Olivia Colman
Known for Acting · 151 credits
- Born
- 1974-01-30 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
- Also 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).
Known For
TV Shows (69)
The Simpsons
1989
as Lily (voice)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Bernice
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Doctor Who
2005
as Mother
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
The Crown
2016
as Queen Elizabeth II
The One Show
2006
as Self
The Bear
2022
as Chef Terry
Skins
2007
as Gina
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
Broadchurch
2013
as DS Ellie Miller
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
GMTV
1993
as Self
The Night Manager
2016
as Angela Burr
Heartstopper
2022
as Sarah Nelson
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
Peep Show
2003
as Sophie Chapman
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self
Fleabag
2016
as Godmother
Secret Invasion
2023
as Sonya Falsworth
Black Books
2000
as Tanya
The Office
2001
as Helena
Staged
2020
as Olivia
Les Misérables
2018
as Madame Thénardier
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest
Accused
2010
as Sue Brown
Watership Down
2018
as Strawberry (voice)
Twenty Twelve
2011
as Sally Owen
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
W1A
2014
as Sally Owen
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
as Ursula
Green Wing
2004
as Harriet Schulenburg
Murder in Suburbia
2004
as Ellie
Flowers
2016
as Deborah Flowers
Great Expectations
2023
as Miss Havisham
Landscapers
2021
as Susan Edwards
Look Around You
2002
as Pam Bachelor
Beautiful People
2008
as Debbie Doonan
That Mitchell and Webb Look
2006
as Various Characters
Rev.
2010
as Alex
Love Soup
2005
as Penny
The Secret Life of the Zoo
2016
as Narrator
People Like Us
1999
The Great War: The People's Story
2014
as Narrator
Run
2013
as Carol
The Time of Your Life
2007
as Amanda
Pride and Prejudice
as Mrs Bennet
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
2001
as Various
Mr. Sloane
2014
as Janet Sloane
The Kumars
2014
as Self
The 7.39
2014
as Maggie Matthews
Bruiser
2000
Becoming You
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Eyes Down
2003
as Mandy Foster
NY-LON
2004
Rescue Me
2002
as Paula
Exile
2011
as Nancy Ronstadt
The Robinsons
2005
Movies (82)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022
as Mama Bear (voice)
Murder on the Orient Express
2017
as Hildegarde Schmidt
Wonka
2023
as Mrs. Scrubbit
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021
as PAL (voice)
Paddington in Peru
2024
as Reverend Mother
The Lobster
2015
as Hotel Manager
Hot Fuzz
2007
as PC Doris Thatcher
The Roses
2025
as Ivy Rose
The Father
2020
as Anne
The Favourite
2018
as Queen Anne
Ron's Gone Wrong
2021
as Donka (voice)
The Iron Lady
2011
as Carol Thatcher
Locke
2014
as Bethan (voice)
The Lost Daughter
2021
as Leda Caruso
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
as Hairdresser
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
as Narrator
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Jimpa
2026
as Hannah
I Give It a Year
2013
as Linda
Wicked Little Letters
2024
as Edith Swan
Wicker
2026
Mothering Sunday
2021
as Mrs Clarrie Niven
The Fox
2026
as The Fox (voice)
Empire of Light
2022
as Hilary
Confetti
2006
as Joanna
Cuban Fury
2014
as Sam
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
2015
as Marion (voice)
Joyride
2022
as Joy
Hyde Park on Hudson
2012
as Queen Elizabeth
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
2023
as Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
Consuming Passion
2008
as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
Them That Follow
2019
as Hope Slaughter
Tyrannosaur
2011
as Hannah
The Thirteenth Tale
2013
as Margaret
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
as Self
Let's Dance
2018
as Segment: "Coffee to Go"
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
2021
as Self
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019
as Self
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014
as Nelly the Horse (voice)
London Road
2015
as Julie
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020
as Fairy Godmother
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
2014
as Marion (voice)
Grow Your Own
2007
as Alice
Superworm
2021
as Narrator (voice)
Unexpected Item
2018
as The Till (voice)
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
2017
as Jenny
Girl from the North Country
as Elizabeth Laine
Attenborough at 90
2016
as Self
Bad Sugar
2012
as Joan Cauldwell
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
2016
as Marion (voice)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
2016
as Mum (voice)
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
2021
as Self
National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes
2017
as Jenny
Wild Bird
as Isabella Blow
The Murder in Angel Lane
2013
as Susan Spencer
The Time of Your Life
2007
as Amanda
Elsinore
The Kármán Line
2014
as Sarah
An A to Z of Paddington
2024
as Self
All The World's a Stage
2018
as The Narrator
Dog Altogether
2007
as Anita
See Me
2011
as Miss
Much Ado About Nothing
2005
as Ursula
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
2009
as Olivia
The Alternativity
2017
as Narrator
Zemanovaload
2005
as TV Producer
Nasrin
2020
as Narrator
The Grey Man
2007
as Linda Dodds
Hancock & Joan
2008
as Marion
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Our Queen at Ninety
2016
as Self - Narrator
Behind Closed Doors
2016
as narrator
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
2019
as Self / Narrator
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
2016
as Marion (UK & US)(voice)
Buried Alive
2005
Change the Ending
2023
as Narrator
The Super Squirrels
2018
as Narrator
Earth's Natural Wonders
2015
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Green Wing Special
2007
as Harriet Schulenburg
The Private Life of the Royal Academy
2018
About Olivia Colman
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 E… With 151 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Olivia Colman has appeared in 82 films and 69 TV shows.
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Most Popular Olivia Colman Movies
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) — as Mama Bear (voice)
- Murder on the Orient Express (2017) — as Hildegarde Schmidt
- Wonka (2023) — as Mrs. Scrubbit
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) — as PAL (voice)
- Paddington in Peru (2024) — as Reverend Mother
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