Olivia Williams' Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Dollhouse Adelle DeWitt Manhattan Liza Winter The Halcyon Lady Prisci… Case Sensitive (UK) DS Charlie … Miss Austen Regrets (UK) Jane Austen Emma 1996 Jane Fairfax

Main Movie Roles

BIOGRAPHY:

Olivia Williams (born July 16, 1968) in Camden Town London. Both of her parents are barristers. Williams was educated at South Hampstead High School, an independent school for girls in Hampstead in North London, followed by Newnham College at the University of Cambridge, from which she graduated with a degree in English literature. She then studied drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for two years and spent three years at the Royal Shakespeare Company.


TRIVIA:

• Her parents are lawyers.
• Writes occasional travel reports for "The Independent Traveller" - part of The Independent on Sunday [UK] - since 2006.
• Has worked with 'Paul Bettany' (qv) on several occasions, including _A Knight's Tale (2001)_ (qv), _Dead Babies (2000)_ (qv) and _The Heart of Me (2002)_ (qv). Most frequently romantically involved.
• Insists on bicycling to and from the set.
• Daughter: Esme Ruby, born on 6 April 2004.
• Practices Bikram yoga.
• Has two daughters with husband Rhashan Stone: Esme (born 2004) and Roxana (born 2007).
• Father had a heart attack in 2001 while she was filming _The Body (2001)_ (qv) with 'Antonio Banderas (I)' (qv).