Portrait of Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman

Acting

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).

Born: January 30, 1974

Place of Birth: Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK

Filmography

2025
Jimpa

as Hannah

2025
The Roses

as Ivy Rose

2024
Paddington in Peru

as Reverend Mother

2024
2023
Wonka

as Mrs. Scrubbit

2023
2023
2023
Secret Invasion

as Sonya Falsworth

2023
Great Expectations

as Miss Havisham

2022
2022
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

as Mama Bear (voice)

2022
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)

2022
Joyride

as Joy

2022
The Bear

as Chef Terry

2022
Heartstopper

as Sarah Nelson

2021
Superworm

as Narrator (voice)

2021
The Lost Daughter

as Leda Caruso

2021
Landscapers

as Susan Edwards

2021
Mothering Sunday

as Mrs Clarrie Niven

2021
Ron's Gone Wrong

as Donka (voice)

2021
2020
The Father

as Anne

2020
Becoming You

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2020
Nasrin

as Narrator

2020
Staged

as Olivia

2019
Them That Follow

as Hope Slaughter

2018
Les Misérables

as Madame Thénardier

2018
Watership Down

as Strawberry (voice)

2018
Let's Dance

as Segment: "Coffee to Go"

2018
The Favourite

as Queen Anne

2018
Unexpected Item

as The Till (voice)

2018
2018
2018
Flatpack Empire

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2017
2017
Murder on the Orient Express

as Hildegarde Schmidt

2016
2016
The Crown

as Queen Elizabeth II

2016
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2016
Fleabag

as Godmother

2016
Flowers

as Deborah Flowers

2016
Our Queen at Ninety

as Self - Narrator

2016
2016
The Story of Cats

as Narrator (voice)

2016
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!

as Marion (UK & US)(voice)

2016
The Night Manager

as Angela Burr

2015
The Lobster

as Hotel Manager

2015
2015
London Road

as Julie

2014
The Secrets

as Pippa

2014
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

as Nelly the Horse (voice)

2014
Mr. Sloane

as Janet Sloane

2014
Locke

as Bethan (voice)

2014
W1A

as Sally Owen

2014
2014
2014
The 7.39

as Maggie Matthews

2013
2013
Run

as Carol

2013
The Murder in Angel Lane

as Susan Spencer

2013
Broadchurch

as DS Ellie Miller

2013
2012
Hyde Park on Hudson

as Queen Elizabeth

2012
Bad Sugar

as Joan Cauldwell

2012
The Hoarder Next Door

as Self - Narrator

2011
The Iron Lady

as Carol Thatcher

2011
Tyrannosaur

as Hannah

2011
See Me

as Miss

2011
Exile

as Nancy Ronstadt

2011
Twenty Twelve

as Sally Owen

2010
Accused

as Sue Brown

2010
Rev.

as Alex

2008
Consuming Passion

as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss

2008
Beautiful People

as Debbie Doonan

2008
2007
2007
2007
2007
The Grey Man

as Linda Dodds

2007
The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

2007
Hot Fuzz

as PC Doris Thatcher

2007
Skins

as Gina

2006
That Mitchell and Webb Look

as Various Characters

2006
2006
Confetti

as Joanna

2005
2005
Love Soup

as Penny

2005
Zemanovaload

as TV Producer

2005
Doctor Who

as Mother

2004
Green Wing

as Harriet Schulenburg

2004
2003
Peep Show

as Sophie Chapman

2002
Look Around You

as Pam Bachelor

2002
Rescue Me

as Paula

2001
The Office

as Helena

2000
Black Books

as Tanya

1997
1993
GMTV

as Self

1989
The Simpsons

as Lily (voice)

1983
Natural World

as Narrator

1953
The Oscars

as Self

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Girl from the North Country

as Elizabeth Laine

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Pride & Prejudice

as Mrs Bennet