Olivia Williams

Olivia Williams is a Hollywood TV and Film actress and a model. She is best know for her role as Lily Mason in the teen drama, Summer Cove. She currently portrays bad girl Josie Nash in the soap opera, Now & Forever and is one of the three main characters in the novel, Daytime Divas.
==Profile==
Olivia was born to Clark and Darlene Williams. She has two siblings; an older brother and a younger sister. As a child, Olivia took every dance class her mother would sign her up for; from Ballet, to Jazz, to tap. She also auditioned for any play at her school. Her parents divorce when she was nine. Following the divorce, Olivia's mother moved to Los Angeles, along with Olivia and her sister, while Olivia's father and her brother stayed in San Diego. Her father remarried and Olivia gained two half-brothers. Her older brother attended San Diego State University. In L.A. Olivia's mother took a job at clothing store to make ends meet, Olivia continued with her love of dance.
In high school, she joined the Drama Club and was in several dance performances. During her junior year of high school, she entered the L.A. Models Model Search Contest, where she took second place. Despite not winning the contest, Olivia landed a talent agent, which helped her land numerous guest spots on popular TV shows. Then she auditioned for the lead role of "Meadow McAllister" in the teen drama, Summer Cove. Alex Morgan, an aspiring actress from a famous Hollywood family, who was also at the casting call, landed the lead role. The casting director asked Olivia to read the role of Lily Mason, Meadow McAllister's fashionable BFF. After reading the role, Olivia landed the part. But she faced one problem, in order to do the series, Olivia had to move to Malibu where the show is filmed. That meant she had to put college on hold to do the series.
==Filmography==
===Movies===
Movie 	First Episode Mentioned	Actors 	Notes
The Skateboard Bandit 	Skate-A-Rooney 	Liv Rooney 	It was a high-grossing movie about a skateboarding bank robber.
"A girl, a bag of loot, a skateboard. She'll take your money and steal your heart." ~ Pete Rooney
Space Werewolves 	Switch-A-Rooney 	Liv Rooney 	The series revolves around Tristan Lycanth, a half boy and half werewolf (changed to girl for movie) who lives in outer space and is the keeper of the Claw of Freedom.
The Holly Bell Story 	Hoops-A-Rooney 	Liv Rooney (declined lead role)	A movie based on the real life story of Maddie's favorite female basketballer, Holly Bell.Liv was going to play the lead role until she learned the movie was being relocated to shoot in Rumania. After she declined the role, it is unknown what actress replaced Liv.
The Funaways 	Band-A-Rooney 	Liv Rooney 	A movie apparently about an all-girl rock band. Liv played the guitarist, but revealed that she was only mime-playing for the movie.
Jax & Max 	Ex-A-Rooney 	
Joey Rooney
Josh Willcox 	A fanmade unofficial buddy-cop spinoff movie about Jax Von Hapsburg from the Voltage TV series. With his partner, Max Van Pluto, they protect the fictional city of San Luego from the evil forces of Lisa De Los Ray-Eyes.
Custodians of the Cosmos 2	Tiny House-A-Rooney 	John Denham
Julie Hoover
Dave Schreieber	Unknown
===TV Shows===
Show 	Role 	Notes
Summer Cove 	Lily Mason 	Liv describes it as a show where "kids suddenly break into song for no reason," so it assumed to be a musical series about teens in high school. Liv plays Stephanie Einstein. It is similar and probably based off of High School Musical.
Now & Forever 	Josie Nash 	Parker mentions that in the South's show, they sing on the roof day by day.
Lawyers 	Tina Menendez 	Parker's favorite show. It's about two best friends, Linda and Heather, who wind up in crazy situations. Linda & Heather might be a spoof on Liv & Maddie. It is likely named after the co-executive producers Heather MacGillvray and Linda Matthious.
Side Effects 	Lena Dawkins 	Tess, a high school cheerleader is struck by lightning giving her the power of electricity as the heroine, Skyvolt.
The Michael Deacon Mysteries	Roxy Lockhart 	Stephanie Einstein returns as the RA of Hoover House at Monahan Academy. The main protagonist is Sasha, a ne'er-do-well who gets mentored by Stephanie Einstein herself.
Galaxy Warriors 	Terra Moon 	In End-A-Rooney, it is revealed that every confessional ever done throughout the show was actually for a reality show called Bits and Pieces (a reference to Liv and Maddie's original title). The show airs in Luxembourg under the title Morceaux et Pièces.
 	Tracey Morrison	
===Theatre===
Show 	First Episode Mentioned	Actors 	Notes
Double Duchess	End-A-Rooney 	Liv Rooney	An heir to the throne of England disguises herself as a commoner, flies to Brooklyn and wins a double dutch jump rope contest. Liv describes it as "exactly like Hamilton, but with jump ropes".
==Accolades==
Award 	Category 	Series 	Results
Soap Opera Update Awards 	Outstanding Younger Lead Actress	Now & Forever	Nominated
Daytime Television Awards 	Sexiest Female 	Now & Forever	Nominated
Soap Opera Update Awards 	Best Actress 	Now & Forever	Nominated
Soap Opera Magazine Awards	Best Soap Bitch 	Now & Forever	Won
Soap Opera Weekly Awards 	TV's Most Popular Bitch 	Now & Forever	Won
Daytime Television Awards 	Favorite Female Soap Star 	Now & Forever	Nominated
Soap Opera Magazine Awards	Best Soap Actress 	Now & Forever	Won
Daytime Television Awards 	Sexiest Female 	Now & Forever	Won
==Notes==
*She played Lily Mason throughout the entire series of Summer Cove. During production of the show's final season, she auditioned for Now & Forever's newest character, Josie Nash.
*She has a limited-edition collection of handbags called the "Olivia" that she designed in collaboration with luxury brand Coach.
*While on Now & Forever, she guest-starred in The Michael Deacon Mysteries, Lawyers, Side Effects, and Galaxy Warriors.
*She has big brown eyes and a tall, curvaceous figure.
*Her agent was the one who told her about the role of Josie Nash on Now & Forever when she was still on Summer Cove.
*She lives in the popular Los Angeles neighborhood of Silverlake.
*Olivia was voted #5 of Soap Opera Update magazine's "Hottest Brunettes".
*In -, it was revealed that Olivia was nominated twice for the Daytime Television Awards category for Sexiest Female.
*She won the Soap Opera Magazine Awards for Best Soap Bitch, thanks to her bitchy character, Josie Nash.
*She won four awards while playing Josie Nash on the daytime soap, Now & Forever.
**She won the Soap Opera Magazine Awards for Best Soap Bitch.
**She won the Soap Opera Weekly Awards for TV's Most Popular Bitch.
**She won the Soap Opera Magazine Awards for Best Soap Actress.
**She won the Daytime Television Awards for Sexiest Female.
*Her Now & Forever character Josie Nash's wedding to Palmer Chapman is ranked #6 in The 50 Greatest Now & Forever Weddings of All Time.
*Ranked #19 in The 100 Greatest Now & Forever Characters of All Time for her performance as Josie Nash.
*She her own fragrance, Olivia Williams. 
*She gets her hair done at Headliners Salon & Day Spa in North Hollywood.
*She kept her Now & Forever character Josie Nash's iconic leopard-print jacket upon leaving the soap opera to mark her time there.
==Doll==
There is a profile on Olivia Williams on her doll box.
Elegant and charming, Olivia is an actress and daytime soap royalty. The California native began her acting career at 20, starring in several independent films, including the cult horror classic The House on Sorority Row. She went on to star in Eternity, opposite Jon Voight and Armand Assante and Stephen Cannell’s primetime drama series Broken Badges. Olivia is best known for playing Josie Nash on the #1 rated daytime drama Now & Forever and -- on Days of Our Lives, where she made television history in 1997 by simultaneously playing five roles. After three nominations, she won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in 2014. Eileen also penned the Death in Daytime mystery novel series with co-author Robert J. Randisi. She is currently working on a film adaptation of one of those books with her niece Annamarie Davidson. When not acting or writing, Eileen enjoys painting, surfing, playing piano and the electric guitar. She lives in Malibu with her husband, who is an actor, writer and producer and host of The World Poker Tour, Vince Van Patten (son of acting legend Dick Van Patten) and their 13-year-old son Jesse. She is a proud stepmom to 23-year-old Duke and 21-year-old Vinny.
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