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Olivia Williams

Olivia Williams, September 2008
Born Olivia Haigh Williams
26 July 1968 (1968-07-26) (age 41)
Camden Town, London, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 1992–present
Spouse(s) Rhashan Stone (2003–present)

Olivia Haigh Williams (born 26 July 1968) is an English film, stage and television actress who has appeared in British and American films.

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Early life

Williams was born in Camden Town, London, England. Both her parents are barristers. She graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge with a degree in English literature, then studied drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for two years and spent three years at the Royal Shakespeare Company.1

Career

After graduation, Williams worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company in both Stratford-upon-Avon and London and in 1995 toured the United States in a production of Shakespeare's Richard III starring Ian McKellen. Her first significant appearance before the cameras was as Jane Fairfax in the British TV film Emma (1996), based on Jane Austen's 1816 novel.1

Williams made her film debut in 1997's The Postman, after doing a screen test for Kevin Costner.1 She later won the lead role of Rosemary Cross in Wes Anderson's Rushmore (1998).2 She then starred as Bruce Willis' wife in the blockbuster The Sixth Sense (1999). Since then, Williams has appeared in several British films, including Lucky Break (2001) and The Heart of Me (2002), for which she won the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress. She also played Mrs. Darling in the latest film adaptation of Peter Pan. Williams was uncredited for her role as Dr. Moira MacTaggert in the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand. On TV, Williams portrayed British author Jane Austen in Miss Austen Regrets (2008) and was cast as Adelle DeWitt in Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, which ran on Fox from 2009 to 2010.3

In 2000 she wrote and read the short story The Significance Of Hair for BBC Radio.

Selected works

Film

Year Film Role Awards and nominations
1997 Beck Karen Quinn
Gaston's War Nicky
The Postman Abby
1998 Rushmore Rosemary Cross
1999 The Sixth Sense Anna Crowe
2000 Four Dogs Playing Poker Audrey
Born Romantic Eleanor
Dead Babies aka Mood Swingers Diana
2001 The Body Sharon Golban
A Knight's Tale Phillipa Chaucer Uncredited
Lucky Break Annabel Sweep/Lady Hamilton in show Best Actress, Empire Awards (2002) (nominated)
The Man from Elysian Fields Andrea
2002 The Heart of Me Madeleine Best Actress, British Independent Film Awards (2003)
Below Claire
2003 To Kill a King Lady Anne Fairfax
Peter Pan Mrs. Darling
2005 Valiant Victoria voice
Tara Road Ria
Mockingbird Mother
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand Moira MacTaggert Uncredited
2008 Flashbacks of a Fool Grace Scott
Broken Lines Zoe
2009 An Education Miss Stubbs Best British Supporting Actress of the Year, London Film Critics' Circle (Nominated)
2010 The Ghost Writer Ruth Lang
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Betty Dury

Television

Year(s)
of appearance		 Film or series Role Awards and nominations
1992
(1 episode)		 Van der Valk (1972–1973, 1977, 1991–1992)
"Still Waters"		 Irene Kortman
1992
(1 episode)		 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
"The Speaker of Mandarin"		 Jennifer Norris
1996 Emma Jane Fairfax
1998
(2 episodes)		 Friends (1994–2004)
"The One with Ross's Wedding: Part 1" and "The One with Ross's Wedding: Part 2"		 Felicity - one of the bridesmaids
2000 Jason and the Argonauts Hera
2001
(1 episode)		 Spaced (1999, 2001)
"Help"		 Knocked-down Cyclist
2004 Agatha Christie – A Life in Pictures Agatha Christie
2006 Krakatoa – The Last Days Johanna Beijerinck
2007 Damage Michelle Cahill
2008 Miss Austen Regrets Jane Austen
2009-2010 Dollhouse Adelle DeWitt

Theatre

Year(s)
of appearance		 Production Role Awards and nominations
1995 Richard III (c. 1591)
by William Shakespeare
2003 Love's Labour's Lost (c. 1595–1596)4
by William Shakespeare

Olivier Theatre, Royal National Theatre, London

 The Princess
2003 The Hotel in Amsterdam (first performed 1968)5
by John Osborne

Donmar Warehouse, London

 Annie
2006 The Changeling (1653)6
by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley

Cheek by Jowl production at the Barbican Centre, London

 Beatrice-Joanna

Personal life

On 2 November 2003, Williams married American stage actor and playwright Rhashan Stone. The couple have two children, Esmé Ruby (born 6 April 2004) and Roxana May (born 7 April 2007). She was once in a 3-years long relationship with Radosław Sikorski, the current Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs7. Sikorski left Poland in 1981 and studied at Oxford, he was a British citizen since 1984 and declined it in 2006.

Williams practises Bikram Yoga and rides a bicycle to sets when working on films. After filming The Postman, she spent time in Bolivia studying spectacled bears in the rainforest.89 Since 2006, she has written occasional travel reports for the "Independent Traveller" section of the British newspaper The Independent on Sunday.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Gilbert, Gerard (15 November 2009). "Olivia Williams: 'I just do what I'm told'". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/olivia-williams-i-just-do-what-im-told-1818815.html. Retrieved 15 November 2009. 
  2. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (2001-01-20). "Dead good : Returning from Hollywood to star in British movies would be a step back for most, but Sixth Sense star Olivia Williams was tempted by sex, drugs and cruelty". The Guardian. http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,424380,00.html. 
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2008-04-03). "Olivia Williams cast in 'Dollhouse'". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i1773b9d1d4828bb0949984fd99f45dbe. Retrieved 2008-05-16. 
  4. ^ Bassett, Kate (2003-03-02). "Love's Labour's Lost, NT Olivier, London; Honour, NT Cottesloe, London; The Green Man, Bush, London; Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Donmar Warehouse, London : Parting is such sugary sorrow". The Independent. http://arts.independent.co.uk/theatre/reviews/article121190.ece. 
  5. ^ Bassett, Kate (2003-09-21). "The Hotel in Amsterdam, Donmar Warehouse, London; A Woman of No Importance, Haymarket Theatre Royal, London; The Recruiting Officer, Garrick, Lichfield : Charming, funny... and totally vile". The Independent. http://arts.independent.co.uk/theatre/reviews/article88038.ece.  Taylor, Paul (2003-09-22). "The Hotel In Amsterdam, Donmar Warehouse, London : Lounging around can be highly entertaining". The Independent. http://arts.independent.co.uk/theatre/reviews/article87979.ece. 
  6. ^ Williams, Olivia (2006-05-04). "Diary of a nervous star : Olivia Williams, star of 'The Sixth Sense', is appearing on stage in 'The Changeling'. In her tour diary, she says it's scarier than Hollywood". The Independent. http://arts.independent.co.uk/theatre/features/article361917.ece.  Coveney, Michael (2006-05-17). "The Changeling, Barbican, London". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article485784.ece.  Bassett, Kate (2006-05-21). "The Changeling, Barbican, London : Lost in the labyrinth". The Independent. http://arts.independent.co.uk/theatre/reviews/article549627.ece. 
  7. ^ ""Autor Widmo": czy Radosław Sikorski pójdzie dziś do kina?". Onet.pl. 19 February 2010. http://film.onet.pl/0,0,2130694,wiadomosci.html. Retrieved 19 February 2010. 
  8. ^ Hoggard, Liz (2003-04-13). "How we met? Olivia Williams & Susanna Paisley". The Independent on Sunday (republished on LookSmart). http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030413/ai_n12737588. 
  9. ^ Ojumu, Akin (1999-07-04). "Everyone's talking about... Olivia Williams". The Observer. http://film.guardian.co.uk/Column/0,4541,63001,00.html. 

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