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name: "Olivia Poulet"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 July 1978"
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average_fi1m_score: 85
updated: "2026-09-16T21:18:09.826945+00:00"
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# Olivia Poulet

Actor. Born 9 July 1978 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 July 1978, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2005–present

## Biography

Olivia Poulet is an English actress and screenwriter. She was born in London and studied drama at the University of Manchester, graduating in 2001. Her first television role was in the series *The Bill*.

Poulet is known for playing Emma Messinger in the BBC comedy series *The Thick of It* (2005–2012) and Suzy in the film *In the Loop* (2009). Other credits include roles in *Sherlock* (2010), *Death in Paradise* (2011), *The Musketeers* (2014), *Fresh Meat* (2011) and *Blinded by the Light* (2019). She has also appeared on stage and worked as a writer and producer on short films.

In 2015 she married actor Laurence Dobiesz.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Rivals* (2024), Fi1m 80, as Hermione Hampshire — [page](https://film.one/tv/rivals.md)
- *In the Loop* (2009), Fi1m 86, as Suzy — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-loop.md)
- *The Thick of It* (2005), Fi1m 89, as Emma Messinger — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md)

## Also known for

- *Blinded by the Light* (2019), Eliza’s Mum
- *Killing Me Softly* (2002), Alice's Secretary
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), Pippa Mayhew
- *The Musketeers* (2014), Henrietta Marie
- *Secret Diary of a Call Girl* (2007), Helen
- *Postman Pat: The Movie* (2014), Dorothy Thompson (voice)
- *Back* (2017), Alison

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