# Olivia Poulet

Olivia Poulet (born 9 July 1978) is an English actress and screenwriter.

## Early life

Poulet was born on 9 July 1978 in London and attended Putney High School. She studied drama at the University of Manchester.

## Career

After her graduation in 2001, Poulet landed her first role in the television series The Bill. In 2005, she portrayed Camilla Parker Bowles, now Queen Camilla, in the television film Whatever Love Means. She appeared in the feature film In the Loop in 2009. The same year she portrayed Carol Thatcher in the television film Margaret. She has also had roles in Day of the Flowers, Sherlock, Dappers, The Thick of It, Reggie Perrin and Outnumbered.
Poulet has also appeared on stage productions including The Queef of Terence and The Bird Flu Diaries. She has also voiced roles in video game Dragon Age II by BioWare.
Poulet is an ambassador of The Park Theatre. She appeared in Sarah Rutherford’s Adult Supervision, at the Park Theatre in Finsbury Park.
In 2018, she joined the cast of Holby City playing the hospital's new CEO Abigail Tate.

## Personal life

She married actor Laurence Dobiesz in 2015.

## Selected works

Poulet, Olivia; Dobiesz, Laurence (2022). 12 hours to say I love you. London. ISBN 978-1-4722-7115-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | The Bill | Amanda | TV series (1 episode: "A Week of Nights: Part 1") |
| 2002 | Killing Me Softly | Alice's Secretary | |
| 2002 | Silent Witness | Alice Gregg | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 2003 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Sasha | TV series (1 episode: "A Suitable Vengeance") |
| 2005 | The Rotter's Club | Ffion Foulkes | TV series |
| 2005 | Friends and Crocodiles | Carol | TV movie |
| 2005 | The Little Things You Do | Martha | Short film |
| 2005 | Love Soup | Julie Pirelli | TV series (1 episode: "There Must Be Some Way Out of Here") |
| 2005 | Whatever Love Means | Camilla Parker Bowles | TV movie |
| 2006 | Heroes and Villains | Clare | |
| 2007–2012 | The Thick of It | Emma Messinger | TV series (10 episodes) |
| 2008 | Secret Diary of a Call Girl | Helen (Mrs. Matt) | TV series (1 episode; series 2, episode 3) |
| 2008 | My Zinc Bed | Girl | TV movie; uncredited |
| 2008 | Outnumbered | Cousin Julie | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2009 | In the Loop | Suzy | |
| 2009 | Margaret | Carol Thatcher | TV movie |
| 2009 | Reggie Perrin | Tiia | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2009 | Stalking Ben Chadz | June | Short film |
| 2010 | Dappers | Anna | TV series (1 episode: "Proper Job") |
| 2010 | Sherlock | Amanda | TV series (1 episode: "The Blind Banker") |
| 2011 | Odem | Ruth | |
| 2011 | Day of the Flowers | Lucy | |
| 2012 | Mourning Rules | June | Short film |
| 2012 | Asylum Seekers | Leah Levine | Short film |
| 2013 | Chandide | | Short film |
| 2016 | Fresh Meat | Paz | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2016 | The Musketeers | Henrietta Marie | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2017 | Mad to Be Normal | Maria | |
| 2017–2021 | Back | Alison | |
| 2018 | Holby City | Abigail Tate | |
| 2019 | Death in Paradise | Pippa Mayhew | TV series (S8:E3) |
| 2019 | Doc Martin | Julia Pote | TV series (4 episodes) |
| 2023 | Significant Other | Cathy | |

### Radio

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2020 | Tracks - Abyss | Dr. Helen Ash | Lead role |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2011 | Dragon Age II | Charade Amell/Moira/Lady Elegant/Sergeant Melindra/A Friend (voices) |
| 2014 | Dragon Age: Inquisition | Josephine's Attendant/Hissing Wastes Charter/Skyhold Resident (voices) |

## Selected works

Olivia Poulet and Laurence Dobiesz,12 hours to say I love you, London, 2022. ISBN 978-1472271150