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Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman

Birthday: 1974-01-30 | Place of Birth: 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2026
Jimpa

as    Hannah

2025
The Roses

as    Ivy Rose

2025
Twin Peaks: Legacy

as    Judy

2025
Paddington in Peru

as    Reverend Mother

2024
Wicked Little Letters

as    Edith Swan

2024
An A to Z of Paddington

as    Self

2023
Great Expectations

as    Miss Havisham

2023
Wonka

as    Mrs. Scrubbit

2023
Change the Ending

as    Narrator

2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

as    Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'

2023
Secret Invasion

as    Sonya Falsworth

2022
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

as    Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)

2022
Empire of Light

as    Hilary

2022
Joyride

as    Joy

2022
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

as    Mama Bear (voice)

2021
The Father

as    Anne

2021
Ron's Gone Wrong

as    Donka (voice)

2021
The Lost Daughter

as    Leda Caruso

2021
Mothering Sunday

as    Mrs Clarrie Niven

2021
Superworm

as    Narrator (voice)

2021
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

as    PAL (voice)

2021
Landscapers

as    Susan Edwards

2020
2020
Nasrin

as    Narrator

2020
Becoming You

as    Self - Narrator (voice)