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Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman

Acting1974Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK

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).

Acting History

Future
Girl from the North Country
as Elizabeth Laine
2026
Jimpa
as Hannah
Wicker
Producer
2025
The Roses
as Ivy Rose
The One Show
TVas Self1 eps
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
The Roses
Executive Producer
2023
Wonka
as Mrs. Scrubbit
The Bear
TVas Chef Terry3 eps
Secret Invasion
TVas Sonya Falsworth6 eps
Great Expectations
TVas Miss Havisham6 eps
2022
Joyride
as Joy
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
as Mama Bear (voice)
Staged
TVas Olivia1 eps
Heartstopper
TVas Sarah Nelson10 eps
2021
The Lost Daughter
as Leda Caruso
Mothering Sunday
as Mrs Clarrie Niven
Ron's Gone Wrong
as Donka (voice)
Superworm
as Narrator (voice)
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
TVas Voiceover4 eps
The Lost Daughter
Executive Producer
2020
The Father
as Anne
The Simpsons
TVas Lily (voice)1 eps
2019
Them That Follow
as Hope Slaughter
Les Misérables
TVas Madame Thénardier4 eps
The Oscars
TVas Self4 eps
The Crown
TVas Queen Elizabeth II21 eps
2018
Unexpected Item
as The Till (voice)
The Favourite
as Queen Anne
Natural World
TVas Narrator1 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
TVas Self1 eps
Watership Down
TVas Strawberry (voice)2 eps
2016
Fleabag
TVas Godmother9 eps
The Night Manager
TVas Angela Burr8 eps
Flowers
TVas Deborah Flowers
2014
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
as Nelly the Horse (voice)
Locke
as Bethan (voice)
The 7.39
TVas Maggie Matthews2 eps
W1A
TVas Sally Owen
Mr. Sloane
TVas Janet Sloane
2013
Broadchurch
TVas DS Ellie Miller24 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TVas Self / Self - Guest7 eps
2012
Bad Sugar
as Joan Cauldwell
Hyde Park on Hudson
as Queen Elizabeth
Accused
TVas Sue Brown1 eps
2011
The Iron Lady
as Carol Thatcher
Tyrannosaur
as Hannah
See Me
as Miss
Twenty Twelve
TVas Sally Owen
2010
Doctor Who
TVas Mother1 eps
2009
Skins
TVas Gina1 eps
Midsomer Murders
TVas Bernice1 eps
2008
Consuming Passion
as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
Beautiful People
TVas Debbie Doonan
Would I Lie to You?
TVas Self2 eps
2007
Hot Fuzz
as PC Doris Thatcher
2006
Confetti
as Joanna
That Mitchell and Webb Look
TVas Various Characters24 eps
2004
Black Books
TVas Tanya1 eps
Green Wing
TVas Harriet Schulenburg
2003
Peep Show
TVas Sophie Chapman33 eps
2002
Look Around You
TVas Pam Bachelor
The Office
TVas Helena1 eps
1993
GMTV
TVas Self

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1/30/1974(52 years old)
Place of Birth
Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK