Olivia Colman
female
Born on January 30, 1974 (51 years old)
From Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Known for Acting
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).
Cast Credits
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as
Narrator
2021
Ron's Gone Wrong
as
Donka (voice)
2021
Superworm
as
Narrator (voice)
2021
The Lost Daughter
as
Leda Caruso
2021
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
as
PAL (voice)
2021
Mothering Sunday
as
Mrs Clarrie Niven
2021
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
as
Self
2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
as
Self
2021
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
as
Voiceover
2021
Landscapers
as
Susan Edwards
2021
- 2019
- 2018
The Super Squirrels
as
Narrator
2018
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The Private Life of the Royal Academy
2018
The Favourite
as
Queen Anne
2018
Let's Dance
as
Segment: "Coffee to Go"
2018
All The World's a Stage
as
The Narrator
2018
Unexpected Item
as
The Till (voice)
2018
Watership Down
as
Strawberry (voice)
2018
Flatpack Empire
as
Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
Les Misérables
as
Madame Thénardier
2018
- 2016
Attenborough at 90
as
Self
2016
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
as
Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
as
Mum (voice)
2016
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
as
Marion (voice)
2016
Behind Closed Doors
as
narrator
2016
Our Queen at Ninety
as
Self - Narrator
2016
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
as
Marion (UK & US)(voice)
2016
The Secret Life of the Zoo
as
Narrator
2016
The Night Manager
as
Angela Burr
2016
Flowers
as
Deborah Flowers
2016
Fleabag
as
Godmother
2016
The Crown
as
Queen Elizabeth II
2016
The Story of Cats
as
Narrator (voice)
2016
- 2015
London Road
as
Julie
2015
The Lobster
as
Hotel Manager
2015
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
as
Marion (voice)
2015
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
as
Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
Earth's Natural Wonders
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as
Self - Guest
2015
Earth's Natural Wonders
2015
- 2014
Locke
as
Bethan (voice)
2014
Cuban Fury
as
Sam
2014
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
as
Nelly the Horse (voice)
2014
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie
as
Marion (voice)
2014
The Kármán Line
as
Sarah
2014
The 7.39
as
Maggie Matthews
2014
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The Kumars
as
Self
2014
The Secrets
as
Pippa
2014
Mr. Sloane
as
Janet Sloane
2014
The Great War: The People's Story
as
Narrator
2014
W1A
as
Sally Owen
2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as
Self
2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
Hot Fuzz
as
PC Doris Thatcher
2007
I Could Never Be Your Woman
as
Hairdresser
2007
Dog Altogether
as
Anita
2007
Grow Your Own
as
Alice
2007
The Time of Your Life
as
Amanda
2007
The Grey Man
as
Linda Dodds
2007
Skins
as
Gina
2007
The Time of Your Life
as
Amanda
2007
Would I Lie to You?
as
Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as
Self - Guest
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as
Self
2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2020
- 2017
- 2010
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- 1997
- 1993
- 1989
- 1983
- 1953
