Olivia Williams

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AKA: Olivia Frances Williams
Nationality: British
Birthdate: 01/01/1968
Birthplace: England, United Kingdom

biography

Called "one of the most beautiful women to come on screen in the last 10 years" by Kevin Costner, the dark-haired, British-born Olivia Williams burst out of relative obscurity to play Abby, an independent post-apocalyptic woman looking for a man to inseminate her, in Costner's "The Postman" (1997). Having trained for the stage at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Williams had been a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and toured the USA in a production of "Richard III", starring Ian McKellen. Her lone appearance before the cameras had been in British TV's "Jane Austin's 'Emma'" (1996), Continued

Credits

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Adelle DeWitt
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Adelle DeWitt
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Adelle DeWitt
2009
Adelle DeWitt
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Adelle DeWitt
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2009
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Miss Stubbs
2009
Grace Scot
2008
Voice of Victoria
2005
Mrs Darling
2003
Madeleine Masters
2003
Claire Page
2002
Andrea Allcott
2002
Annabel Sweep
2002
Sharon Golban
2001
Diana
2000
Anna Crowe
1999
Miss Cross
1999
Abby
1997
Eleanor
Lady Anne
Ria

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Was member of the Royal Shakespeare Company
 
Toured USA in "Richard III" starring Ian McKellen
1996 
Played Jane Fairfax in the British TV adaptation of "Jane Austen's 'Emma'" (shown on A&E in the USA)
1997 
Feature film debut opposite Kevin Costner in "The Postman"
1998 
Cast as a first grade teacher who becomes the object of affection of a high school student and a wealthy married man in the comedy "Rushmore"
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