Olivia Colman
ActingAlso Known As
Sarah Caroline Colman, Sarah Caroline Olivia Colman, Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair, Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE
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).
Movies
(82 total)
Murder on the Orient Express
as Hildegarde Schmidt
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
as Mama Bear (voice)
Hot Fuzz
as PC Doris Thatcher
The Lobster
as Hotel Manager
The Favourite
as Queen Anne
Wonka
as Mrs. Scrubbit
The Father
as Anne
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
as PAL (voice)
Locke
as Bethan (voice)
Ron's Gone Wrong
as Donka (voice)
The Iron Lady
as Carol Thatcher
The Lost Daughter
as Leda Caruso
I Give It a Year
as Linda
Paddington in Peru
as Reverend Mother
Wicked Little Letters
as Edith Swan
Empire of Light
as Hilary
The Roses
as Ivy Rose
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Narrator
Tyrannosaur
as Hannah
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
TV Shows
(71 total)
The Simpsons
as Lily (voice)
Doctor Who
as Mother
The Crown
as Queen Elizabeth II
Fleabag
as Godmother
Heartstopper
as Sarah Nelson
The Bear
as Chef Terry
Skins
as Gina
Secret Invasion
as Sonya Falsworth
The Night Manager
as Angela Burr
Broadchurch
as DS Ellie Miller
The Office
as Helena
Black Books
as Tanya
Peep Show
as Sophie Chapman
Midsomer Murders
as Bernice
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest
Landscapers
as Susan Edwards
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Les Misérables
as Madame Thénardier