Olivia Williams Biography

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 School. Her training led to several stage roles, as well as to work with the Royal Shakespeare Company in both Stratford-upon-Avon and London. A four-month tour of Richard III featuring Ian McKellen brought Williams to the United States, and, following a supporting role in the made-for-TV adaptation of Emma (1997), she again found herself stateside to work on The Postman. Fortunately for Williams, she rebounded from The Postman with her role as Miss Cross, the fought-over love interest of a precocious 15-year-old and an embittered millionaire in the acclaimed comedy Rushmore (1998). She could be seen the next year starring opposite Bruce Willis in the enormously successful supernatural thriller The Sixth Sense. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi

• 1. Ruth Lang: I see you've taken out the Lang family tree [from the memoirs]. Adam's very proud of the Langs.
  2. The Ghost: You know, if you want a family tree, go to a garden center.
  From The Ghost Writer. Submitted by Christian B (52 days ago)

• 1. Sebastian: So Hanna, is your mum and Dad still together?
  2. Hanna: My mother is dead.
  3. Sophie: [to Sebastian] Nice one, Dad.
  4. Sebastian: I'm sorry to hear that. I lost my mum when I was very young, so...
  5. Hanna: It's all right. It happened a long time ago.
  6. Rachel: Hanna, what did your mum die of?
  7. Hanna: Three bullets.
  From Hanna. Submitted by Patrick B (59 days ago)

• 1. Rosemary Cross: Has it ever crossed your mind that you're far too young for me?
  2. Max Fischer: It crossed my mind that you might consider that a possibility, yeah.
  From Rushmore. Submitted by Vini D (2 months ago)

• 1. Rachel: What did your mother die of?
  2. Hanna: Three bullets.
  From Hanna. Submitted by Evan M (10 months ago)

• 1. Hanna: Promise not to follow me?
  2. Sophie: I promise.
  From Hanna. Submitted by George N (11 months ago)

• 1. Rachel: What did your mother die of Hanna?
  2. Hanna: Three bullets.
  From Hanna. Submitted by Amy B (13 months ago)

• 1. Miss Stubbs: You seem to be old and wise.
  2. Jenny: I feel old. But not very wise.
  From An Education. Submitted by Chris P (13 months ago)

• 1. Ruth Lang: If we meet any terrorists, I'll text you.
  From The Ghost Writer. Submitted by Chris P (13 months ago)