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