Olivia Poulet

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

Poulet was born in south-west London and attended Putney High School.

She studied drama at Manchester University.

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.

She married actor Laurence Dobiesz in 2015.

In 2018 she joined the cast of Holby City playing the hospital's new CEO Abigail Tate.