Ania Marson (born 22 May 1949) 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 (2021).
Early life Ania Marson was born Anna Bujniewicz on 22 May 1949, in Gdynia, Pomorskie Voivodeship, Poland. She studied acting at the Corona Stage Academy.
Career 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.
Family Ania Marson married director Derek Lister on 3 September 1977. They have two daughters.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1970Puppet on a ChainAstrid Lemay1971Nicholas and AlexandraOlga1974Ebba Sparre1980Bad TimingDr. Schneider1990LubaLuba (voice)2012LillyShort2015Celia Nightingale2015HowlJenny2016HeretiksSister Elizabeth2016Don't Knock TwiceMary Aminov2016If You Can Dream ItMarciaShort20172036: Nexus DawnLawmaker No. 4Short2017SunburnMatronPost-production2022See How They RunMother2023UnwelcomeMother Redcap
Television Year Title Role Notes1963Dixon of Dock GreenTessa Baker Ellis"A Strange Affair"1968Dixon of Dock GreenAnia Green / Nora King"Ania", "Find the Lady"1968Angelica"The Day the Sea Caught Fire"1969Armchair TheatreJenny Brophy"The Brophy Story"1969Z-CarsNurse"Allegation: Part 1"1969DetectivePamela Bryce"Elimination Round"1970Special BranchKarin"Not to Be Trusted"1971CasanovaAnne Roman-CoupierTV miniseries1972Play of the MonthJessica"The Merchant of Venice"1972EmmaJane FairfaxTV miniseries1972Olga Smithitska"Josef"1975 Moll Flanders PhillipaTV film1976Victorian ScandalsKatie Cook"The Frontiers of Science"1976Within These WallsSarah"Islands in the Heartline"1977Leap in the DarkIlse Lindgren"The Fetch"1977SupernaturalDorabella"Dorabella"1977Marie CurieMadame KavalskaTV miniseries1977TargetRosRecurring role - 5 episodes1978Blake's 7Geela"The Web"1988ScreenplayDr. Wilson"Eskimos Do It"1990Screen TwoLazareva"Small Zones"2015Foyle's WarOlga Kowalski"Trespass"2015Midwinter of the SpiritMrs. JoyTV miniseries - All 3 episodes2016Home FiresMrs. Esposito"2.1"2017Silent WitnessGrace Hockney"Discovery: Part 2"2017DoctorsMrs. Sue Dryden"Do Geese See God?"2018Killing EveEthel Rubynovitch"Nice Face"2019 & 2021GhostsLady Heather Button"Who Do You Think You Are" & "A Lot to Take In"2021The WitcherVoleth Meir, 'the Deathless Mother'Season 2 - 5 episodes2025The Wheel of TimeOlder Latra Posae Decume"The Road to the Spear"
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