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Olivia Colman

Known for: Acting

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).

Filmography 65

Wicker 2026Movie as Fisherwoman
Landscapers 2021TV show as Susan Edwards
Green Wing 2004TV show as Harriet Schulenburg
Exile 2011TV show as Nancy Ronstadt
The 7.39 2014TV show as Maggie Matthews
Superworm 2021Movie as Narrator (voice)
Flowers 2016TV show as Deborah Flowers
Mr. Sloane 2014TV show as Janet Sloane
Unexpected Item 2018Movie Apple TV Store as The Till (voice)
Consuming Passion 2008Movie as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
Nasrin 2020Movie True StoryApple TV Store as Narrator