Olivia Colman
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).
Acting
TV
The Simpsons
as Lily (voice)
1989
Movie
Murder on the Orient Express
as Hildegarde Schmidt
2017
Movie
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
as Mama Bear (voice)
2022
Movie
Hot Fuzz
as PC Doris Thatcher
2007
Movie
The Lobster
as Hotel Manager
2015
Movie
The Favourite
as Queen Anne
2018
Movie
Wonka
as Mrs. Scrubbit
2023
Movie
The Father
as Anne
2020
Movie
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
as PAL (voice)
2021
TV
Doctor Who
as Mother
2005
Movie
Locke
as Bethan (voice)
2014
TV
The Crown
as Queen Elizabeth II
2016
Movie
Ron's Gone Wrong
as Donka (voice)
2021
Movie
The Iron Lady
as Carol Thatcher
2011
TV
Fleabag
as Godmother
2016
TV
The Bear
as Chef Terry
2022
TV
Heartstopper
as Sarah Nelson
2022
TV
Skins
as Gina
2007
TV
Secret Invasion
as Sonya Falsworth
2023
TV
The Night Manager
as Angela Burr
2016
Movie
The Lost Daughter
as Leda Caruso
2021
TV
Broadchurch
as DS Ellie Miller
2013
TV
The Office
as Helena
2001
Movie
I Give It a Year
as Linda
2013
