Olivia Colman
Born 1974 • Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
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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Directed by Eleanor Wilson
as Character in Wicker
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Directed by Dougal Wilson
as Reverend Mother
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as Edith Swan
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Directed by Peter Lydon
as Narrator
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Directed by Stephen Donnelly
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
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Directed by Mike Rianda
as PAL (voice)
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Directed by Sarah Smith
as Donka (voice)
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Directed by Jac Hamman
as Narrator (voice)
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as Character in Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
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Directed by Gavin Strange
as Mummy Turtle
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as Fairy Godmother
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Directed by Britt Poulton
as Hope Slaughter
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Directed by Adam Low
as Character in The Private Life of the Royal Academy
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Directed by Stephen Gallacher
as The Till (voice)
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Directed by Rowan Crawford
as Narrator
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Directed by Florence Kosky
as The Narrator
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Directed by Lauren Jacobs
as Narrator
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Directed by Robin Shaw
as Mum (voice)
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Directed by Dianna Basso
as Marion (voice)
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Directed by David Stoten
as Marion (UK & US)(voice)
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Directed by Anna Hall
as narrator
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as Marion (voice)
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Directed by James Aldred
as Character in Earth's Natural Wonders
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Directed by Rob Silvestri
as Marion (voice)
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Directed by Nick Moore
as Nelly the Horse (voice)
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Directed by Oscar Sharp
as Sarah
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Directed by Christopher Menaul
as Susan Spencer
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Directed by Ben Palmer
as Joan Cauldwell
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Directed by Shane Meadows
as Olivia
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Directed by Dan Zeff
as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
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Directed by Richard Laxton
as Marion
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Directed by David Blair
as Amanda
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Directed by Paddy Considine
as Anita
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Directed by Declan O'Dwyer
as Linda Dodds
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Directed by Brian Percival
as Ursula
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Directed by Adam James Bromley
as Character in Buried Alive
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Directed by Jayson Rothwell
as TV Producer
About Olivia Colman
Known for: Acting