Lia Williams

Lia Williams
Born (1964-11-26) 26 November 1964
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
EducationLondon Studio Centre
Tring Park School
Occupations
  • Actress
  • director
Years active1984–present
PartnerAngus Wright (2015-present)
AwardsFull List

Lia Williams (born 26 November 1964) is an English actress and director, on stage, in film and television. She has had television roles in The Crown (playing Wallis Simpson), in May 33rd (2004) for which she was nominated for a BAFTA, and in The Missing (2016), Kiri (2016), His Dark Materials (2019–2022) and The Capture (2019–present).

She is a three-time Laurence Olivier Award nominee, for her work in The Revengers' Comedies (1992), Skylight (1997), and Oresteia (2015).