Olivia Colman
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).
Known for
The Simpsons
Lily (voice)
Midsomer Murders
Bernice
Doctor Who
Mother
The Crown
Queen Elizabeth II
Skins
Gina
The Night Manager
Angela Burr
The Bear
Chef Terry
Natural World
Narrator
Mothering Sunday
Mrs Clarrie Niven
Broadchurch
DS Ellie Miller
The Oscars
Self
Would I Lie to You?
Self
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Mama Bear (voice)
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
Secret Invasion
Sonya Falsworth
Heartstopper
Sarah Nelson
Peep Show
Sophie Chapman
Wonka
Mrs. Scrubbit
Black Books
Tanya
Fleabag
Godmother
Hot Fuzz
PC Doris Thatcher
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
The Roses
Ivy Rose
The Office
Helena
Les Misérables
Madame Thénardier
Murder on the Orient Express
Hildegarde Schmidt
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
PAL (voice)
Paddington in Peru
Reverend Mother
The Lobster
Hotel Manager
Accused
Sue Brown
Staged
Olivia
The Favourite
Queen Anne
The Father
Anne
Watership Down
Strawberry (voice)
Great Expectations
Miss Havisham
Look Around You
Pam Bachelor
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Ron's Gone Wrong
Donka (voice)
Green Wing
Harriet Schulenburg
Empire of Light
Hilary
Love Soup
Penny
Landscapers
Susan Edwards
Flowers
Deborah Flowers
That Mitchell and Webb Look
Various Characters
Twenty Twelve
Sally Owen
The Lost Daughter
Leda Caruso
The Iron Lady
Carol Thatcher
Wicker
Wicked Little Letters
Edith Swan
People Like Us
W1A
Sally Owen
The Secret Life of the Zoo
Narrator
Murder in Suburbia
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Narrator
ShakespeaRe-Told
Ursula
Locke
Bethan (voice)
Beautiful People
Debbie Doonan
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Rev.
Alex
The 7.39
Maggie Matthews
The Robinsons
Pride and Prejudice
Mrs Bennet
Exile
Nancy Ronstadt
See Me
Miss
Run
Carol
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Hairdresser
I Give It a Year
Linda
Bruiser
Tyrannosaur
Hannah
Mr. Sloane
Janet Sloane
Nasrin
Narrator
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
Confetti
Joanna
Cuban Fury
Sam
Let's Dance
Segment: "Coffee to Go"
The Time of Your Life
Amanda
Cry Wolf
Kath
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
Voiceover
Joyride
Joy
The Great War: The People's Story
Narrator
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
Marion (voice)
Rescue Me
Paula
Becoming You
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Hoarder Next Door
Self - Narrator
NY-LON
The Story of Cats
Narrator (voice)
Hyde Park on Hudson
Queen Elizabeth
The Alternativity
Narrator
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
Marion (voice)
Earth's Natural Wonders
Zemanovaload
TV Producer
Swiss Toni
Jimpa
Hannah
Grow Your Own
Alice
The Secrets
Pippa
Flatpack Empire
Self - Narrator (voice)
Them That Follow
Hope Slaughter
London Road
Julie
The Thirteenth Tale
Margaret
Attenborough at 90
Self
Superworm
Narrator (voice)
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
Olivia
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Self
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Self
Consuming Passion
Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
The Time of Your Life
Amanda
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Fairy Godmother
The Murder in Angel Lane
Susan Spencer
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
Self
Bad Sugar
Joan Cauldwell
The Kármán Line
Sarah
National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes
Jenny
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
Marion (voice)
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
Jenny
The Grey Man
Linda Dodds
Mister Eleven
Beth
Much Ado About Nothing
Ursula
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Nelly the Horse (voice)
Girl from the North Country
Elizabeth Laine
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Mum (voice)
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
Mummy Turtle
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Our Queen at Ninety
Self - Narrator
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
Self / Narrator
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Self
Elsinore
Unexpected Item
The Till (voice)
An A to Z of Paddington
Self
Hancock & Joan
Marion
Dog Altogether
Anita
Change the Ending
Narrator
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Buried Alive
Behind Closed Doors
narrator
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
Self - Narrator (voice)
All The World's a Stage
The Narrator
Earth's Natural Wonders
The Super Squirrels
Narrator
The Private Life of the Royal Academy
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
Marion (UK & US)(voice)
The One Show
Self
GMTV
Self
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
Various
The Kumars
Self