Ania Marson
Actor
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
Don't Knock Twice
as Mary Aminov 2017
Howl
as Jenny 2015
2036: Nexus Dawn
as Lawmaker No. 4 2017
Unwelcome
as Mother Redcap 2023
Father Christmas Is Back
as Jane 2021
Bad Timing
as Dr. Schneider 1980
The Convent
as Sister Elizabeth 2018
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Olga 1971
Mrs Lowry & Son
as Bearded Woman 2019
Puppet on a Chain
as Astrid Lemay 1970
The Abdication
as Ebba 1974
Sunburn
as Matron 2018
Ruth
as Ruth 2021
The Merchant of Venice
as Jessica 1972
Eskimos Do It
as Dr. Wilson 1988
The Frontiers of Science
as Katie Cook 1976