
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
