Olivia Poulet
{{Short description|English actress and screenwriter (born 1978)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
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| name = Olivia Poulet
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| caption = Poulet in 2005
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|7|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
| alma_mater = University of Manchester
| spouse = {{marriage|Laurence Dobiesz|2015}}{{cite web|title=Olivia Poulet marriage|date=30 December 2015|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/benedict-cumberbatch/news/actress-olivia-poulet-marries_5076110|publisher=Contact Music Ltd.|access-date=28 January 2016}}
| nationality = British
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| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|screenwriter}}
| yearsactive = 2001-present
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Olivia Poulet (born 9 July 1978) is an English actress and screenwriter.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sweet-as-a.co.uk/201112-film-slate/slate/ |title=Stalking Ben Chadz : Sweet As A Productions |access-date=30 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002225658/http://www.sweet-as-a.co.uk/201112-film-slate/slate/ |archive-date=2 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}
Early life
Poulet was born on 9 July 1978 in south-west London and attended Putney High School.{{cite news|url=http://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/scotland-travel/edinburgh/explain-yourself-olivia-poulet-xmxncrwghqb|last=O'Connell|first=Alex|title=Explain yourself: Olivia Poulet|newspaper=The Times|location=London|date=4 August 2014|accessdate=21 March 2025}} She studied drama at the University of Manchester.{{cite web|title=Olivia Poulet Biography|url=http://www.sherlockology.com/cast/olivia-poulet|publisher=Sherlockology.com|access-date=15 September 2013}}
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.David Thomas, "[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3648695/Whatever-acting-means.html Whatever acting means]", The Daily Telegraph, 11 December 2005.
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.{{cite news|title=Olivia Poulet: From Tory tough nut to a taste for the wild side|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/olivia-poulet-from-tory-tough-nut-to-a-taste-for-the-wild-side-7562763.html|access-date=14 September 2013|work=The Independent|date=13 March 2012}}
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.[https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/top-girl-olivia-poulet-interview-8868195.html Top girl: Olivia Poulet interview - Theatre - Going Out - London Evening Standard]
In 2018, she joined the cast of Holby City playing the hospital's new CEO Abigail Tate.
Personal life
Selected works
{{cite book|last1=Poulet|first1=Olivia|last2=Dobiesz|first2=Laurence|title=12 hours to say I love you|location=London|date=2022|ISBN=978-1-4722-7115-0}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Film ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2001
| The Bill | Amanda | TV series (1 episode: "A Week of Nights: Part 1") |
| 2002
| Alice's Secretary | |
| 2002
| 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
| Carol | TV movie |
| 2005
| The Little Things You Do | Martha | Short film |
| 2005
| Julie Pirelli | TV series (1 episode: "There Must Be Some Way Out of Here") |
| 2005
| TV movie |
| 2006
| Heroes and Villains | Clare | |
| 2007–2012
| Emma Messinger | TV series (10 episodes) |
| 2008
| Helen (Mrs. Matt) | TV series (1 episode; series 2, episode 3)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285961/ {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}} |
| 2008
| Girl | TV movie; uncredited |
| 2008
| Cousin Julie | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2009
| Suzy | |
| 2009
| Margaret | TV movie |
| 2009
| 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
| Paz | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2016
| Henrietta Marie | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2017
| Maria | |
| 2017–2021
| Back | Alison | |
| 2018
| Abigail Tate | |
| 2019
|Pippa Mayhew |TV series (S8:E3) |
| 2019
| Julia Pote |TV series (4 episodes) |
| 2023
|Cathy | |
=Radio=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020
|Dr. Helen Ash |Lead role |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| 2011
| Charade Amell/Moira/Lady Elegant/Sergeant Melindra/A Friend (voices) |
| 2014
| Josephine's Attendant/Hissing Wastes Charter/Skyhold Resident (voices) |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1214783}}
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Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:21st-century English screenwriters
Category:21st-century English women writers
Category:Actresses from London
Category:Alumni of the University of Manchester
Category:English female screenwriters
Category:English film actresses
Category:English screenwriters
Category:English television actresses
Category:English voice actresses