Olivia Colman
Biography
Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE (born January 30, 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress. Known for her comedic and dramatic roles in film and television, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Emmy Awards, three British Academy Television Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. She was acclaimed for her performance in the ITV crime-drama series Broadchurch (2013–2017), for which she received a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. She played Queen Elizabeth II from 2019 to 2020 in the Netflix period-drama series The Crown, for which she received a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. For her portrayal of Anne, Queen of Great Britain in the period black-comedy film The Favourite (2018), Colman received the Academy Award for Best Actress. She received additional Academy Award nominations for her performances in The Father (2020) and The Lost Daughter (2021). Other notable film and television credits include Hot Fuzz (2007), Tyrannosaur (2011), The Iron Lady (2011), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), Locke (2013), The Lobster (2015), Fleabag (2016-2019), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), Landscapers (2021), Empire of Light (2022), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), Secret Invasion (2023), Wonka (2023), Wicked Little Letters (2023) and Paddington in Peru (2024).
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Movies (37)
Jimpa
as Hannah
2025
The Roses
as Ivy Rose
2025
Paddington in Peru
as Reverend Mother
2024
An A to Z of Paddington
as Self
2024
Wicked Little Letters
as Edith Swan
2024
Wonka
as Mrs. Scrubbit
2023
Change the Ending
as Narrator
2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
as Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
2023
Empire of Light
as Hilary
2022
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
as Mama Bear (voice)
2022
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
2022
Joyride
as Joy
2022
Superworm
as Narrator (voice)
2021
The Lost Daughter
as Leda Caruso
2021
Mothering Sunday
as Mrs Clarrie Niven
2021
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Narrator
2021
Ron's Gone Wrong
as Donka (voice)
2021
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
as PAL (voice)
2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
as Self
2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
as Self
2021
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as Fairy Godmother
2020
The Father
as Anne
2020
Nasrin
as Narrator
2020
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
as Mummy Turtle
2020
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
as Self
2019
Them That Follow
as Hope Slaughter
2019
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
as Self / Narrator
2019
The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama
as Self
2019
Let's Dance
as Segment: "Coffee to Go"
2018
The Favourite
as Queen Anne
2018
Unexpected Item
as The Till (voice)
2018
The Super Squirrels
as Narrator
2018
All The World's a Stage
as The Narrator
2018
The Private Life of the Royal Academy
2018
The Alternativity
as Narrator
2017
Murder on the Orient Express
as Hildegarde Schmidt
2017
TV Shows (13)
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
2025
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
as Self - Guest
2023
Secret Invasion
as Sonya Falsworth
2023
Great Expectations
as Miss Havisham
2023
The Bear
as Chef Terry
2022
Heartstopper
as Sarah Nelson
2022
Landscapers
as Susan Edwards
2021
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
as Voiceover
2021
Becoming You
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
Staged
as Olivia
2020
Les Misérables
as Madame Thénardier
2018
Watership Down
as Strawberry (voice)
2018
Flatpack Empire
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2018