Acting
Olivia Williams
Born Jul 26, 1968 · Camden Town, London, England, UK
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.
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The Good Daughter
2026
Drama · Mystery
Young Sherlock
2026
Action & Adventure · Mystery
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
2025
Crime · Drama
Dune: Prophecy
2024
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Action & Adventure
Pigs
2024
The Trouble with Jessica
2024
Comedy · Drama · Crime
Another End
2024
Science Fiction · Drama
Unknown Belize
2024
Funny Woman
2023
Comedy
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
My Name Is Leon
2022
Drama
The Impact
2022
Science Fiction · Drama
The Wheel of Time
2021
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
The Nevers
2021
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
The Father
2020
Drama
Homemade
2020
Drama · Documentary · Family
Nyet!
2019
Counterpart
2017
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
2017
Drama · Comedy
Victoria & Abdul
2017
Drama · History
The Escape
2017
Science Fiction · Drama
The Halcyon
2017
Drama · War & Politics
The Crown
2016
Drama
The White King
2016
Drama · Science Fiction
Emma, Change the Locks
2015
Drama · Mystery
Man Up
2015
Romance · Comedy
Altar
2014
Mystery · Horror
Seventh Son
2014
Adventure · Fantasy
Manhattan
2014
Drama · War & Politics
Maps to the Stars
2014
Drama
Sabotage
2014
Action · Drama · Thriller
Salting the Battlefield
2014
Action · Drama · Crime
The Last Days on Mars
2013
Science Fiction · Thriller · Horror
Justin and the Knights of Valour
2013
Animation · Adventure
Hyde Park on Hudson
2012
Comedy · Drama · History
Now Is Good
2012
Drama · Romance
Anna Karenina
2012
Drama · Romance · History
Playhouse Presents
2012
Drama · Comedy
Wild Bill
2011
Drama
Collaborator
2011
Comedy · Drama
Case Sensitive
2011
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Hanna
2011
Action · Thriller · Adventure
OK! TV
2011
News
Terriers
2010
Crime · Drama · Comedy
The Ghost Writer
2010
Thriller · Mystery
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
2010
Drama
An Education
2009
Drama · Romance
Dollhouse
2009
Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Broken Lines
2008
Drama · Romance
Flashbacks of a Fool
2008
Drama
Miss Austen Regrets
2008
Drama · History · TV Movie
Damage
2007
Drama
Krakatoa: The Last Days
2006
Drama · Documentary · History
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
Adventure · Action · Science Fiction
Tara Road
2005
Drama
Valiant
2005
Family · Animation · Adventure
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
2004
Drama · TV Movie
The Hotel In Amsterdam
2004
The Heart of Me
2004
Drama · Romance
Peter Pan
2003
Adventure · Fantasy · Family
To Kill a King
2003
Drama · Action · Adventure
Below
2002
Thriller · Horror · Mystery
The Man from Elysian Fields
2001
Drama · Romance
Lucky Break
2001
Comedy · Crime
The Body
2001
Drama · Mystery · Romance
Born Romantic
2000
Comedy · Romance
Dead Babies
2000
Thriller · Comedy
Four Dogs Playing Poker
2000
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Jason and the Argonauts
2000
Family · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Making of 'Rushmore'
2000
Documentary · Comedy
Spaced
1999
Comedy
The Sixth Sense
1999
Mystery · Thriller · Drama
Rushmore
1998
Comedy · Drama
The Postman
1997
Adventure · Action · Drama
Emma
1996
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Friends
1994
Comedy
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Drama · Mystery
Van der Valk
1972
Drama