Olivia Colman
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
Joanna
Confetti
Narrator
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Mrs. Scrubbit
Wonka
PC Doris Thatcher
Hot Fuzz
Elizabeth Laine
Girl from the North Country
Olivia
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
TV Producer
Zemanovaload
Self
Attenborough at 90
Donka (voice)
Ron's Gone Wrong
Hairdresser
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Self
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Narrator (voice)
Superworm
Narrator
The Super Squirrels
Carol Thatcher
The Iron Lady
Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
Consuming Passion
Hannah
Tyrannosaur
Reverend Mother
Paddington in Peru
Queen Elizabeth
Hyde Park on Hudson
Linda
I Give It a Year
Bethan (voice)
Locke
Edith Swan
Wicked Little Letters
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
Susan Spencer
The Murder in Angel Lane
Margaret
The Thirteenth Tale
Self
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Self / Narrator
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
Sam
Cuban Fury
Mama Bear (voice)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Wicker
Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
The Private Life of the Royal Academy
Nelly the Horse (voice)
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Anita
Dog Altogether
Marion (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
Buried Alive
Julie
London Road
Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Hotel Manager
The Lobster
Sarah
The Kármán Line
Alice
Grow Your Own
Marion (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
Ivy Rose
The Roses
Queen Anne
The Favourite
Narrator
Change the Ending
Hannah
Jimpa
Joan Cauldwell
Bad Sugar
Marion
Hancock & Joan
Self - Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
Mum (voice)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Hildegarde Schmidt
Murder on the Orient Express
Marion (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
Miss
See Me
Amanda
The Time of Your Life
Hope Slaughter
Them That Follow
Narrator
The Alternativity
Earth's Natural Wonders
narrator
Behind Closed Doors
Segment: "Coffee to Go"
Let's Dance
The Narrator
All The World's a Stage
Anne
The Father
Self - Narrator
Our Queen at Ninety
Mummy Turtle
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
Leda Caruso
The Lost Daughter
PAL (voice)
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Ursula
Much Ado About Nothing
Mrs Clarrie Niven
Mothering Sunday
The Till (voice)
Unexpected Item
Joy
Joyride
Narrator
Nasrin
Jenny
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
Fairy Godmother
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Self
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Self
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Hilary
Empire of Light
Linda Dodds
The Grey Man
Self
An A to Z of Paddington
Jenny
National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes
Self
The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama
Marion (UK & US)(voice)
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
Elsinore
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
81
Gender
Female
Birthday
1974-01-30
Place of Birth
Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Also Known As
Sarah Caroline Colman