Olivia Williams's 6 best books

Olivia Williams made her film debut in 1997's The Postman, then later won the lead role of Rosemary Cross in Wes Anderson's Rushmore (1998). She played Bruce Willis's wife in The Sixth Sense (1999). In 2010, she won acclaim for her performance as Ruth Lang in The Ghost Writer.

On television Williams portrayed Jane Austen in Miss Austen Regrets (2008) and Adelle DeWitt in Dollhouse.

One of her six best books, as told to the Daily Express:

CAPTAIN CORELLI’S MANDOLIN
by Louis de Bernières

Set on a Greek island in the war, an Italian officer falls in love with the doctor’s daughter. It’s all there: magical realism, comedy and tragedy. The author hauls in every word that he likes so you need a dictionary. I’m a nerd so I love that. It expands you emotionally and intellectually.

Read about another book on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue