
Olivia Colman
Known for Acting · 153 credits
- Born
- 1974-01-30 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as
- Sarah Caroline Colman · Sarah Caroline Olivia Colman · Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair · Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE
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).
Known For
TV Shows (71)

The Simpsons
1989
as Lily (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Bernice

Doctor Who
2005
as Mother

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Guest

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest

The Crown
2016
as Queen Elizabeth II

The One Show
2006
as Self

Skins
2007
as Gina

The Bear
2022
as Chef Terry

Natural World
1983
as Narrator

GMTV
1993
as Self

Broadchurch
2013
as DS Ellie Miller

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self

The Night Manager
2016
as Angela Burr

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Heartstopper
2022
as Sarah Nelson

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self

Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self

Fleabag
2016
as Godmother

Peep Show
2003
as Sophie Chapman

Secret Invasion
2023
as Sonya Falsworth

The Office
2001
as Helena

Black Books
2000
as Tanya

Les Misérables
2018
as Madame Thénardier

Accused
2010
as Sue Brown

Staged
2020
as Olivia

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest

Green Wing
2004
as Harriet Schulenburg

Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014

Watership Down
2018
as Strawberry (voice)

W1A
2014
as Sally Owen

Murder in Suburbia
2004
as Ellie

ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
as Ursula

Great Expectations
2023
as Miss Havisham

Landscapers
2021
as Susan Edwards

That Mitchell and Webb Look
2006
as Various Characters

Twenty Twelve
2011
as Sally Owen

Flowers
2016
as Deborah Flowers

The Secret Life of the Zoo
2016
as Narrator

Look Around You
2002
as Pam Bachelor

Beautiful People
2008
as Debbie Doonan

Rev.
2010
as Alex

Love Soup
2005
as Penny

People Like Us
1999
The Kumars
2014
as Self

The Great War: The People's Story
2014
as Narrator

The Time of Your Life
2007
as Amanda

Run
2013
as Carol

The 7.39
2014
as Maggie Matthews

The Mitchell and Webb Situation
2001
as Various

Bruiser
2000

NY-LON
2004

Mr. Sloane
2014
as Janet Sloane

Exile
2011
as Nancy Ronstadt
Pride and Prejudice
as Mrs Bennet

Eyes Down
2003
as Mandy Foster

Becoming You
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
2021
as Voiceover

The Robinsons
2005
Movies (82)

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022
as Mama Bear (voice)

The Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021
as PAL (voice)

Wonka
2023
as Mrs. Scrubbit

Murder on the Orient Express
2017
as Hildegarde Schmidt

Hot Fuzz
2007
as PC Doris Thatcher

The Lobster
2015
as Hotel Manager

Paddington in Peru
2024
as Reverend Mother

The Father
2020
as Anne

The Favourite
2018
as Queen Anne

Ron's Gone Wrong
2021
as Donka (voice)

The Roses
2025
as Ivy Rose

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)

The Lost Daughter
2021
as Leda Caruso

Locke
2014
as Bethan (voice)

The Iron Lady
2011
as Carol Thatcher

I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
as Hairdresser

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
as Narrator

Jimpa
2026
as Hannah

Wicked Little Letters
2024
as Edith Swan

Joyride
2022
as Joy

I Give It a Year
2013
as Linda

Empire of Light
2022
as Hilary

Cuban Fury
2014
as Sam

Wicker
2026

Mothering Sunday
2021
as Mrs Clarrie Niven

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
2023
as Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'

The Fox
2026
as The Fox (voice)

Them That Follow
2019
as Hope Slaughter

Tyrannosaur
2011
as Hannah

Confetti
2006
as Joanna

Hyde Park on Hudson
2012
as Queen Elizabeth

Consuming Passion
2008
as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
as Self

Grow Your Own
2007
as Alice

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
2015
as Marion (voice)

Unexpected Item
2018
as The Till (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
2014
as Marion (voice)

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
2021
as Self

Superworm
2021
as Narrator (voice)

The Thirteenth Tale
2013
as Margaret

We're Going on a Bear Hunt
2016
as Mum (voice)

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020
as Fairy Godmother

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014
as Nelly the Horse (voice)

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019
as Self

The Kármán Line
2014
as Sarah

Girl from the North Country
as Elizabeth Laine

Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
2021
as Self

Attenborough at 90
2016
as Self

London Road
2015
as Julie

Let's Dance
2018
as Segment: "Coffee to Go"

National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
2017
as Jenny

Much Ado About Nothing
2005
as Ursula

All The World's a Stage
2018
as The Narrator
Wild Bird
as Isabella Blow

National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes
2017
as Jenny
Buried Alive
2005
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
2019
as Self / Narrator
Elsinore

Nasrin
2020
as Narrator

Bad Sugar
2012
as Joan Cauldwell

The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Murder in Angel Lane
2013
as Susan Spencer

Hancock & Joan
2008
as Marion

Behind Closed Doors
2016
as narrator

Green Wing Special
2007
as Harriet Schulenburg

Zemanovaload
2005
as TV Producer

Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
2009
as Olivia

Dog Altogether
2007
as Anita

See Me
2011
as Miss

Our Queen at Ninety
2016
as Self - Narrator

Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
2016
as Marion (voice)

The Time of Your Life
2007
as Amanda

An A to Z of Paddington
2024
as Self

Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
2016
as Marion (UK & US)(voice)

David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Grey Man
2007
as Linda Dodds

The Super Squirrels
2018
as Narrator

Change the Ending
2023
as Narrator

The Alternativity
2017
as Narrator
The Private Life of the Royal Academy
2018

Earth's Natural Wonders
2015
About Olivia Colman
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 E… With 153 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Olivia Colman has appeared in 82 films and 71 TV shows.
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- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) — as Mama Bear (voice)
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) — as PAL (voice)
- Wonka (2023) — as Mrs. Scrubbit
- Murder on the Orient Express (2017) — as Hildegarde Schmidt
- Hot Fuzz (2007) — as PC Doris Thatcher
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