belinda Kay
The Last Days on Mars
as Kim Aldrich
The Last Days on Mars
as Kim Aldrich
Justin and the Knights of Valour
as Queen (voice)
Justin and the Knights of Valour
as Queen (voice)
The Guest
as Marguerite
The Guest
as Marguerite
Hyde Park on Hudson
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Hyde Park on Hudson
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Now Is Good
as Mother
Now Is Good
as Mother
Anna Karenina
as Countess Vronsky
Anna Karenina
as Countess Vronsky
Wild Bill
as Kelly
Wild Bill
as Kelly
Collaborator
as Emma Stiles
Collaborator
as Emma Stiles
Hanna
as Rachel
Hanna
as Rachel
The Ghost Writer
as Ruth Lang
The Ghost Writer
as Ruth Lang
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
as Betty Dury
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
as Betty Dury
An Education
as Miss Stubbs
An Education
as Miss Stubbs
Broken Lines
as Zoe
Broken Lines
as Zoe
Flashbacks of a Fool
as Grace Scott
Flashbacks of a Fool
as Grace Scott
Miss Austen Regrets
as Jane Austen
Miss Austen Regrets
as Jane Austen
Damage
as Michelle Cahill
Damage
as Michelle Cahill
Krakatoa: The Last Days
as Johanna Beijerinck
Krakatoa: The Last Days
as Johanna Beijerinck
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Dr. Moira MacTaggert (uncredited)
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Dr. Moira MacTaggert (uncredited)
Tara Road
as Ria
Tara Road
as Ria
Valiant
as Victoria (voice)
Valiant
as Victoria (voice)
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
as Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
as Agatha Christie
The Hotel In Amsterdam
as Annie
The Hotel In Amsterdam
as Annie
The Heart of Me
as Madeleine
The Heart of Me
as Madeleine
Peter Pan
as Mary Darling
Peter Pan
as Mary Darling
To Kill a King
as Lady Anne Fairfax
To Kill a King
as Lady Anne Fairfax
Below
as Claire
Below
as Claire
The Man from Elysian Fields
as Andrea
The Man from Elysian Fields
as Andrea
Lucky Break
as Annabel
Lucky Break
as Annabel
The Body
as Sharon Golban
The Body
as Sharon Golban
Born Romantic
as Eleanor
Born Romantic
as Eleanor
Dead Babies
as Diana
Dead Babies
as Diana
Four Dogs Playing Poker
as Audrey
Four Dogs Playing Poker
as Audrey
The Making of 'Rushmore'
as Self
The Making of 'Rushmore'
as Self
The Sixth Sense
as Anna Crowe
The Sixth Sense
as Anna Crowe
Rushmore
as Rosemary Cross
Rushmore
as Rosemary Cross
The Postman
as Abby
The Postman
as Abby
Emma
as Jane Fairfax
Emma
as Jane Fairfax