
Olivia Colman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 30, 1974 (age 52)
- Birthplace
- Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
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).
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Filmography
Wild Bird
Movie · as Isabella Blow
Cry Wolf
TV · as Kath · 1 ep
Army of Shadows
TV · 6 eps

Bollywoof
Movie · as (voice)

Wicker
Movie · as The Fisherwoman, The Wicker Woman (voice)

Jimpa
Movie · as Hannah

Elsinore
Movie · as Margaret Johnson

The Fox
Movie · as The Fox (voice)

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
Movie · as Self

Pride and Prejudice
TV · as Mrs Bennet · 6 eps

The Roses
Movie · as Ivy Rose

Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
TV · 1 ep

Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Paddington in Peru
Movie · as Reverend Mother

Wicked Little Letters
Movie · as Edith Swan

Wonka
Movie · as Mrs. Scrubbit

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Movie · as Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'

Change the Ending
Movie · as Narrator

Secret Invasion
TV · as Sonya Falsworth · 6 eps

Great Expectations
TV · as Miss Havisham · 6 eps

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Movie · as Mama Bear (voice)

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)

Joyride
Movie · as Joy

Empire of Light
Movie · as Hilary

The Bear
TV · as Chef Terry · 3 eps

Heartstopper
TV · as Sarah Nelson · 10 eps

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Movie · as Narrator

Ron's Gone Wrong
Movie · as Donka (voice)

Superworm
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

The Lost Daughter
Movie · as Leda Caruso

The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Movie · as PAL (voice)

Mothering Sunday
Movie · as Mrs Clarrie Niven

Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
Movie · as Self

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Movie

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Movie · as Self

Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
TV · as Voiceover · 4 eps

Landscapers
TV · as Susan Edwards · 4 eps

The Father
Movie · as Anne

Nasrin
Movie · as Narrator

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Movie · as Fairy Godmother
Turtle Journey
Movie · as Mother Turtle (voice)

Staged
TV · as Olivia · 1 ep

Becoming You
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 6 eps

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Movie · as Self
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
Movie · as Self / Narrator

Them That Follow
Movie · as Hope Slaughter

The Super Squirrels
Movie · as Narrator
The Private Life of the Royal Academy
Movie

The Favourite
Movie · as Queen Anne

Let's Dance
Movie · as Segment: "Coffee to Go"

All The World's a Stage
Movie · as The Narrator

Unexpected Item
Movie · as The Till (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!
Movie · as Marion (voice)

Watership Down
TV · as Strawberry (voice) · 2 eps

Flatpack Empire
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 3 eps

Les Misérables
TV · as Madame Thénardier · 4 eps

Murder on the Orient Express
Movie · as Hildegarde Schmidt

The Alternativity
Movie · as Narrator

National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
Movie · as Jenny

Attenborough at 90
Movie · as Self

The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Movie · as Mum (voice)

Behind Closed Doors
Movie · as Narrator

Our Queen at Ninety
Movie · as Self - Narrator

Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
Movie · as Marion (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
Movie · as Marion (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue!
Movie · as Marion (voice)

Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures
Movie · as Marion (voice)

The Secret Life of the Zoo
TV · as Narrator · 72 eps

The Night Manager
TV · as Angela Burr · 9 eps

Flowers
TV · as Deborah Flowers · 12 eps

Fleabag
TV · as Godmother · 9 eps

The Crown
TV · as Queen Elizabeth II · 21 eps

The Story of Cats
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 3 eps

Sugar Free Farm
TV · as Narrator · 3 eps

London Road
Movie · as Julie

The Lobster
Movie · as Hotel Manager

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
Movie · as Marion (voice)

David Attenborough Meets President Obama
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries
Movie · as Marion (voice)

The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Locke
Movie · as Bethan (voice)

Cuban Fury
Movie · as Sam

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Movie · as Nelly the Horse (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
Movie · as Marion (voice)

The Kármán Line
Movie · as Sarah

Thomas & Friends: Signals Crossed
Movie · as Marion (voice)

Ordinary Unraveling: Making Locke
Movie · as Self

The 7.39
TV · as Maggie Matthews · 2 eps
The Kumars
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Mr. Sloane
TV · as Janet Sloane · 6 eps

The Great War: The People's Story
TV · as Narrator · 4 eps

W1A
TV · as Sally Owen · 1 ep

Duck Quacks Don't Echo
TV · 1 ep

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Secrets
TV · as Pippa · 1 ep

I Give It a Year
Movie · as Linda

The Murder in Angel Lane
Movie · as Susan Spencer

The Thirteenth Tale
Movie · as Margaret

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Movie · as Self

Broadchurch
TV · as DS Ellie Miller · 24 eps

Run
TV · as Carol · 2 eps

The Intern
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 6 eps

Hyde Park on Hudson
Movie · as Queen Elizabeth

Bad Sugar
Movie · as Joan Cauldwell

The Hoarder Next Door
TV · as Self - Narrator · 14 eps

The Iron Lady
Movie · as Carol Thatcher

Tyrannosaur
Movie · as Hannah

See Me
Movie · as Miss

Exile
TV · as Nancy Ronstadt · 3 eps

Twenty Twelve
TV · as Sally Owen · 13 eps

Rev.
TV · as Alex · 19 eps

Accused
TV · as Sue Brown · 1 ep

Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
Movie · as Olivia
Mister Eleven
TV · as Beth · 2 eps

Consuming Passion
Movie · as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss

Hancock & Joan
Movie · as Marion

Beautiful People
TV · as Debbie Doonan · 12 eps

Hot Fuzz
Movie · as PC Doris Thatcher

I Could Never Be Your Woman
Movie · as Hairdresser

Dog Altogether
Movie · as Anita

Grow Your Own
Movie · as Alice

The Time of Your Life
Movie · as Amanda

The Grey Man
Movie · as Linda Dodds

Green Wing Special
Movie · as Harriet Schulenburg

Skins
TV · as Gina · 1 ep

The Time of Your Life
TV · as Amanda · 6 eps

Would I Lie to You?
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

Confetti
Movie · as Joanna

That Mitchell and Webb Look
TV · as Various Characters · 24 eps

The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Zemanovaload
Movie · as TV Producer
Buried Alive
Movie

Much Ado About Nothing
Movie · as Ursula

ShakespeaRe-Told
TV · as Ursula · 1 ep

Doctor Who
TV · as Mother · 1 ep

Love Soup
TV · as Penny · 1 ep

The Robinsons
TV · as Connie · 1 ep

Green Wing
TV · as Harriet Schulenburg · 18 eps

Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep

NY-LON
TV · 1 ep

Murder in Suburbia
TV · as Ellie · 1 ep

Peep Show
TV · as Sophie Chapman · 33 eps

Swiss Toni
TV · 1 ep

Eyes Down
TV · as Mandy Foster · 1 ep

Coming Up
TV · as Receptionist · 1 ep

Look Around You
TV · as Pam Bachelor · 6 eps

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Rescue Me
TV · as Paula · 1 ep

The Mitchell and Webb Situation
TV · as Various · 5 eps

The Office
TV · as Helena · 1 ep

Bruiser
TV · 6 eps

Black Books
TV · as Tanya · 1 ep

People Like Us
TV · 1 ep

Midsomer Murders
TV · as Bernice · 1 ep

GMTV
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Simpsons
TV · as Lily (voice) · 1 ep

Comic Relief
TV · 1 ep

Natural World
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep

The Oscars
TV · as Self · 4 eps








