Olivia Williams

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

Biography

Early life

Williams was born in Camden Town, London, England to two 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.

Career

After graduation, Williams worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company in both Stratford-upon-Avon and London, England, and toured the United States in a production of Richard III, starring Ian McKellen. Her lone appearance before the cameras had been in British TV's Jane Austen's Emma (1996), which aired in the U.S. on the A&E Network.

Williams debuted on the silver screen in 1997, after doing a screen test for the Kevin Costner film The Postman, and beat out four well-known actresses for the lead role in Wes Anderson's Rushmore.^[1] . She then starred as Bruce Willis's wife in the blockbuster The Sixth Sense. Since then, Williams has starred in several British films, including Lucky Break and The Heart of Me. Most recently, she appeared, uncredited, as Dr. Moira MacTaggert in the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand.

Personal life

Williams practices Bikram Yoga and rides a bicycle to sets when working on films. After filming The Postman, she spent time in Bolivia studying bears in the rainforest.^[2]

On November 2, 2003, Williams married stage actor and playwright Rhashan Stone. The pair have one child, Esme Ruby, born on April 6, 2004.

Selected filmography

• Krakatoa - The Last Days (TV) (2006)
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) (uncredited) (Moira MacTaggert)
• Tara Road (2005)
• Valiant (2005) (voice)
• Peter Pan (2003)
• Below (2002) - Claire
• A Knight's Tale (2001) (uncredited)
• The Body (2001)
• Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000)
• The Sixth Sense (1999)
• Rushmore (1998)
• The Postman (1997)

Footnotes

1. ^ ""Dead Good": Interview: Olivia Williams", Guardian Unlimited, January 20, 2001.
2. ^ "Everyone's talking about... Olivia Williams", Guardian Unlimited, July 4, 1999.

References

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