Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 30, 1974
Place of Birth:
Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
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Olivia Colman
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Secret Invasion | Sonya Falsworth |
| 2023 | Great Expectations | Miss Havisham |
| 2023 | Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma | Self - Guest |
| 2022 | The Bear | Chef Terry |
| 2022 | Heartstopper | Sarah Nelson |
| 2021 | Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard | Voiceover |
| 2021 | Landscapers | Susan Edwards |
| 2020 | Staged | Olivia |
| 2020 | Becoming You | Narrator |
| 2018 | Watership Down | Strawberry (voice) |
| 2018 | Flatpack Empire | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Les Misérables | Madame Thénardier |
| 2016 | The Secret Life of the Zoo | Narrator |
| 2016 | The Night Manager | Angela Burr |
| 2016 | Flowers | Deborah Flowers |
| 2016 | Fleabag | Godmother |
| 2016 | The Crown | Queen Elizabeth II |
| 2016 | The Story of Cats | Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Earth's Natural Wonders | |
| 2014 | The 7.39 | Maggie Matthews |
| 2014 | The Kumars | Self |
| 2014 | The Secrets | Pippa |
| 2014 | Mr. Sloane | Janet Sloane |
| 2014 | The Great War: The People's Story | Narrator |
| 2014 | W1A | Sally Owen |
| 2014 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | |
| 2013 | Broadchurch | DS Ellie Miller |
| 2013 | Run | Carol |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers | Mrs. Scrubbit (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers | Sonya Falsworth (archive footage) |
| 2012 | The Hoarder Next Door | Self - Narrator |
| 2011 | Exile | |
| 2011 | Twenty Twelve | Sally Owen |
| 2010 | Rev. | Alex |
| 2010 | Accused | Sue Brown |
| 2009 | Mister Eleven | Beth |
| 2008 | Beautiful People | Debbie Doonan |
| 2007 | Skins | Gina |
| 2007 | The Time of Your Life | Amanda |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You? | Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2006 | That Mitchell and Webb Look | Various Characters |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self |
| 2005 | ShakespeaRe-Told | Ursula |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Mother |
| 2005 | Love Soup | Penny |
| 2005 | The Robinsons | |
| 2004 | Green Wing | Harriet Schulenburg |
| 2004 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self |
| 2004 | NY-LON | |
| 2004 | Murder in Suburbia | |
| 2003 | Peep Show | Sophie Chapman |
| 2003 | Swiss Toni | |
| 2002 | Look Around You | Pam Bachelor |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Self |
| 2001 | The Mitchell and Webb Situation | |
| 2001 | The Office | Helena |
| 2001 | The Mitchell and Webb Situation | Various |
| 2000 | Bruiser | |
| 2000 | Black Books | Tanya |
| 1999 | People Like Us | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Bernice |
| 1993 | GMTV | Self |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Lily (voice) |
| 1983 | Natural World | Narrator |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| Pride & Prejudice | Mrs. Bennet |