Lia Williams was born on 26 November 1964 and is an English actress and director, on stage, in film and television.
11 Facts About Lia Williams
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Lia Williams then took over a main role, and was talent-spotted by Alan Ayckbourn.
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In 1997, Williams appeared opposite Michael Gambon in London's West End and on Broadway in David Hare's Skylight,.
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In 2001, Williams appeared again in the West End and on Broadway, playing Ruth in Harold Pinter's The Homecoming.
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In Dublin, Williams appeared at the Gate Theatre as Alma in The Eccentricities of a Nightingale and Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire.
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Lia Williams won The Irish Times best Actress Award for both roles.
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In 1993, Williams made her film debut in Michael Winner's Dirty Weekend.
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Lia Williams played Wallis, Duchess of Windsor in the Netflix series The Crown, Nadia Herz in the second series of The Missing, and starred in Kiri, a Channel 4 series, alongside Sarah Lancashire and Steven Mackintosh.
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In 2009, Williams directed Dog Alone, a dialogue-free short film which was broadcast as part of British Sky Broadcasting's Ten Minute Tales season.
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In 2021, Williams directed an acclaimed production of Doubt by John Patrick Shanley at Chichester Festival Theatre, West Sussex.
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Lia Williams has been in a relationship with the actor Angus Wright since 2015; they first met after starring together in a production of the Oresteia at the Almeida Theatre.