Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman

50 · Born: Jan 30, 1974

Personal Details

Born Jan 30, 1974 Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Parents
  • Mary Leakey
  • Keith Colman

Biography

Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE (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).

Career

2024
Paddington in Peru
Paddington in Peru as The Reverend Mother
Wicked Little Letters
Wicked Little Letters as Edith Swan
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2023
Wonka
Wonka as Mrs. Scrubbit
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Great Expectations
Great Expectations as Miss Havisham
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Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion as Sonya Falsworth
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2022
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
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Joyride
Joyride as Joy
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish as Mama Bear (voice)
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Empire of Light
Empire of Light as Hilary
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2021
Ron's Gone Wrong
Ron's Gone Wrong as Donka (voice)
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Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday as Mrs Clarrie Niven
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The Lost Daughter
The Lost Daughter as Leda Caruso
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The Mitchells vs the Machines
The Mitchells vs the Machines as PAL (voice)
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Superworm
Superworm as Narrator (voice)
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Trip Hazard
Trip Hazard as Voiceover
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Landscapers
Landscapers as Susan Edwards
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2020
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
The Father
The Father as Anne
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Nasrin
Nasrin as Narrator
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Becoming You
Becoming You as Narrator
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The Simpsons
The Simpsons as Lily (voice)
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2019
Them That Follow
Them That Follow as Hope
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The Crown
The Crown as Queen Elizabeth II
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2018
Unexpected Item
Unexpected Item as The Till (voice)
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The Favourite
The Favourite as Queen Anne
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All The World's A Stage
All The World's A Stage as The Narrator
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Watership Down
Watership Down as Strawberry (voice)
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Les Misérables
Les Misérables as Madame Thénardier
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Earth's Natural Wonders
2017
The Alternativity
The Alternativity as Narrator
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2016
Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue!
Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue! as Marion (UK & US)
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Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks as Marion (voice)
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Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines! as Marion (UK & US)
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Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors as narrator
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt
We're Going on a Bear Hunt as Mum (voice)
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The Night Manager
The Night Manager as Angela Burr
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Flowers
Flowers as Deborah Flowers
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The Story of Cats
The Story of Cats as Narrator (voice)
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The Secret Life of the Zoo
The Secret Life of the Zoo as Narrator
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2015
London Road
London Road as Julie
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Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries
Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries as Marion (UK & US)
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Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
The Lobster
The Lobster as Hotel Manager
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Earth's Natural Wonders
2014
Locke
Locke as Bethan (voice)
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The Karman Line
The Karman Line as Sarah
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Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie as Nelly the Horse (voice)
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Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
Cuban Fury
Cuban Fury as Sam
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The 7.39
The 7.39 as Maggie Matthews
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Mr. Sloane
Mr. Sloane as Janet Sloane
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The Secrets
The Secrets as Pippa
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The Great War: The People's Story
The Great War: The People's Story as Narrator
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2013
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher as Susan Spencer
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I Give It a Year
I Give It a Year as Linda
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The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale as Margaret
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Broadchurch
Broadchurch as DS Ellie Miller
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Run
Run as Carol
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2012
Bad Sugar
Bad Sugar as Joan Cauldwell
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Hyde Park on Hudson
Hyde Park on Hudson as Queen Elizabeth
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Accused
Accused as Sue Brown
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2011
Tyrannosaur
Tyrannosaur as Hannah
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See Me
See Me as Miss
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The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady as Carol Thatcher
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Exile
Exile
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Twenty Twelve
Twenty Twelve as Sally Owen
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2010
Rev.
Rev. as Alex
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2009
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee as Olivia
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Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders as Bernice
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2008
Consuming Passion
Consuming Passion as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
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Hancock & Joan
Hancock & Joan as Marion
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Beautiful People
Beautiful People as Debbie Doonan
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2007
Dog Altogether
Dog Altogether as Anita
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The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life as Amanda
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Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz as PC Doris Thatcher
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The Grey Man
The Grey Man as Linda Dodds
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Grow Your Own
Grow Your Own as Alice
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2006
Confetti
Confetti as Joanna
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That Mitchell and Webb Look
2005
ShakespeaRe-Told
ShakespeaRe-Told as Ursula
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Zemanovaload
Zemanovaload
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Look Around You
Look Around You
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2004
The Trouble with Terkel
The Trouble with Terkel as Terkel's Mum
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Green Wing
Green Wing as Harriet Schulenburg
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Black Books
Black Books as Tanya
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2003
Peep Show
Peep Show as Sophie Chapman
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2002
The Office
The Office as Helena
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2001
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
The Mitchell and Webb Situation as Various
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2000
Bruiser
Bruiser
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2023
Marvel Studios: Assembled
2019
Got It Covered
Got It Covered
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2018
Flatpack Empire
Flatpack Empire
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2016
Our Queen at Ninety
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
2015
2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
The Graham Norton Show
2012
The Hoarder Next Door