
Olivia Colman
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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

Midsomer Murders

The Graham Norton Show

The Oscars

The One Show

The Simpsons

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Doctor Who

Would I Lie to You?

GMTV

Accused

Les Misérables

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Bear

Who Do You Think You Are?

Skins

Staged

Honest Trailers

Love Soup

The Office

ShakespeaRe-Told

Heartstopper

Barbie

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Murder on the Orient Express

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

Attenborough at 90

Secret Invasion

Paddington in Peru

Hot Fuzz

Watership Down

Wonka

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

The Crown

Locke

Exile

Ron's Gone Wrong

Pride & Prejudice

The Night Manager

The 7.39

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

Run

The Lobster

The Alternativity

Fleabag

Twenty Twelve

The Favourite

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

The Father

Broadchurch

The Roses

The Thirteenth Tale

Landscapers

Joyride

Great Expectations

Earth's Natural Wonders

The Lost Daughter

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

Earth's Natural Wonders

Becoming You

The Secrets

Empire of Light

The Great War: The People's Story
Production Credits
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