Ania Marson
Born: 1949-05-22 in Gdynia, Pomorskie, Poland
Known For: Acting
Biography
Ania Marson is an Anglo-Polish actress. Her roles include playing the Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia in Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), and the demon Voleth Meir, 'the Deathless Mother' in The Witcher Ania Marson was born May 22, 1949, in Gdynia, Pomorskie Voivodeship, Poland. She studied acting at the Corona Stage Academy In 1963, Marson appeared on television in the series Dixon of Dock Green, then in other series such as The Troubleshooters in 1968 and Detective in 1969. In the 1970s, she appeared in Puppet on a Chain, and Nicholas and Alexandra in 1971, in which she played the Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia. She subsequently appeared in Emma in 1972, The Abdication (1974), Blake's 7 (1978). and Bad Timing in 1980. In 2011 she appeared as Diana in Home Death, directed by Fiona Morrell, at the Finborough Theatre. In 2015, after a twenty-five year absence from film and television, she appeared as Olga Kowalski in an episode of Foyle's War. In 2021, she played the demon Voleth Meir, 'the Deathless Mother' which feeds on misery, pain, and hate, in season two, for five episodes of The Witcher, alongside Anya Chalotra
Filmography
2024
- We Might Regret This as Doreen
2023
- Unwelcome as Mother Redcap
2022
- See How They Run as Mother
2021
- The Wheel of Time as Older Latra
- Father Christmas Is Back as Jane
- Ruth as Ruth
2019
- The Witcher as Voleth Meir
- Ghosts as Heather Button
- Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler as Lady Catherine
- Mrs Lowry & Son as Bearded Woman
2018
- Killing Eve as Ethel Rubynovitch
- The Alienist as Miss Effie
- The Convent as Sister Elizabeth
- Sunburn as Matron
2017
- 2036: Nexus Dawn as Lawmaker No. 4
- Don't Knock Twice as Mary Aminov
- The Party: a virtual experience of autism as Granny
2015
- Howl as Jenny
2002
- Foyle's War as Olga Kowalski
1990
- Small Zones as Lazareva
1988
- Eskimos Do It as Dr. Wilson
1980
- Bad Timing as Dr. Schneider
1978
- Blake's 7 as Geela
1977
- Target as Ros
1976
- The Frontiers of Science as Katie Cook
1974
- The Abdication as Ebba
1972
- The Merchant of Venice as Jessica
- Emma as Jane Fairfax
1971
- Nicholas and Alexandra as Olga
1970
- Puppet on a Chain as Astrid Lemay
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as Jessica