
Actor · Voice Actor
Olivia Colman
Also known as: Sarah Caroline Colman · Sarah Caroline Olivia Colman · Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair · Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE
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).
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Filmography
20 creditsPaddington in Peru
as Reverend Mother
Wicked Little Letters
as Edith Swan
Wonka
as Mrs. Scrubbit
Ron's Gone Wrong
as Donka (voice)
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Narrator
Superworm
as Narrator (voice)
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
as Self
The Super Squirrels
as Narrator
Attenborough at 90
as Self
Locke
as Bethan (voice)
I Give It a Year
as Linda
Hyde Park on Hudson
as Queen Elizabeth
The Iron Lady
as Carol Thatcher
Tyrannosaur
as Hannah
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
as Olivia
Consuming Passion
as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
Hot Fuzz
as PC Doris Thatcher
I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Hairdresser
Confetti
as Joanna
Zemanovaload
as TV Producer
