
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 Oscars

The Graham Norton Show

The Simpsons

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Doctor Who

GMTV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Bear

Who Do You Think You Are?

Skins

Heartstopper

Honest Trailers

The Office

Barbie

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

Murder on the Orient Express

Secret Invasion

Hot Fuzz

Paddington in Peru

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Wonka

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Accused

Locke

Ron's Gone Wrong

The Crown

The Lobster

Run

Pride & Prejudice

The Night Manager

Fleabag

The Favourite

Broadchurch

The Father

The Roses

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

Empire of Light

Joyride

Great Expectations

The Great War: The People's Story

Becoming You

Landscapers

The Lost Daughter
Production Credits
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