
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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