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Olivia Williams

Olivia Williams

Actor · Born July 26, 1968 (58) · Camden Town, London, England, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 26, 1968 (58)
From
Camden Town, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 79 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Olivia Williams' films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Bonds
27%
Morality
16%
Survival
12%
Power
10%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 14 · Dark 15

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 16 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 19 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 11

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 20 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 17 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 17
Shapeshifter
3 of 17
Mentor
3 of 17
Shadow
2 of 17
Herald
1 of 17
Threshold guardian
1 of 17
Hero
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Melancholic
18
Dread
13
Contemplative
13
Bittersweet
9
Other
39

How their films linger

Bittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Olivia Williams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Olivia Williams' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

79 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Good Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Harriet 'Gamma' Quinn

  • Young Sherlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Monster: The Ed Gein Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alma Reville

  • Dune: Prophecy(2024)

    Show 14 episodes · as Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Pigs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Mum

  • The Trouble with Jessica(2023)

    as Beth

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Another End(2024)

    as Juliette

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Unknown Belize (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator

  • Funny Woman(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gloria Balderstone, Barbara's mother

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Winterbloom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • My Name Is Leon(2022)

    as Sylvia

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Impact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as The President

  • The Wheel of Time(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Queen Morgase Trakand

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Nevers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lavinia Bidlow

  • The Father(2020)

    as The Woman

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Homemade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Queen (voice)

  • Nyet! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Mrs. Pyke

  • Counterpart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · as Emily Burton Silk

  • National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Alice

  • Victoria & Abdul(2017)

    as Baroness Churchill

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sarah

  • The Halcyon(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lady Priscilla Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as Camilla Parker Bowles

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The White King(2016)

    as Sophia (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Emma, Change the Locks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Emma

  • Man Up(2015)

    as Hilary

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Altar(2014)

    as Meg

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Seventh Son(2014)

    as Mam Ward

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Manhattan(2014)

    Show 23 episodes · as Liza Winter

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Magpie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as The Woman

  • Maps to the Stars(2014)

    as Cristina Weiss

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sabotage(2014)

    as Caroline

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Salting the Battlefield(2014)

    as Belinda Kay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Last Days on Mars(2013)

    as Kim Aldrich

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Justin and the Knights of Valour(2013)

    as Queen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Guest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Marguerite

  • Hyde Park on Hudson(2012)

    as Eleanor Roosevelt

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Now Is Good(2012)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Anna Karenina(2012)

    as Countess Vronsky

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Dorothy Green

  • Wild Bill(2011)

    as Kelly

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Collaborator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Emma Stiles

  • Case Sensitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Charlie Zailer

  • Hanna(2011)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • OK! TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Terriers(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Miriam Foster

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Ghost Writer(2010)

    as Ruth Lang

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll(2010)

    as Betty Dury

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • An Education(2009)

    as Miss Stubbs

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Dollhouse(2009)

    Show 25 episodes · as Adelle DeWitt

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Broken Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Zoe

  • Flashbacks of a Fool(2008)

    as Grace Scott

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Miss Austen Regrets(2007)

    as Jane Austen

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Damage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Michelle Cahill

  • Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction(2006)

    as Johanna Beijerinck

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • X-Men: The Last Stand(2006)

    as Dr. Moira MacTaggert (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Tara Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ria

  • Valiant(2005)

    as Victoria (voice)

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Agatha Christie

  • The Hotel In Amsterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Annie

  • The Heart of Me(2002)

    as Madeleine

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Peter Pan(2003)

    as Mary Darling

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • To Kill a King(2003)

    as Lady Anne Fairfax

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Below(2002)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Man from Elysian Fields(2001)

    as Andrea

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Break(2001)

    as Annabel

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Body(2001)

    as Sharon Golban

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Born Romantic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Eleanor

  • Dead Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Diana

  • Four Dogs Playing Poker(2000)

    as Audrey

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Jason and the Argonauts(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hera

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Spaced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Irate Cyclist

  • The Sixth Sense(1999)

    as Anna Crowe

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Rushmore(1998)

    as Rosemary Cross

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Postman(1997)

    as Abby

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Emma(1996)

    as Jane Fairfax

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Felicity

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Jennifer Norris

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Van der Valk(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Irene Kortman

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles, 78 of them dated from 1972 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

The Sixth Sense (1999)

$673M worldwide

Highest rated

The Father (2020)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Jason and the Argonauts (2000)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19722026

Peak 2013 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting79 of 79: 79 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s23 · acting2010s32 · acting2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 5% of 37 roles
9601061116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 2010–2024.

  1. 2024
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2023
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2010
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Olivia Williams' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 39; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

My Name Is Leon (2022)

64th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Father (2020)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Olivia Williams' work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles9–76 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles11–70 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles27–76 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles14–61 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense17 titles16–79 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Olivia Williams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Olivia Williams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Flemyng shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles