Olivia Colman
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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
Credits
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
as Mama Bear (voice)
Wonka (2023)
as Mrs. Scrubbit
Hot Fuzz (2007)
as PC Doris Thatcher
Paddington in Peru (2024)
as Reverend Mother
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
as Hildegarde Schmidt
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
as PAL (voice)
The Father (2020)
as Anne
The Lobster (2015)
as Hotel Manager
The Roses (2025)
as Ivy Rose
Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)
as Donka (voice)
The Favourite (2018)
as Queen Anne
I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
as Hairdresser
The Iron Lady (2011)
as Carol Thatcher
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022)
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
The Lost Daughter (2021)
as Leda Caruso
Locke (2014)
as Bethan (voice)
Cuban Fury (2014)
as Sam
I Give It a Year (2013)
as Linda
Empire of Light (2022)
as Hilary
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)
as Narrator
Wicked Little Letters (2024)
as Edith Swan
Mothering Sunday (2021)
as Mrs Clarrie Niven
Jimpa (2026)
as Hannah
Wicker (2026)
Actor
The Fox (2026)
as The Fox (voice)
Them That Follow (2019)
as Hope Slaughter
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion (2023)
as Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
Confetti (2006)
as Joanna
Tyrannosaur (2011)
as Hannah
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie (2015)
as Marion (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave (2014)
as Marion (voice)
Elsinore (—)
Actor
London Road (2015)
as Julie
The Thirteenth Tale (2013)
as Margaret
Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
as Queen Elizabeth
Bad Sugar (2012)
as Joan Cauldwell
Let's Dance (2018)
as Segment: "Coffee to Go"
Joyride (2022)
as Joy
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013)
as Self
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day (2021)
as Self
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014)
as Nelly the Horse (voice)
Hancock & Joan (2008)
as Marion
Grow Your Own (2007)
as Alice
Consuming Passion (2008)
as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
The Murder in Angel Lane (2013)
as Susan Spencer
Attenborough at 90 (2016)
as Self
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (2009)
as Olivia
Much Ado About Nothing (2005)
as Ursula
Zemanovaload (2005)
as TV Producer
Nasrin (2020)
as Narrator
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas (2020)
as Fairy Godmother
Superworm (2021)
as Narrator (voice)
An A to Z of Paddington (2024)
as Self
See Me (2011)
as Miss
The Grey Man (2007)
as Linda Dodds
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered (2019)
as Self
Green Wing Special (2007)
as Harriet Schulenburg
David Attenborough Meets President Obama (2015)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall (2021)
Actor
The Time of Your Life (2007)
as Amanda
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel (2021)
as Self
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks (2016)
as Marion (voice)
Dog Altogether (2007)
as Anita
The Kármán Line (2014)
as Sarah
Our Queen at Ninety (2016)
as Self - Narrator
Buried Alive (2005)
Actor
Girl from the North Country (—)
as Elizabeth Laine
We're Going on a Bear Hunt (2016)
as Mum (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines! (2016)
as Marion (UK & US)(voice)
Behind Closed Doors (2016)
as narrator
Wild Bird (—)
as Isabella Blow
The Super Squirrels (2018)
as Narrator
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes (2017)
as Jenny
Unexpected Item (2018)
as The Till (voice)
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis (2016)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Change the Ending (2023)
as Narrator
The Alternativity (2017)
as Narrator
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb (2019)
as Self / Narrator
The Private Life of the Royal Academy (2018)
Actor
All The World's a Stage (2018)
as The Narrator