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Olivia Colman

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 ForActing
  • Born30 January 1974 (age 51)
  • Place of BirthNorwich, Norfolk, England, UK

Olivia Colman

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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 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 ForActing
  • Born30 January 1974 (age 51)
  • Place of BirthNorwich, Norfolk, England, UK
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The Roses
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2025
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Jimpa
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2025
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Wicked Little Letters
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6.945
2024
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Paddington in Peru
star
6.866
2024
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An A to Z of Paddington
star
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2024
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Wonka
star
7.1
2023
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
star
5.0
2023
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Change the Ending
star
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2023
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
star
8.217
2022
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Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
star
6.771
2022
Poster
Joyride
star
5.9
2022
Poster
Empire of Light
star
6.657
2022
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
star
6.9
2021
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Ron's Gone Wrong
star
7.9
2021
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Superworm
star
6.5
2021
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The Lost Daughter
star
6.487
2021
Poster
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
star
7.89
2021
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Mothering Sunday
star
5.4
2021
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Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
star
8.0
2021
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Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
star
7.5
2021
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Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
star
7.0
2021
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The Father
star
8.114
2020
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Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
star
7.4
2020
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Nasrin
star
10.0
2020
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Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
star
6.6
2020
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Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
star
9.0
2019
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Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
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2019
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Them That Follow
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5.0
2019
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The Super Squirrels
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2018
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The Private Life of the Royal Academy
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2018
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The Favourite
star
7.502
2018
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Let's Dance
star
6.2
2018
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All The World's a Stage
star
4.5
2018
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Unexpected Item
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2018
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Murder on the Orient Express
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6.704
2017
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The Alternativity
star
6.8
2017
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National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
star
7.7
2017
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Attenborough at 90
star
8.0
2016
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The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
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2016
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt
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6.5
2016
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Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
star
7.5
2016
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Behind Closed Doors
star
3.5
2016
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Our Queen at Ninety
star
6.0
2016
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London Road
star
5.757
2015
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The Lobster
star
7.042
2015
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Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
star
6.2
2015
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David Attenborough Meets President Obama
star
7.8
2015
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Earth's Natural Wonders
star
8.0
2015
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Locke
star
6.905
2014
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Cuban Fury
star
6.1
2014
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Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
star
5.3
2014
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Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie
star
6.4
2014
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The Kármán Line
star
6.4
2014
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I Give It a Year
star
5.524
2013
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The Murder in Angel Lane
star
7.0
2013
Poster
The Thirteenth Tale
star
6.5
2013
Poster
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
star
7.9
2013
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Hyde Park on Hudson
star
5.2
2012
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Bad Sugar
star
6.0
2012
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The Iron Lady
star
6.35
2011
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Tyrannosaur
star
7.254
2011
Poster
See Me
star
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2011
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Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
star
6.0
2009
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Consuming Passion
star
7.1
2008
Poster
Hancock & Joan
star
4.9
2008
Poster
Hot Fuzz
star
7.561
2007
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I Could Never Be Your Woman
star
5.9
2007
Poster
Dog Altogether
star
6.8
2007
Poster
Grow Your Own
star
6.6
2007
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The Time of Your Life
star
10.0
2007
Poster
The Grey Man
star
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2007
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Confetti
star
5.5
2006
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Zemanovaload
star
5.2
2005
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Buried Alive
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2005
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Much Ado About Nothing
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8.0
2005