Lia Williams - wikipedia Lia Williams This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( January 2013 ) Lia Williams ( 1964 - 11 - 26 ) 26 November 1964 ( age 53 ) Birkenhead, Cheshire, England Occupation Actor, director Years active 1984 -- present Spouse ( s ) Guy Hibbert Children Lia Williams ( born 26 November 1964 ) is an English actress, known for stage, film, and television appearances. She has also worked as a director. Contents 1 Theatre career 2 Film and television 3 Director 4 Personal life 5 Work 5.1 Selected Stage Credits 5.2 Selected Television Credits 5.3 Selected filmography 6 References 7 External links Theatre career Williams 's breakthrough performance came in 1991 when she appeared in The Revengers ' Comedies. In 1993, she created the role of Carol in the London production of David Mamet 's Oleanna. In 1997, Williams appeared in London 's West End and on Broadway in David Hare 's Skylight. In 2001, Williams appeared again in the West End and on Broadway in Harold Pinter 's The Homecoming. Other theatre performances include Mappa Mundi for the National Theatre ( 2002 ), Rosalind in As You Like It for the RSC ( 2005 ), The Hothouse for the English National Theatre ( 2007 ), Alan Ayckbourn 's Absurd Person Singular ( 2007 ), the role of Ellida Wangel in Henryk Ibsen 's The Lady from the Sea ( 2008 ), and alternating in the roles of Anna and Kate in Pinter 's Old Times in 2013. Williams appeared at the Gate Theatre in Dublin in 2013 as Blanche du Bois in a production of Tennessee Williams ' A Streetcar Named Desire. Film and television In 1993, Williams made her film debut in Michael Winner 's Dirty Weekend. Winner chose her after seeing her in an Alan Ayckbourn play. Subsequent film appearances have included supporting roles in Firelight ( 1997 ), Shot Through the Heart ( 1998 ), The King Is Alive ( 2000 ), Girl from Rio ( 2001 ), and The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey ( 2007 ). Williams ' first major TV series was Seaforth ( 1994 ), a nine - part series set starring Williams and Linus Roache. In 2001, Williams appeared opposite Sheila Hancock in the TV serial The Russian Bride. Other recent television appearances include supporting roles in the Agatha Christie adaptations Sparkling Cyanide ( 2003 ) and By the Pricking of My Thumbs ( 2006 ), and guest roles in series such as Casualty ( 1989 ), Silent Witness ( 2002 ), Heartbeat ( 2002 ), The Last Detective ( 2005 ), A Touch of Frost ( 2005 ), and Midsomer Murders ( 2015 ). In September 2009, Williams joined the cast of the ITV comedy drama series Doc Martin. In 2016, she appeared in the second series of The Missing as Nadia Herz. In 2016, she played the part of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor in the Netflix series The Crown. In 2017, she starred in Kiri, a Channel 4 series, alongside Sarah Lancashire and Steven Mackintosh. Director Williams has been directing short films since 2002, her debut being Feathers ( 2002 ), which was based on a short story by Raymond Carver. In 2008, her short film The Stronger ( 2007 ) was nominated for the Best Short Film Award at the BAFTA Film Awards. 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. She has also directed for the stage. Personal Life Williams lives in West Hampstead with her second husband, writer / producer Guy Hibbert, and her son from a former marriage, Joshua James. She and her husband also run their own production company, Tilting Ground Productions. Work Selected Stage Credits Year Play Role Awards and Nominations 1991 The Revengers ' Comedies Karen Critics ' Circle Theatre Award for Most Promising Newcomer 1993 Oleanna Carol Skylight Kyra Hollis Theatre World Special Award for Best Ensemble Performance ( shared with Michael Gambon and Christian Camargo ) Nominated -- Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Nominated -- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress Nominated -- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play 2001 The Homecoming Ruth 2005 As You Like It Rosalind 2007 Absurd Person Singular Eva 2008 The Lady from the Sea Ellida Wangel 2009 God of Carnage Véronique Earthquakes in London Sarah 2013 Old Times Kate / Anna 2015 Oresteia Clytemnestra 2016 Mary Stuart Queen Elizabeth I / Mary, Queen of Scots Selected Television Credits Year Title Role Awards and Nominations Nightingales Mary 1993 Mr Wroe 's Virgins Joanna Seaforth Paula Longman 1997 The Uninvited Melissa Gates 2001 The Russian Bride Natasha Cherniavskaya Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels Award for Best Actress 2003 Sparkling Cyanide Ruth Lessing May 33rd Ella Wilson Nominated -- British Academy Television Award for Best Actress Nominated -- Royal Television Society Award for Best Actress 2006 Marple : By the Pricking of My Thumbs Nellie Bligh 2009 Doc Martin Edith Montgomery Series Regular, Season 4 2012 Secret State Laura Duchenne 2013 Lewis Emma Barnes Guest Star, 2 episodes 2015 Midsomer Murders Maggie Markham Guest Star, 1 episode 2016 The Crown Wallis, Duchess of Windsor 2016 The Missing Nadia Herz Selected filmography Year Title Role 1993 Dirty Weekend Bella Different for Girls Defence Solicitor 1997 The Fifth Province Diana de Brie Firelight Constance 1998 Shot Through the Heart Maida 2000 The King is Alive Amanda 2001 Chica de Rio Cathy 2007 Blanche - Neige, la suite Sleeping Beauty The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey Joan Tyler References Jump up ^ Winner Takes All : A Life of Sorts by Michael Winner, p. 269. Jump up ^ `` Skylight ''. Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 7 August 2011. External links Lia Williams on IMDb Lia Williams at the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lia_Williams&oldid=833308170 '' Categories : 1964 births English stage actresses English television actresses English film actresses English film directors Living people People from Birkenhead 20th - century English actresses 21st - century English actresses Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from July 2014 Use British English from July 2014 BLP articles lacking sources from January 2013 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards Articles with IBDb links Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Español فارسی Italiano עברית Edit links This page was last edited on 30 March 2018, at 19 : 35. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who did lia williams play in the missing
Answer: Nadia Herz