Olivia Colman
Born: 1974-01-30 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2027
- Bollywoof as (voice)
2026
- Wicker as Fisherwoman
- Elsinore as Margaret Johnson
- Pride and Prejudice as Mrs. Bennet
- David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth as Self
- Jimpa as Hannah
- The Fox as The Fox (voice)
2025
- The Roses as Ivy Rose
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler as Self - Guest
- Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
2024
- Paddington in Peru as Reverend Mother
- Wicked Little Letters as Edith Swan
2023
- Secret Invasion as Sonya Falsworth
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
- Wonka as Mrs. Scrubbit
- Great Expectations as Miss Havisham
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion as Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
- Change the Ending as Narrator
2022
- The Bear as Chef Terry
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish as Mama Bear (voice)
- Heartstopper as Sarah Nelson
- Empire of Light as Hilary
- Scrooge: A Christmas Carol as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
- Joyride as Joy
2021
- Only Murders in the Building
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines as PAL (voice)
- Ron's Gone Wrong as Donka (voice)
- The Lost Daughter as Leda Caruso
- Mothering Sunday as Mrs Clarrie Niven
- The Electrical Life of Louis Wain as Narrator
- Landscapers as Susan Edwards
- Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard as Voiceover
- Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
- Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel as Self
- Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day as Self
- Superworm as Narrator (voice)
2020
- Staged as Olivia
- The Father as Anne
- Becoming You as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Fairy Godmother
- Nasrin as Narrator
2019
- Them That Follow as Hope Slaughter
- Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered as Self
- Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb as Self / Narrator
2018
- The Favourite as Queen Anne
- Les Misérables as Madame Thénardier
- Watership Down as Strawberry (voice)
- Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team! as Marion (voice)
- Flatpack Empire as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Let's Dance as Segment: "Coffee to Go"
- Unexpected Item as The Till (voice)
- The Private Life of the Royal Academy
- All The World's a Stage as The Narrator
- The Super Squirrels as Narrator
2017
- Murder on the Orient Express as Hildegarde Schmidt
- National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes as Jenny
- The Alternativity as Narrator
2016
- The Crown as Queen Elizabeth II
- The Night Manager as Angela Burr
- Fleabag as Godmother
- Flowers as Deborah Flowers
- The Secret Life of the Zoo as Narrator
- The Story of Cats as Narrator (voice)
- Our Queen at Ninety as Self - Narrator
- Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures as Marion (voice)
- Attenborough at 90 as Self
- We're Going on a Bear Hunt as Mum (voice)
- Sugar Free Farm as Narrator
- Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks as Marion (voice)
- Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines! as Marion (voice)
- Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue! as Marion (voice)
- The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Behind Closed Doors as narrator
2015
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- The Lobster as Hotel Manager
- Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie as Marion (voice)
- Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries as Marion (voice)
- London Road as Julie
- David Attenborough Meets President Obama as Self - Narrator (voice)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Duck Quacks Don't Echo
- W1A as Sally Owen
- The Great War: The People's Story as Narrator
- Locke as Bethan (voice)
- Cuban Fury as Sam
- Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave as Marion (voice)
- The Kumars as Self
- Mr. Sloane as Janet Sloane
- The Secrets as Pippa
- The 7.39 as Maggie Matthews
- Pudsey the Dog: The Movie as Nelly the Horse (voice)
- The Kármán Line as Sarah
- Thomas & Friends: Signals Crossed as Marion (voice)
2013
- Broadchurch as DS Ellie Miller
- I Give It a Year as Linda
- Run as Carol
- The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot as Self
- The Murder in Angel Lane as Susan Spencer
- The Thirteenth Tale as Margaret
2012
- Hyde Park on Hudson as Queen Elizabeth
- The Hoarder Next Door as Self - Narrator
- Bad Sugar as Joan Cauldwell
2011
- Twenty Twelve as Sally Owen
- The Iron Lady as Carol Thatcher
- Exile as Nancy Ronstadt
- Tyrannosaur as Hannah
- See Me as Miss
2009
- Mister Eleven as Beth
- Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee as Olivia
2008
- Beautiful People as Debbie Doonan
- Consuming Passion as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
- Hancock & Joan as Marion
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
- Skins as Gina
- Would I Lie to You? as Self
- Hot Fuzz as PC Doris Thatcher
- I Could Never Be Your Woman as Hairdresser
- The Time of Your Life as Amanda
- The Time of Your Life as Amanda
- Grow Your Own as Alice
- Green Wing Special as Harriet Schulenburg
- Dog Altogether as Anita
- The Grey Man as Linda Dodds
2006
- The One Show as Self
- That Mitchell and Webb Look as Various Characters
- Confetti as Joanna
2005
- Doctor Who as Mother
- Love Soup as Penny
- ShakespeaRe-Told as Ursula
- The Robinsons as Connie
- Much Ado About Nothing as Ursula
- Zemanovaload as TV Producer
- Buried Alive
2004
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- Green Wing as Harriet Schulenburg
- Murder in Suburbia as Ellie
- NY-LON
2003
- Peep Show as Sophie Chapman
- Eyes Down as Mandy Foster
- Swiss Toni
2002
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self
- Look Around You as Pam Bachelor
- Rescue Me as Paula
2001
- The Office as Helena
- The Mitchell and Webb Situation
2000
- Black Books as Tanya
- Bruiser
1999
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Bernice
1993
- GMTV as Self
1989
- The Simpsons as Lily (voice)
1983
- Natural World as Narrator
1953
- The Oscars as Self