
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
November 26, 1964 (age 61)
Place of Birth
Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK
Also Known As
لیا ویلیامز
Lia Williams
Known For

TV
Midsomer Murders
Maggie Markham
1997

TV
Death in Paradise
Grace Verdinikov
2011

TV
The Crown
Wallis Simpson / Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
2016

TV
Silent Witness
DCI Carol Deacon
1996

TV
Casualty
Carrie Langman
1986

TV
Heartbeat
Lady Ashfordly
1992

TV
MobLand
Emily Gutwell
2025

TV
The Capture
DSU Gemma Garland
2019

TV
The Capture
Gemma Garland
2019

TV
Red Dwarf
Carol Brown
1988

TV
A Touch of Frost
Sylvia Ford
1992

TV
The Day of the Jackal
Isabel Kirby
2024

TV
Doc Martin
2004

TV
Lewis
Emma Barnes
2007

TV
His Dark Materials
Dr Cooper
2019

TV
Strike
Liz Tassel
2017

TV
The Lazarus Project
Belov
2022

TV
The Comic Strip Presents...
Lucy
1982

TV
Bread
Hotel Maid
1986

TV
The Missing
Nadia Herz
2014
Filmography
2025FilmDecoyas Vivian2025TVMobLandas Emily Gutwell2024TVThe Day of the Jackalas Isabel Kirby2024FilmScoopas Fran Unsworth2024TVMr Bates vs The Post Officeas Paula Vennells2022FilmLivingas Mrs. Smith2022TVThe Lazarus Projectas Belov2021FilmBenedictionas Edith Sitwell2020FilmArchiveas House (voice)2019TVHis Dark Materialsas Dr Cooper2019TVThe Captureas DSU Gemma Garland2018TVKirias Alice Warner2017FilmThe Foreigneras Katherine Davies2017TVStrikeas Liz Tassel2016TVThe Crownas Wallis Simpson / Wallis, Duchess of Windsor2016FilmDistanceas Jane2016FilmThe Truth Commissioneras Prime Minister2014TVThe Missingas Nadia Herz2012TVSecret Stateas Laura Duchenne2011TVDeath in Paradiseas Grace Verdinikov2010FilmHarold Pinter: A Celebrationas Self2007FilmThe Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomeyas Joan Tyler2007TVLewisas Emma Barnes2007FilmSnow White: The Sequelas Sleeping Beauty (voice)2005FilmThree Steps to Hendonas Dawn Luscombe2004TVDoc Martin2004TVMay 33rdas Ella Wilson2001FilmChica de Ríoas Cathy2001TVThe Russian Brideas Natash Cherniavskaya2000FilmThe King Is Aliveas Amanda1998FilmShot Through the Heartas Maida1998FilmImogen's Faceas Amanda1998FilmFirelightas Constance1997FilmThe Fifth Provinceas Diana De Brie1997TVThe Uninvited1997TVMidsomer Murdersas Maggie Markham1996FilmFlowers of the Forestas Janet Hilton1996FilmDifferent for Girlsas Defending Solicitor1996TVSilent Witnessas DCI Carol Deacon1994TVSeaforth1993FilmDirty Weekendas Bella1993TVMr. Wroe's Virginsas Joanna1992TVA Touch of Frostas Sylvia Ford1992TVHeartbeatas Lady Ashfordly1990TVNightingalesas Mary1988FilmThe Yobas Lucy1988TVRed Dwarfas Carol Brown1986TVCasualtyas Carrie Langman1986TVBreadas Hotel Maid1985TVGirls On Topas Secretary1984TVAnnikaas Karen1982TVThe Comic Strip Presents...as Lucy