Olivia Colman
- Acting
- January 30, 1974 · 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).
Known for
Filmography
- Bollywoof · Voice
- Pride and Prejudice · Mrs. Bennet
- The Fox · The Fox (Voice)
- Elsinore · Margaret Johnson
- Wicker · Fisherwoman, Producer
- David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth · Self
- Jimpa · Hannah
- Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
- The Roses · Ivy Rose, Executive producer
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler · Self
- Paddington in Peru · Reverend Mother
- Wicked Little Letters · Edith Swan, Producer
- Wonka · Mrs. Scrubbit
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma · Self
- Change the Ending · Narrator
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion · Self
- Secret Invasion · Sonya Falsworth
- Great Expectations · Miss Havisham
- Empire of Light · Hilary
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish · Mama Bear (Voice)
- Scrooge: A Christmas Carol · Ghost of Christmas Past (Voice)
- Joyride · Joy
- The Bear · Chef Terry
- Heartstopper · Sarah Nelson
- Superworm · Narrator (Voice)
- The Lost Daughter · Leda Caruso, Executive producer
- Landscapers · Susan Edwards, Executive producer
- Mothering Sunday · Mrs Clarrie Niven
- The Electrical Life of Louis Wain · Narrator
- Ron's Gone Wrong · Donka (Voice)
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines · PAL (Voice)
- Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard · Voiceover
- Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel · Self
- Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
- Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day · Self
- Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas · Fairy Godmother
- The Father · Anne
- Becoming You · Self
- Nasrin · Narrator
- Staged · Olivia
- Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered · Self
- Them That Follow · Hope Slaughter
- Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb · Self / Narrator
- Les Misérables · Madame Thénardier
- Watership Down · Strawberry (Voice)
- Let's Dance · Segment: "Coffee to Go"
- The Favourite · Queen Anne
- Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team! · Marion (Voice)
- Unexpected Item · The Till (Voice)
- The Super Squirrels · Narrator
- All The World's a Stage · The Narrator
- The Private Life of the Royal Academy
- Flatpack Empire · Self
- The Alternativity · Narrator
- Murder on the Orient Express · Hildegarde Schmidt
- National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes · Jenny
- We're Going on a Bear Hunt · Mum (Voice)
- The Crown · Queen Elizabeth II
- Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures · Marion (Voice)
- Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue! · Marion (Voice)
- Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks · Marion (Voice)
- Fleabag · Godmother
- Attenborough at 90 · Self
- The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis · Self
- Flowers · Deborah Flowers
- Our Queen at Ninety · Self
- Behind Closed Doors · Narrator
- The Story of Cats · Narrator (Voice)
- Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines! · Marion (Voice)
- The Night Manager · Angela Burr
- The Secret Life of the Zoo · Narrator
- Sugar Free Farm · Narrator
- The Lobster · Hotel Manager
- Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie · Marion (Voice)
- David Attenborough Meets President Obama · Self
- London Road · Julie
- The Late Late Show with James Corden · Self
- Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries · Marion (Voice)
- The Secrets · Pippa
- Ordinary Unraveling: Making Locke · Self