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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