About

Known credits:
112
Birthday:
1974-01-30
Place of birth:
Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Website:
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Olivia Colman

Overview

Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE (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

Acting

2024 Paddington in Peru Actor The Reverend Mother N/A
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2024 Wicked Little Letters Actor Edith Swan 63
Fair
2023 Wonka Actor Mrs. Scrubbit 69
Fair
2023 Change the Ending Actor Narrator N/A
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2023 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion Actor Self - 'Sonya Falsworth' 58
Average
2023 Secret Invasion Actor Sonya Falsworth 67
Fair
2023 Great Expectations Actor Miss Havisham 68
Fair
2022 Empire of Light Actor Hilary 63
Fair
2022 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Actor Mama Bear (voice) 80
Very good
2022 Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Actor Ghost of Christmas Past (voice) 62
Fair
2022 Joyride Actor Joy 59
Average
2021 Superworm Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average
2021 The Lost Daughter Actor Leda Caruso 63
Fair
2021 Landscapers Actor Susan Edwards 67
Fair
2021 Mothering Sunday Actor Mrs Clarrie Niven 58
Average
2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Actor Narrator 63
Fair
2021 Ron's Gone Wrong Actor Donka (voice) 74
Good
2021 The Mitchells vs. the Machines Actor PAL (voice) 76
Good
2021 Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel Actor Self 59
Average
2021 Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall Actor 59
Average
2021 Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day Actor Self 59
Average
2020 Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas Actor Fairy Godmother 59
Average
2020 The Father Actor Anne 77
Good
2020 Carol 2 Actor Olivia Colman N/A
N/A
2020 Becoming You Actor Narrator 69
Fair
2020 Nasrin Actor Narrator 59
Average
2020 Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans Actor Mummy Turtle 59
Average
2019 Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered Actor Self 59
Average
2019 Them That Follow Actor Hope 57
Average
2019 Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb Actor Self / Narrator N/A
N/A
2018 Watership Down Actor Strawberry (voice) 68
Fair
2018 Let's Dance Actor Segment: "Coffee to Go" 59
Average
2018 The Favourite Actor Queen Anne 73
Good
2018 Unexpected Item Actor The Till (voice) N/A
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2018 The Super Squirrels Actor Narrator N/A
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2018 All The World's a Stage Actor The Narrator 59
Average
2018 The Private Life of the Royal Academy Actor N/A
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2018 Flatpack Empire Actor Self - Narrator (voice) N/A
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2017 The Alternativity Actor Narrator 59
Average
2017 Murder on the Orient Express Actor Hildegarde Schmidt 66
Fair
2017 National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes Actor Jenny 59
Average
2016 We're Going on a Bear Hunt Actor Mum (voice) 59
Average
2016 Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks Actor Marion (voice) 59
Average
2016 The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis Actor Self - Narrator (voice) N/A
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2016 Attenborough at 90 Actor Self N/A
N/A
2016 Flowers Actor Deborah Flowers 71
Good
2016 Our Queen at Ninety Actor Self - Narrator 59
Average
2016 Behind Closed Doors Actor narrator 59
Average
2016 The Story of Cats Actor Narrator (voice) 70
Good
2016 The Night Manager Actor Angela Burr 77
Good
2016 The Secret Life of the Zoo Actor Narrator 68
Fair
2015 The Lobster Actor Hotel Manager 69
Fair
2015 Earth's Natural Wonders Actor 59
Average
2015 Earth's Natural Wonders Actor 68
Fair
2015 Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie Actor Marion (voice) 59
Average
2015 David Attenborough Meets President Obama Actor Self - Narrator (voice) 59
Average
2015 London Road Actor Julie 59
Average
2014 The Secrets Actor Pippa 69
Fair
2014 Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie Actor Marion 59
Average
2014 The Great War: The People's Story Actor Narrator 69
Fair
2014 Pudsey the Dog: The Movie Actor Nelly the Horse (voice) 58
Average
2014 Mr. Sloane Actor Janet Sloane 70
Good
2014 Locke Actor Bethan (voice) 67
Fair
2014 The Kármán Line Actor Sarah 59
Average
2014 Cuban Fury Actor Sam 59
Average
2014 The 7.39 Actor Maggie Matthews 68
Fair
2013 The Thirteenth Tale Actor Margaret 59
Average
2013 The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot Actor Self 61
Fair
2013 Run Actor Carol 70
Good
2013 The Murder in Angel Lane Actor Susan Spencer 59
Average
2013 Broadchurch Actor DS Ellie Miller 78
Good
2013 I Give It a Year Actor Linda 56
Average
2012 Hyde Park on Hudson Actor Queen Elizabeth 57
Average
2012 Bad Sugar Actor Joan Cauldwell 59
Average
2012 The Hoarder Next Door Actor Self - Narrator 70
Good
2011 The Iron Lady Actor Carol Thatcher 62
Fair
2011 Tyrannosaur Actor Hannah 65
Fair
2011 Arrietty (UK Voice Cast) Actor Homily (Voice) 61
Fair
2011 See Me Actor Miss N/A
N/A
2011 Exile Actor 70
Good
2011 Twenty Twelve Actor Sally Owen 71
Good
2010 Rev. Actor Alex 71
Good
2009 Mister Eleven Actor Beth N/A
N/A
2009 Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee Actor Olivia 59
Average
2008 Consuming Passion Actor Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss 59
Average
2008 Beautiful People Actor Debbie Doonan 70
Good
2008 Hancock & Joan Actor Marion 58
Average
2007 Dog Altogether Actor Anita 59
Average
2007 The Time of Your Life Actor Amanda 59
Average
2007 The Time of Your Life Actor Amanda 70
Good
2007 Grow Your Own Actor Alice 59
Average
2007 I Could Never Be Your Woman Actor Hairdresser 58
Average
2007 The Grey Man Actor Linda Dodds N/A
N/A
2007 Hot Fuzz Actor PC Doris Thatcher 74
Good
2006 That Mitchell and Webb Look Actor Various Characters 74
Good
2006 Confetti Actor Joanna 58
Average
2005 Much Ado About Nothing Actor Ursula 59
Average
2005 Zemanovaload Actor 58
Average
2005 Buried Alive Actor N/A
N/A
2004 Green Wing Actor Harriet Schulenburg 75
Good
2002 Look Around You Actor Pam Bachelor 73
Good
2001 The Mitchell and Webb Situation Actor Various 71
Good
2000 Bruiser Actor 69
Fair
Girl from the North Country Actor Elizabeth Laine N/A
N/A
Wicker Actor N/A
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Jimpa Actor Hannah N/A
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The Roses Actor Ivy N/A
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Production

2024 Wicked Little Letters Production Producer 63
Fair
2021 The Lost Daughter Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
2021 Landscapers Production Executive Producer 67
Fair
The Roses Production Producer N/A
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Wicker Production Producer N/A
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