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Olivia Colman

Actress / Comedian / Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 01/30/1974 (51) | Norwich, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Sarah Caroline Sinclair (née Colman; born 30 January 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Volpi Cup. A graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Colman's breakthrough came in the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show (2003–2015). Her other comedic roles on television include Green Wing (2004–2006), That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006–2008), Beautiful People (2008–2009), Rev. (2010–2014), Flowers (2016–2018), and Fleabag (2016–2019). Colman received the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for the comedy series ()
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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 credits include Hot Fuzz (2007), Tyrannosaur (2011), The Iron Lady (2011), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), Locke (2013), The Lobster (2015), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) and Empire of Light (2022).

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two c ...

The Favourite

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2018 | 3.8/5 | 1h 59min
Drama, Comedy, Thriller
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A woman's seaside vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her to confront secrets from her past. ...

The Lost Daughter

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2021 | 3.3/5 | 2h 1min
Drama
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In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into anima ...

The Lobster

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2015 | 3.5/5 | 1h 58min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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The story of Joseph, a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph's life spirals into turmoil a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah, a Christi ...

Tyrannosaur

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2011 | 3.6/5 | 1h 33min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Olivia Colman

Volpi Cup for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Actress BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy European Film Award for Best Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama Commander of The Order of The British Empire Chortle Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series European Film Award for Best Actress European Film Academy Lux Award 2x Academy Award for Best Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Movies with Olivia Colman as Actress(66)

as The Reverend Mother2024 Paddington in Peru
as Edith Swan2024 Wicked Little Letters
2023 Wonka
as herself2023 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
as Hilary2022 Empire of Light
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)2022 Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
as Mama Bear (voice)2022 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
as Joy2022 Joyride
as Leda Caruso2021 The Lost Daughter
as Narrator (voice)2021 Superworm
as Mrs Clarrie Niven2021 Mothering Sunday
as PAL (voice)2021 The Mitchells vs. the Machines
as Donka (voice)2021 Ron's Gone Wrong
as Narrator2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Self (archive footage)2020 Death to 2020
as Anne2020 The Father
as Narrator2020 Nasrin
as Fairy Godmother2020 Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as herself2019 Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
as Self / Narrator2019 Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
as Hope2019 Them That Follow
as Narrator2018 Super Squirrels
as Queen Anne2018 The Favourite
as The Till (voice)2018 Unexpected Item
as The Narrator2018 All The World's a Stage
as Segment: "Coffee to Go"2018 Let's Dance
as Jenny2017 National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes
as Hildegarde Schmidt2017 Murder on the Orient Express
as Narrator2017 The Alternativity
as herself2016 Attenborough at 90
as Marion (voice)2016 Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
as Mum (voice)2016 We're Going on a Bear Hunt
as Self - Narrator2016 Our Queen at Ninety
as Narrator2016 Behind Closed Doors
2015 Earth's Natural Wonders
as Self - Narrator (voice)2015 David Attenborough Meets President Obama
as Julie2015 London Road
as Hotel Manager2015 The Lobster
as Marion (voice)2015 Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
as Sam2014 Cuban Fury
as Sarah2014 The Kármán Line
as Marion2014 Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie
as Nelly the Horse (voice)2014 Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
as Bethan (voice)2014 Locke
as Susan Spencer2013 The Murder in Angel Lane
as herself2013 The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as Linda2013 I Give It a Year
as Margaret2013 The Thirteenth Tale
as Joan Cauldwell2012 Bad Sugar
as Queen Elizabeth2012 Hyde Park on Hudson
as Miss2011 See Me
as Hannah2011 Tyrannosaur
as Carol Thatcher2011 The Iron Lady
as Olivia2009 Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss2008 Consuming Passion
as Marion2008 Hancock & Joan
as Anita2007 Dog Altogether
as Linda Dodds2007 The Grey Man
as Hairdresser2007 I Could Never Be Your Woman
as PC Doris Thatcher2007 Hot Fuzz
as Alice2007 Grow Your Own
as Amanda2007 The Time of Your Life
as Joanna2006 Confetti
2005 Buried Alive
as Ursula2005 Much Ado About Nothing
2005 Zemanovaload

TV Shows/Series with Olivia Colman as Actress(58)

as Sonya Falsworth2023 Secret Invasion
as Miss Havisham2023 Great Expectations
as Sarah Nelson2022 Heartstopper
as Voiceover2021 Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
as Susan Edwards2021 Landscapers
as Narrator2020 Becoming You
as Olivia2020 Staged
as Narrator (voice)2018 Flatpack Empire
as Strawberry (voice)2018 Watership Down
as Angela Burr2016 The Night Manager
as Queen Elizabeth II2016 The Crown
as Godmother2016 Fleabag
as Deborah Flowers2016 Flowers
as Narrator2016 The Secret Life of the Zoo
as Narrator (voice)2016 The Story of Cats
as Janet Sloane2014 Mr. Sloane
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Pippa2014 The Secrets
as herself2014 The Kumars
as Maggie Matthews2014 The 7.39
as Narrator2014 The Great War: The People's Story
2014 Duck Quacks Don't Echo
as Sally Owen2014 W1A
as Carol2013 Run
as DS Ellie Miller2013 Broadchurch
as Self - Narrator2012 The Hoarder Next Door
2011 Exile
as Sally Owen2011 Twenty Twelve
as Sue Brown2010 Accused
as Alex2010 Rev.
as Beth2009 Mister Eleven
as Debbie Doonan2008 Beautiful People
2007 Skins
as herself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest2007 The Graham Norton Show
as herself2007 Would I Lie to You?
2006 That Mitchell and Webb Look
as Mother2005 Doctor Who
as Ursula2005 ShakespeaRe-Told
2005 The Robinsons
as Amanda2005 Il Capitano
as Penny2005 Love Soup
2004 Murder in Suburbia
as herself2004 Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 NY-LON
as Harriet Schulenburg2004 Green Wing
as Sophie Chapman2003 Peep Show
2002 Look Around You
as Helena2001 The Office
2001 The Mitchell and Webb Situation
as Various2001 The Mitchell and Webb Situation
as Tanya2000 Black Books
2000 Bruiser
1999 People Like Us
as Bernice1997 Midsomer Murders
as herself1993 GMTV
as Lily (voice)1989 The Simpsons
as Narrator1983 Natural World

Movies with Olivia Colman as Crew(2)

Production/Producer2024 Wicked Little Letters
Production/Executive Producer2021 The Lost Daughter

TV Shows/Series with Olivia Colman as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2021 Landscapers

Full Name: Olivia Sarah Sinclair
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 01/30 1974 (January) in Norwich, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 51 years + 135 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Homerton College, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Gresham's School, Norwich High School for Girls
Father: Keith Colman
Mother: Mary Leakey Colman
Other names for Olivia Colman (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"올리비아 콜먼"
"Sarah Caroline Colman"
"올리비아 콜맨"
"Sarah Sinclair"
"Sarah Caroline Olivia Colman"
"Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair"
"オリヴィア・コールマン"
"Sarah Caroline Sinclair"
Olivia Colman frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Paul Kasey (20x, Actor)
Kevin Michael Richardson (17x, Actor)
David Mitchell (17x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Robert Webb (15x, Actor)
David Tennant (13x, Actor)
Nicholas Briggs (12x, Actor)
Stephen Merchant (11x, Actor)
Ricky Gervais (11x, Actor)
Nadia Stacey (10x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:7713, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 06/10/2025