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Actress: The Ghost Writer. Olivia began her career on the stage at the RSC and The National Theatre, breaking into TV with the Andrew Davies adaptation of Emma (1996). From a damp basement in Camden Town she won the role of Abby in the $120 million blockbuster The Postman (1997) starring alongside Kevin Costner.
- January 1, 1
- 1.75 m
- Camden Town, London, England, UK
Williams made her film debut in the 1997 movie The Postman, after doing a screen test for Kevin Costner. She later won the lead role of Rosemary Cross in Wes Anderson 's Rushmore (1998). [3] She then starred as Bruce Willis ' wife in the blockbuster The Sixth Sense (1999), [4] a film she would later parody during her brief appearance in the ...
Mini Bio. Olivia began her career on the stage at the RSC and The National Theatre, breaking into TV with the Andrew Davies adaptation of Emma (1996). From a damp basement in Camden Town she won the role of Abby in the $120 million blockbuster The Postman (1997) starring alongside Kevin Costner.
- July 26, 1968
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).
May 21, 2021 · Olivia Williams: "There is an astounding amount of interesting work for women in their fifties" The Nevers actress discusses how Hollywood has evolved since she started out in the 1990s By Yasmin ...
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A struggling stage actress when she was cast in the Kevin Costner epic The Postman (1997), British actress Olivia Williams survived the film's meltdown with her reputation relatively intact. The daughter of lawyers, Williams earned a degree in English at Cambridge University before studying acting for two years with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre ...
