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Olivia Colman
Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman

ActingBorn January 30, 1974 (age 52)Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK

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).

Filmography

2026
The Fox

as The Fox (voice)

Movie
2026Movie
2026
Jimpa

as Hannah

Movie
2025
The Roses

as Ivy Rose

Movie
2024
Paddington in Peru

as Reverend Mother

Movie
2024Movie
2024Movie
2023
Wonka

as Mrs. Scrubbit

Movie
2023TV
2023Movie
2023
Secret Invasion

as Sonya Falsworth

TV
2023
Great Expectations

as Miss Havisham

TV
2022Movie
2022
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

as Mama Bear (voice)

Movie
2022
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)

Movie
2022
Joyride

as Joy

Movie
2022
The Bear

as Chef Terry

TV
2022
Heartstopper

as Sarah Nelson

TV
2021
Superworm

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2021
The Lost Daughter

as Leda Caruso

Movie
2021
Landscapers

as Susan Edwards

TV
2021
Mothering Sunday

as Mrs Clarrie Niven

Movie
2021
Ron's Gone Wrong

as Donka (voice)

Movie
2021Movie
2021TV
2020
The Father

as Anne

Movie
2020
Becoming You

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
2020
Nasrin

as Narrator

Movie
2020
Staged

as Olivia

TV
2019
Them That Follow

as Hope Slaughter

Movie
2019Movie
2018
Les Misérables

as Madame Thénardier

TV
2018
Watership Down

as Strawberry (voice)

TV
2018
Let's Dance

as Segment: "Coffee to Go"

Movie
2018
The Favourite

as Queen Anne

Movie
2018
Unexpected Item

as The Till (voice)

Movie
2018Movie
2018Movie
2018
Flatpack Empire

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
2017Movie
2017
Murder on the Orient Express

as Hildegarde Schmidt

Movie
2017
The Night Manager

as Angela Burr

TV
2016Movie
2016
The Crown

as Queen Elizabeth II

TV
2016Movie
2016
Fleabag

as Godmother

TV
2016Movie
2016
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
2016
Flowers

as Deborah Flowers

TV
2016
Our Queen at Ninety

as Self - Narrator

Movie
2016Movie
2016
The Story of Cats

as Narrator (voice)

TV
2016
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!

as Marion (UK & US)(voice)

Movie
2016
The Night Manager

as Angela Burr

TV
2016
Sugar Free Farm

as Narrator

TV
2015
The Lobster

as Hotel Manager

Movie
2015Movie
2015
London Road

as Julie

Movie
2014
The Secrets

as Pippa

TV
2014
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

as Nelly the Horse (voice)

Movie
2014Movie
2014
Mr. Sloane

as Janet Sloane

TV
2014
Locke

as Bethan (voice)

Movie
2014
W1A

as Sally Owen

TV
2014Movie
2014Movie
2014
The Kumars

as Self

TV
2014
The 7.39

as Maggie Matthews

TV
2013Movie
2013
Run

as Carol

TV
2013
The Murder in Angel Lane

as Susan Spencer

Movie
2013
Broadchurch

as DS Ellie Miller

TV
2013Movie
2012
Hyde Park on Hudson

as Queen Elizabeth

Movie
2012
Bad Sugar

as Joan Cauldwell

Movie
2012
The Hoarder Next Door

as Self - Narrator

TV
2011
The Iron Lady

as Carol Thatcher

Movie
2011
Tyrannosaur

as Hannah

Movie
2011
See Me

as Miss

Movie
2011
Exile

as Nancy Ronstadt

TV
2011
Twenty Twelve

as Sally Owen

TV
2010
Accused

as Sue Brown

TV
2010
Rev.

as Alex

TV
2009TV
2009Movie
2008
Consuming Passion

as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss

Movie
2008
Beautiful People

as Debbie Doonan

TV
2008Movie
2007Movie
2007Movie
2007TV
2007TV
2007Movie
2007Movie
2007
The Grey Man

as Linda Dodds

Movie
2007
The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

TV
2007
Hot Fuzz

as PC Doris Thatcher

Movie
2007
Skins

as Gina

TV
2007
Green Wing Special

as Harriet Schulenburg

Movie
2006
That Mitchell and Webb Look

as Various Characters

TV
2006TV
2006
Confetti

as Joanna

Movie
2005Movie
2005TV
2005
Love Soup

as Penny

TV
2005
Zemanovaload

as TV Producer

Movie
2005
Doctor Who

as Mother

TV
2005Movie
2004
Green Wing

as Harriet Schulenburg

TV
2004TV
2004TV
2003
Peep Show

as Sophie Chapman

TV
2003
Eyes Down

as Mandy Foster

TV
2002
Look Around You

as Pam Bachelor

TV
2002
Rescue Me

as Paula

TV
2001
The Office

as Helena

TV
2000
Black Books

as Tanya

TV
2000TV
1997TV
1993
GMTV

as Self

TV
1989
The Simpsons

as Lily (voice)

TV
1983
Natural World

as Narrator

TV
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
Girl from the North Country

as Elizabeth Laine

Movie
Movie
Wild Bird

as Isabella Blow

Movie
Pride and Prejudice

as Mrs Bennet

TV
Cry Wolf

as Kath

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 30, 1974
Place of BirthNorwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Popularity2.9