Lia Williams

Lia Williams
Born (1964-11-26) 26 November 1964 (age 59)
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Occupations
  • Actress
  • director
Years active1984–present
PartnerAngus Wright (2015-present)

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 (2019–2021).

On stage, she was twice nominated for Laurence Olivier Awards in The Revengers' Comedies (1992), and Skylight (1997).