Olivia Colman
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Simpsons
Lily (voice)
1989
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
Midsomer Murders
Bernice
1997
Series
Doctor Who
Mother
2005
Series
The Bear
Chef Terry
2022
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Crown
Queen Elizabeth II
2016
Series
Skins
Gina
2007
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
The Night Manager
Angela Burr
2016
Series
Heartstopper
Sarah Nelson
2022
Series
Broadchurch
DS Ellie Miller
2013
Film
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Mama Bear (voice)
2022
Series
Secret Invasion
Sonya Falsworth
2023
Series
Natural World
Narrator
1983
Series
Would I Lie to You?
Self
2007
Series
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
2023
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2004
Film
Paddington in Peru
Reverend Mother
2024
Series
GMTV
Self
1993
Film
Wonka
Mrs. Scrubbit
2023
Film
Hot Fuzz
PC Doris Thatcher
2007
Series
Fleabag
Godmother
2016
Series
Peep Show
Sophie Chapman
2003
Film
Murder on the Orient Express
Hildegarde Schmidt
2017
Film
The Father
Anne
2020
Series
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
2002
Film
Wicker
Fisherwoman
2026
Film
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
PAL (voice)
2021
Film
The Lobster
Hotel Manager
2015
Film
The Roses
Ivy Rose
2025
Series
The Office
Helena
2001
Series
Black Books
Tanya
2000
Series
Les Misérables
Madame Thénardier
2018
Series
Accused
Sue Brown
2010
Film
The Favourite
Queen Anne
2018
Series
Great Expectations
Miss Havisham
2023
Series
The Secret Life of the Zoo
Narrator
2016
Series
Staged
Olivia
2020
Series
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025
Film
Ron's Gone Wrong
Donka (voice)
2021
Series
Flowers
Deborah Flowers
2016
Series
Watership Down
Strawberry (voice)
2018
Series
Green Wing
Harriet Schulenburg
2004
Film
Mothering Sunday
Mrs Clarrie Niven
2021
Film
The Iron Lady
Carol Thatcher
2011
Series
Murder in Suburbia
Ellie
2004
Series
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
Film
Locke
Bethan (voice)
2014
Film
Wicked Little Letters
Edith Swan
2024
Film
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
2022
Series
Twenty Twelve
Sally Owen
2011
Series
Landscapers
Susan Edwards
2021
Film
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Narrator
2021
Film
The Lost Daughter
Leda Caruso
2021
Series
W1A
Sally Owen
2014
Series
Look Around You
Pam Bachelor
2002
Series
Eyes Down
Mandy Foster
2003
Series
Becoming You
Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
Series
Love Soup
Penny
2005
Film
Empire of Light
Hilary
2022
Series
That Mitchell and Webb Look
Various Characters
2006
Series
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
2025
Series
ShakespeaRe-Told
Ursula
2005
Film
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Hairdresser
2007
Film
I Give It a Year
Linda
2013
Cry Wolf
Kath
Series
Rev.
Alex
2010
Film
Elsinore
2026
Series
Beautiful People
Debbie Doonan
2008
Series
People Like Us
1999
Series
Exile
Nancy Ronstadt
2011
Series
Run
Carol
2013
Film
Cuban Fury
Sam
2014
Series
The Robinsons
Connie
2005
Pride and Prejudice
Mrs. Bennet
Film
Hyde Park on Hudson
Queen Elizabeth
2012
The Kumars
Self
2014
Series
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
2001
Series
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
Various
2001
Series
The Time of Your Life
Amanda
2007
Series
The 7.39
Maggie Matthews
2014
Film
Joyride
Joy
2022
Series
The Secrets
Pippa
2014
Film
Tyrannosaur
Hannah
2011
Series
The Great War: The People's Story
Narrator
2014
Film
Jimpa
Hannah
2026
Series
Rescue Me
Paula
2002
Film
Them That Follow
Hope Slaughter
2019
Film
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
Marion (voice)
2014
Series
Mr. Sloane
Janet Sloane
2014
Series
Bruiser
2000
Film
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
Marion (voice)
2015
Series
The Hoarder Next Door
Self - Narrator
2012
Series
Flatpack Empire
Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
Film
The Fox
The Fox (voice)
2026
Film
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
2023
Series
NY-LON
2004
Film
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Fairy Godmother
2020
Film
Nasrin
Narrator
2020
Film
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Self
2013
Film
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021
Series
The Story of Cats
Narrator (voice)
2016
Film
The Murder in Angel Lane
Susan Spencer
2013
Film
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
Olivia
2009
Film
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Mum (voice)
2016
Film
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Nelly the Horse (voice)
2014
Film
Confetti
Joanna
2006
Film
Zemanovaload
TV Producer
2005
Series
Sugar Free Farm
Narrator
2016
Mister Eleven
Beth
2009
Film
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
Film
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Self
2021
Film
See Me
Miss
2011
Film
Let's Dance
Segment: "Coffee to Go"
2018
Film
The Thirteenth Tale
Margaret
2013
Series
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
Voiceover
2021
Series
Swiss Toni
2003
The Private Life of the Royal Academy
2018
Wild Bird
Isabella Blow
Film
Attenborough at 90
Self
2016
Film
Girl from the North Country
Elizabeth Laine
2024
Film
Behind Closed Doors
narrator
2016
Film
Much Ado About Nothing
Ursula
2005
Film
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Self
2019
Film
London Road
Julie
2015
Film
The Grey Man
Linda Dodds
2007
Film
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
Marion (voice)
2016
Film
The Kármán Line
Sarah
2014
Film
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
Self
2021
Film
The Alternativity
Narrator
2017
Film
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
Jenny
2017
Film
Green Wing Special
Harriet Schulenburg
2007
Film
Our Queen at Ninety
Self - Narrator
2016
Film
Consuming Passion
Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
2008
Film
Superworm
Narrator (voice)
2021
Film
Bad Sugar
Joan Cauldwell
2012
Film
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
Marion (voice)
2016
Film
Grow Your Own
Alice
2007
Film
Thomas & Friends: Signals Crossed
Marion (voice)
2014
Film
The Time of Your Life
Amanda
2007
Film
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
Hancock & Joan
Marion
2008
Film
The Super Squirrels
Narrator
2018
Film
All The World's a Stage
The Narrator
2018
Film
Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue!
Marion (voice)
2016
Film
Dog Altogether
Anita
2007
Film
Unexpected Item
The Till (voice)
2018
Buried Alive
2005
Film
Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures
Marion (voice)
2016
Film
Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries
Marion (voice)
2015
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
Self / Narrator
2019
Film
Change the Ending
Narrator
2023