Biography
Olivia Hetreed is a British screenwriter and editor. She studied English at Oxford University after attending St Leonards-Mayfield School, and began her career working as a film editor on dramas and documentaries before moving into screenwriting.
Her credits include the screenplay for Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay; the screenplay and screen story for Wuthering Heights (2011); Finding Altamira (2016); and a co-writing credit on Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022). Television work includes episodes of Canterbury Tales (2003) and Roman Mysteries (2007).
Hetreed is a former president of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain and has taught screenwriting courses and workshops. She is married to producer Andy Paterson.
