Cast
Olivia Colman
Acting
Cast
Olivia Colman
Known for
Acting
Born
1974-01-30
From
Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Also known as Sarah Caroline Colman, Sarah Caroline Olivia Colman, Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair
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).
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
as Mama Bear (voice)
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
as PAL (voice)
Wonka
as Mrs. Scrubbit
Murder on the Orient Express
as Hildegarde Schmidt
Hot Fuzz
as PC Doris Thatcher
Paddington in Peru
as Reverend Mother
The Lobster
as Hotel Manager
The Father
as Anne
The Favourite
as Queen Anne
Ron's Gone Wrong
as Donka (voice)
The Roses
as Ivy Rose
I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Hairdresser
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Narrator
The Lost Daughter
as Leda Caruso
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Locke
as Bethan (voice)
The Iron Lady
as Carol Thatcher
Joyride
as Joy
Wicked Little Letters
as Edith Swan
I Give It a Year
as Linda
Jimpa
as Hannah
Cuban Fury
as Sam
Empire of Light
as Hilary
Wicker
Mothering Sunday
as Mrs Clarrie Niven
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
as Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
Confetti
as Joanna
The Fox
as The Fox (voice)
The Thirteenth Tale
as Margaret
Hyde Park on Hudson
as Queen Elizabeth
Consuming Passion
as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
Them That Follow
as Hope Slaughter
Unexpected Item
as The Till (voice)
Grow Your Own
as Alice
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
as Marion (voice)
Tyrannosaur
as Hannah
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as Self
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
as Mum (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
as Marion (voice)
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
as Nelly the Horse (voice)
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
as Self
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
as Self
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as Fairy Godmother
Superworm
as Narrator (voice)
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
as Self
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
as Jenny
Girl from the North Country
as Elizabeth Laine
London Road
as Julie
The Kármán Line
as Sarah
Much Ado About Nothing
as Ursula
Attenborough at 90
as Self
Dog Altogether
as Anita
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wild Bird
as Isabella Blow
Zemanovaload
as TV Producer
Nasrin
as Narrator
Let's Dance
as Segment: "Coffee to Go"
Buried Alive
National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes
as Jenny
Elsinore
All The World's a Stage
as The Narrator
Behind Closed Doors
as narrator
The Murder in Angel Lane
as Susan Spencer
Bad Sugar
as Joan Cauldwell
See Me
as Miss
Hancock & Joan
as Marion
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
as Olivia
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
as Self / Narrator
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
as Marion (voice)
The Time of Your Life
as Amanda
The Grey Man
as Linda Dodds
Green Wing Special
as Harriet Schulenburg
Our Queen at Ninety
as Self - Narrator
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
as Marion (UK & US)(voice)
The Alternativity
as Narrator
An A to Z of Paddington
as Self
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Super Squirrels
as Narrator
The Private Life of the Royal Academy
Change the Ending
as Narrator
