Early life and career

Williams was born in Christchurch, where she spent her childhood. At a very young age, she decided to become an actress: she then started performing in amateur theatre and attending acting courses.

She moved to London, where, starting in 2001, she trained at Mme Course, Acting for Screen and the Globe Theatre, joining its theatre company. In 2002 she participated in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe acting in Gogo the Boy with Magic Feet, for which she won a Total Theatre Award. After going back in New Zealand, she worked at the Court Theatre in Christchurch; she moved North in 2004 to graduate in Performing and Screen Arts at the New Zealand Drama School: she gain the degree in 2006.

In 2007 she moved to Auckland, where she joined the Auckland Theatre Company, playing the lead role in Romeo & Juliet.

Her television career began in 2005, acting in the movie Meet Me in Miami; then she appeared in television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, its prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and Legend of the Seeker. In 2008, Williams acted in a spot for Griffin Solay. Two years later, she won two NZ Herald Best of Theatre Awards.

In 2011, she appeared in the video of the song Myth Reducer by Sleeping Dogs and she joined Shortland Street, playing Lana. In 2012, Williams portraits Aurelia in Spartacus: Vengeance again.

She resigned from Shortland Street in early 2013.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Meet Me in Miami	Waitress
2007	Kissy Kissy	Erin
2010	Predicament	Margot Bramwell
2015	Slow West	Maria

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Go Girls	Wanda	3 episodes
2009-10	Legend of the Seeker	Jennsen Rahl	Episodes: "Bloodline", "Fever" and "Unbroken"
2010	This Is Not My Life	Crystal	Episode #1.3
2010	Outrageous Fortune	Elena	4 episodes
2011	Ice	Milly	TV miniseries
2010-12	Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Vengeance	Aurelia	Recurring role, 6 episodes
2011	Spartacus: Gods of the Arena	Aurelia	Episode: "Past Transgressions"
2011-12	Almighty Johnsons, TheThe Almighty Johnsons	Eva	Recurring role, 8 episodes
2011-13	Shortland Street	Lana Jacobs	Recurring role, 204 episodes
2014	Anzac Girls	Sister Edith 'Poppy' Popplewell	2 episodes
2016	The Shannara Chronicles	Catania	Recurring role

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Hansel & Gretel	Various	Court Theatre, Christchurch
2002	Midsummer Night's Dream, AA Midsummer Night's Dream	Hermia	Globe Theatre, London
2002	Puff, the Magic Dragon	Little Jackie Parker	Court Theatre, Christchurch
2002	Gingerhead Man, TheThe Gingerhead Man	Ensemble	Court Theatre, Christchurch
2002	Gogo the Boy with Magic Feet	Various	Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2002	Lesson, TheThe Lesson	The Girl	Court Theatre, Christchurch
2002	Cherry Orchard, TheThe Cherry Orchard	Anya	Court Theatre, Christchurch
2003	Sleeping Beauty	Ensemble	Court Theatre, Christchurch
2003	South Pacific	Chorus / Nurse	Court Theatre, Christchurch
2003	Great Expectations	Estella	Court Theatre, Christchurch
2005	Mean Jean the Pirate Queen	Ensemble	Court Theatre, Christchurch
2007	Jack & the Beanstalk	Ensemble	Kidstuff Theatre, Wellington
2007	Porcelain Grin	Lead role (solo show)
2007	Pillowman, TheThe Pillowman	The Girl	Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland
2007	Crucible, TheThe Crucible	Mary Warren	Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland
2007	I'm Not Rappaport	Laurie	Downstage Theatre, Wellington
2007	Urinetown the Musical	Little Sally	Downstage Theatre, Wellington
2008	Tempest, TheThe Tempest	Ariel / Trinculo	Hawke Sea Scout Hall, Cox's Bay
2008	Female of the Species, TheThe Female of the Species	Molly Rivers	Maidment Theatre, Auckland
2008	Mr Marmalade	Lucy	BATS Theatre, Wellington
2008	Three Sisters		The Birdcage, Auckland
2010	Romeo & Juliet	Juliet	Maidment Theatre, Auckland
2010	Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead		Basement Theatre, Auckland

Other roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Path of Exile	Merveil	(voice) video game

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2002	Total Theatre Awards	Theatrum Botanicum - shared with the cast	Gogo the Boy with Magic Feet	Won
2008	Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards	Most Promising Female Newcomer of the Year	Mr Marmalade	Won
2010	NZ Herald Best of Theatre Awards	Best performance	Romeo & Juliet	Won
2010	NZ Herald Best of Theatre Awards	Best of Theatre 2010	Romeo & Juliet	Won
2010	The Hackman Theatre Awards	Best Break Up of the Year - shared with Michael Whalley	Romeo & Juliet	Nominated
2010	The Hackman Theatre Awards	Best Pash of the Year - shared with Michael Whalley	Romeo & Juliet	Nominated

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