
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

GMTV

Would I Lie to You?

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

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

Murder on the Orient Express

Attenborough at 90

Secret Invasion

Hot Fuzz

Watership Down

Paddington in Peru

Wonka

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Ron's Gone Wrong

Locke

Exile

The Crown

The 7.39

Pride & Prejudice

The Night Manager

The Lobster

Fleabag

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

Run

The Alternativity

Twenty Twelve

The Father

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

The Thirteenth Tale

Broadchurch

The Favourite

The Roses

Landscapers

Becoming You

Earth's Natural Wonders

Great Expectations

Earth's Natural Wonders

The Secrets

The Great War: The People's Story

Joyride

Empire of Light

The Lost Daughter

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Production Credits
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