Olivia Colman
74 movies · 54 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 30, 1974 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as
- Sarah Caroline Colman · Sarah Caroline Olivia Colman · Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair · Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE
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.
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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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Known for
Olivia Colman: movies and TV shows
Acting (128)
- Upcoming Wicker
as Fisherwoman
- Upcoming Elsinore
as Margaret Johnson
- Upcoming The Fox
as The Fox (voice)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Bollywoof
as (voice)
- Upcoming Wild Bird
as Isabella Blow
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026 Jimpa
as Hannah
- 2025
- 2025 The Roses
as Ivy Rose
- 2024 Paddington in Peru
as Reverend Mother
- 2024 Wicked Little Letters
as Edith Swan
- 2023 Wonka
as Mrs. Scrubbit
- 2023 Change the Ending
as Narrator
- 2023
- 2023
- 2022 Empire of Light
as Hilary
- 2022 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
as Mama Bear (voice)
- 2022 Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
- 2022 Joyride
as Joy
- 2022
- 2022
- 2021 Superworm
as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 The Lost Daughter
as Leda Caruso
- 2021
- 2021 Mothering Sunday
as Mrs Clarrie Niven
- 2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Narrator
- 2021 Ron's Gone Wrong
as Donka (voice)
- 2021 The Mitchells vs. the Machines
as PAL (voice)
- 2021
- 2020 Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as Fairy Godmother
- 2020 The Father
as Anne
- 2020 Nasrin
as Narrator
- 2020
- 2019 Them That Follow
as Hope Slaughter
- 2018
- 2018
- 2018 Let's Dance
as Segment: "Coffee to Go"
- 2018 The Favourite
as Queen Anne
- 2018 Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!
as Marion (voice)
- 2018 Unexpected Item
as The Till (voice)
- 2018 The Super Squirrels
as Narrator
- 2018 All The World's a Stage
as The Narrator
- 2018
- 2017 The Alternativity
as Narrator
- 2017 Murder on the Orient Express
as Hildegarde Schmidt
- 2017 National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
as Jenny
- 2016 We're Going on a Bear Hunt
as Mum (voice)
- 2016
- 2016 Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures
as Marion (voice)
- 2016 Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue!
as Marion (voice)
- 2016 Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
as Marion (voice)
- 2016
- 2016
- 2016 Behind Closed Doors
as narrator
- 2016
- 2016 Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
as Marion (voice)
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015 The Lobster
as Hotel Manager
- 2015 Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
as Marion (voice)
- 2015 London Road
as Julie
- 2015 Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries
as Marion (voice)
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014 Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
as Nelly the Horse (voice)
- 2014 Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
as Marion (voice)
- 2014
- 2014 Locke
as Bethan (voice)
- 2014
- 2014 The Kármán Line
as Sarah
- 2014 Cuban Fury
as Sam
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014 Thomas & Friends: Signals Crossed
as Marion (voice)
- 2013 The Thirteenth Tale
as Margaret
- 2013
- 2013 The Murder in Angel Lane
as Susan Spencer
- 2013
- 2013 I Give It a Year
as Linda
- 2012 Hyde Park on Hudson
as Queen Elizabeth
- 2012 Bad Sugar
as Joan Cauldwell
- 2011 The Iron Lady
as Carol Thatcher
- 2011 Tyrannosaur
as Hannah
- 2011 See Me
as Miss
- 2011
- 2011
- 2010
- 2010
- 2009
- 2009 Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
as Olivia
- 2008 Consuming Passion
as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
- 2008
- 2008 Hancock & Joan
as Marion
- 2007 Dog Altogether
as Anita
- 2007 The Time of Your Life
as Amanda
- 2007
- 2007 Grow Your Own
as Alice
- 2007 I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Hairdresser
- 2007 The Grey Man
as Linda Dodds
- 2007 Hot Fuzz
as PC Doris Thatcher
- 2007
- 2007 Green Wing Special
as Harriet Schulenburg
- 2006
- 2006 Confetti
as Joanna
- 2005 Much Ado About Nothing
as Ursula
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005 Zemanovaload
as TV Producer
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000
- 1999
- 1997
- 1989
- 1983
Behind the camera (6)
- Upcoming Wicker
Producer
- Upcoming
- 2025 The Roses
Executive Producer
- 2024 Wicked Little Letters
Producer
- 2021 The Lost Daughter
Executive Producer
- 2021
Talk shows and appearances (29)
- 2026
- 2025 Good Hang with Amy Poehler
1 episode
- 2023 Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
1 episode
- 2023
- 2021 Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
4 episodes
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020 Becoming You
6 episodes
- 2019
- 2019
- 2018 Flatpack Empire
3 episodes
- 2016
- 2016
- 2016
- 2016 The Secret Life of the Zoo
72 episodes
- 2015
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
1 episode
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
1 episode
- 2014 The Kumars
1 episode
- 2013
- 2012 The Hoarder Next Door
14 episodes
- 2007 Would I Lie to You?
2 episodes
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show
11 episodes
- 2006 The One Show
1 episode
- 2004 Who Do You Think You Are?
1 episode
- 2002 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
1 episode
- 2001 The Mitchell and Webb Situation
11 episodes
- 1993 GMTV
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
4 episodes