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 (71)
The Simpsons
1989
as Lily (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Bernice
Doctor Who
2005
as Mother
The Bear
2022
as Chef Terry
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Guest
The Crown
2016
as Queen Elizabeth II
Skins
2007
as Gina
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
The One Show
2006
as Self
Heartstopper
2022
as Sarah Nelson
The Night Manager
2016
as Angela Burr
Broadchurch
2013
as DS Ellie Miller
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
Peep Show
2003
as Sophie Chapman
Fleabag
2016
as Godmother
GMTV
1993
as Self
Secret Invasion
2023
as Sonya Falsworth
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
Les Misérables
2018
as Madame Thénardier
Black Books
2000
as Tanya
The Office
2001
as Helena
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest
Flowers
2016
as Deborah Flowers
Great Expectations
2023
as Miss Havisham
Accused
2010
as Sue Brown
Staged
2020
as Olivia
That Mitchell and Webb Look
2006
as Various Characters
Twenty Twelve
2011
as Sally Owen
W1A
2014
as Sally Owen
Watership Down
2018
as Strawberry (voice)
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
Green Wing
2004
as Harriet Schulenburg
The Secret Life of the Zoo
2016
as Narrator
Look Around You
2002
as Pam Bachelor
Murder in Suburbia
2004
as Ellie
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
as Ursula
Run
2013
as Carol
Landscapers
2021
as Susan Edwards
Eyes Down
2003
as Mandy Foster
Beautiful People
2008
as Debbie Doonan
Love Soup
2005
as Penny
Rev.
2010
as Alex
Cry Wolf
as Kath
People Like Us
1999
Exile
2011
as Nancy Ronstadt
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
2025
Pride and Prejudice
as Mrs. Bennet
Mr. Sloane
2014
as Janet Sloane
Rescue Me
2002
as Paula
The 7.39
2014
as Maggie Matthews
Bruiser
2000
The Robinsons
2005
Becoming You
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
The Hoarder Next Door
2012
as Self - Narrator
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
2001
as Various
Movies (80)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022
as Mama Bear (voice)
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021
as PAL (voice)
Wonka
2023
as Mrs. Scrubbit
Murder on the Orient Express
2017
as Hildegarde Schmidt
Ron's Gone Wrong
2021
as Donka (voice)
Paddington in Peru
2024
as Reverend Mother
Hot Fuzz
2007
as PC Doris Thatcher
The Father
2020
as Anne
The Lobster
2015
as Hotel Manager
The Roses
2025
as Ivy Rose
The Favourite
2018
as Queen Anne
Wicked Little Letters
2024
as Edith Swan
The Iron Lady
2011
as Carol Thatcher
The Lost Daughter
2021
as Leda Caruso
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Locke
2014
as Bethan (voice)
Wicker
2026
I Give It a Year
2013
as Linda
Mothering Sunday
2021
as Mrs Clarrie Niven
Empire of Light
2022
as Hilary
Jimpa
2026
as Hannah
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
as Narrator
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
as Hairdresser
The Fox
2026
as The Fox (voice)
Wild Bird
as Isabella Blow
Nasrin
2020
as Narrator
Cuban Fury
2014
as Sam
Them That Follow
2019
as Hope Slaughter
Hyde Park on Hudson
2012
as Queen Elizabeth
Tyrannosaur
2011
as Hannah
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
2015
as Marion (voice)
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
2009
as Olivia
The Thirteenth Tale
2013
as Margaret
Let's Dance
2018
as Segment: "Coffee to Go"
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
2014
as Marion (voice)
Attenborough at 90
2016
as Self
The Alternativity
2017
as Narrator
Zemanovaload
2005
as TV Producer
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
as Self
See Me
2011
as Miss
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
2023
as Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Much Ado About Nothing
2005
as Ursula
Joyride
2022
as Joy
Consuming Passion
2008
as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014
as Nelly the Horse (voice)
The Time of Your Life
2007
as Amanda
Green Wing Special
2007
as Harriet Schulenburg
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
2021
as Self
Our Queen at Ninety
2016
as Self - Narrator
The Murder in Angel Lane
2013
as Susan Spencer
London Road
2015
as Julie
An A to Z of Paddington
2024
as Self
The Private Life of the Royal Academy
2018
Elsinore
Hancock & Joan
2008
as Marion
Confetti
2006
as Joanna
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019
as Self
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
2017
as Jenny
Girl from the North Country
2024
as Elizabeth Laine
Grow Your Own
2007
as Alice
Dog Altogether
2007
as Anita
The Super Squirrels
2018
as Narrator
Superworm
2021
as Narrator (voice)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
2016
as Mum (voice)
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020
as Fairy Godmother
Buried Alive
2005
Bad Sugar
2012
as Joan Cauldwell
Behind Closed Doors
2016
as narrator
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
2016
as Marion (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
2016
as Marion (UK & US)(voice)
The Grey Man
2007
as Linda Dodds
Unexpected Item
2018
as The Till (voice)
All The World's a Stage
2018
as The Narrator
The Kármán Line
2014
as Sarah
Change the Ending
2023
as Narrator
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
2021
as Self
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
2019
as Self / Narrator
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 80 films and 71 TV shows.
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Most Popular Olivia Colman Movies
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) — as Mama Bear (voice)
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) — as PAL (voice)
- Wonka (2023) — as Mrs. Scrubbit
- Murder on the Orient Express (2017) — as Hildegarde Schmidt
- Ron's Gone Wrong (2021) — as Donka (voice)
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