Olivia Colman
Known for

Acting

Credits

151

Gender

Woman

Birthday

30 Jan 1974 (50)

Place of birth

Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK

Also known as
올리비아 콜먼
Sarah Caroline Colman
올리비아 콜맨
Sarah Sinclair
Sarah Caroline Olivia Colman
Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair
オリヴィア・コールマン
Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE
Ολίβια Κόλμαν

Olivia Colman

Biography

Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE (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
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
JimpaHannah
The RosesIvy
Nuclear BogeyheadsMartha
Wicker
2024Paddington in PeruThe Reverend Mother
2023Change the EndingNarrator
Girl from the North CountryElizabeth Laine
2024Wicked Little LettersEdith Swan
2023WonkaMrs. Scrubbit
2023Secret InvasionSonya Falsworth
2023Great ExpectationsMiss Havisham
2023Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret InvasionSelf - 'Sonya Falsworth'
2022Puss in Boots: The Last WishMama Bear (voice)
2022HeartstopperSarah Nelson
2022The BearChef Terry
2022Empire of LightHilary
2022Scrooge: A Christmas CarolGhost of Christmas Past (voice)
2022JoyrideJoy
2021The Mitchells vs. the MachinesPAL (voice)
2021Ron's Gone WrongDonka (voice)
2021The Lost DaughterLeda Caruso
2021The Electrical Life of Louis WainNarrator
2021LandscapersSusan Edwards
2021Mothering SundayMrs Clarrie Niven
2021SuperwormNarrator (voice)
2021Rosie Jones' Trip HazardVoiceover
2021Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s DaySelf
2021Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021Letters Live from the Archive: Union ChapelSelf
2020The FatherAnne
2020StagedOlivia
2020Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for ChristmasFairy Godmother
2020Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our OceansMummy Turtle
2020Becoming YouNarrator
2020NasrinNarrator
2019Them That FollowHope
2019Children In Need 2019: Got It CoveredSelf
2019Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose ClimbSelf / Narrator
2018The FavouriteQueen Anne
2018Les MisérablesMadame Thénardier
2018Watership DownStrawberry (voice)
2018Let's DanceSegment: "Coffee to Go"
2018All The World's a StageThe Narrator
2018The Super SquirrelsNarrator
2018The Private Life of the Royal Academy
2018Unexpected ItemThe Till (voice)
2018Flatpack EmpireSelf - Narrator (voice)
2017Murder on the Orient ExpressHildegarde Schmidt
2017The AlternativityNarrator
2017National Theatre Live: MosquitoesJenny
2016The CrownQueen Elizabeth II
2016FleabagGodmother
2016The Night ManagerAngela Burr
2016FlowersDeborah Flowers
2016The Secret Life of the ZooNarrator
2016We're Going on a Bear HuntMum (voice)
2016The Story of CatsNarrator (voice)
2016Our Queen at NinetySelf - Narrator
2016Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the TracksMarion (voice)
2016Behind Closed Doorsnarrator
2016Attenborough at 90Self
2016The Extraordinary Case of Alex LewisSelf - Narrator (voice)
2015The LobsterHotel Manager
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest
2015London RoadJulie
2015Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The MovieMarion (voice)
2015David Attenborough Meets President ObamaSelf - Narrator (voice)
2015Earth's Natural Wonders
2015Earth's Natural Wonders
2014LockeBethan (voice)
2014Cuban FurySam
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The 7.39Maggie Matthews
2014W1ASally Owen
2014Pudsey the Dog: The MovieNelly the Horse (voice)
2014Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The MovieMarion
2014Mr. SloaneJanet Sloane
2014The Kármán LineSarah
2014Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014The Great War: The People's StoryNarrator
201473 QuestionsSelf
2014The SecretsPippa
2014The KumarsSelf
2013BroadchurchDS Ellie Miller
2013I Give It a YearLinda
2013The Thirteenth TaleMargaret
2013The Five(ish) Doctors RebootSelf
2013The Murder in Angel LaneSusan Spencer
2013RunCarol
2012Hyde Park on HudsonQueen Elizabeth
2012Honest TrailersMrs. Scrubbit (archive footage)
2012Honest TrailersSonya Falsworth (archive footage)
2012Bad SugarJoan Cauldwell
2012The Hoarder Next DoorSelf - Narrator
2011The Iron LadyCarol Thatcher
2011TyrannosaurHannah
2011Twenty TwelveSally Owen
2011Exile
2011See MeMiss
2010AccusedSue Brown
2010Rev.Alex
2009Le Donk & Scor-zay-zeeOlivia
2009Mister ElevenBeth
2008Beautiful PeopleDebbie Doonan
2008Consuming PassionJanet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
2008Hancock & JoanMarion
2007Hot FuzzPC Doris Thatcher
2007SkinsGina
2007I Could Never Be Your WomanHairdresser
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf - Guest
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
2007Would I Lie to You?Self
2007Grow Your OwnAlice
2007Dog AltogetherAnita
2007The Time of Your LifeAmanda
2007The Time of Your LifeAmanda
2007The Grey ManLinda Dodds
2006That Mitchell and Webb LookVarious Characters
2006ConfettiJoanna
2005Doctor WhoMother
2005ShakespeaRe-ToldUrsula
2005Zemanovaload
2005Much Ado About NothingUrsula
2005Love SoupPenny
2005The Robinsons
2005Buried Alive
2004Green WingHarriet Schulenburg
2004Who Do You Think You Are?Self
2004Murder in Suburbia
2004NY-LON
2003Peep ShowSophie Chapman
2003Swiss Toni
2002Ant & Dec's Saturday Night TakeawaySelf
2002Look Around YouPam Bachelor
2001The OfficeHelena
2001The Mitchell and Webb Situation
2001The Mitchell and Webb SituationVarious
2000Black BooksTanya
2000Bruiser
1999People Like Us
1997Midsomer MurdersBernice
1993GMTVSelf
1989The SimpsonsLily (voice)
1983Natural WorldNarrator
1953The OscarsSelf
1953The OscarsSelf - Best Actress winner
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
The RosesProducer
WickerProducer
2024Wicked Little LettersProducer
2021The Lost DaughterExecutive Producer
2021LandscapersExecutive Producer