Olivia Colman
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).
Personal info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1974-01-30
Place of birth
Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
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Cast
Confetti
2006
5.46
Wonka
2023
7.05
Hot Fuzz
2007
7.56
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
2009
6.00
Zemanovaload
2005
5.20
Attenborough at 90
2016
8.00
Ron's Gone Wrong
2021
7.87
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
5.85
Superworm
2021
6.40
The Super Squirrels
2018
10.00
The Iron Lady
2011
6.40
Consuming Passion
2008
6.40
Tyrannosaur
2011
7.26
Paddington in Peru
2024
6.84
Hyde Park on Hudson
2012
5.24
I Give It a Year
2013
5.51
Locke
2014
6.90
Wicked Little Letters
2024
6.94
The Murder in Angel Lane
2013
6.90
The Thirteenth Tale
2013
6.58
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
7.80
Cuban Fury
2014
6.08
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022
8.21
Wicker
2026
0.00
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022
6.80
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014
5.30
Dog Altogether
2007
6.80
Buried Alive
2005
0.00
London Road
2015
5.50
The Lobster
2015
7.03
The Kármán Line
2014
6.40
Grow Your Own
2007
6.47
The Roses
2025
6.73
The Favourite
2018
7.50
Change the Ending
2023
0.00
Jimpa
2026
0.00
Bad Sugar
2012
6.00
Hancock & Joan
2008
4.10
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
2016
6.80
Murder on the Orient Express
2017
6.70
See Me
2011
0.00
The Time of Your Life
2007
10.00
Them That Follow
2019
5.00
The Alternativity
2017
6.80
Earth's Natural Wonders
2015
8.00
Behind Closed Doors
2016
3.50
Let's Dance
2018
6.10
All The World's a Stage
2018
4.50
The Father
2020
8.10
Our Queen at Ninety
2016
6.00
The Lost Daughter
2021
6.46
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021
7.90
Much Ado About Nothing
2005
8.00
Mothering Sunday
2021
5.39
Unexpected Item
2018
6.00
Joyride
2022
5.90
Nasrin
2020
10.00
Empire of Light
2022
6.63
The Grey Man
2007
6.00
An A to Z of Paddington
2024
0.00
Elsinore
0.00