
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).
Also known as: Sarah Caroline Colman, Sarah Caroline Olivia Colman, Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair +1 more
Filmography (13 movies)

The Roses
2025 • 1h 45m

Paddington in Peru
2024 • 1h 46m

Wonka
2023 • 1h 57m

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022 • 1h 37m

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022 • 1h 43m

Ron's Gone Wrong
2021 • 1h 47m

The Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021 • 1h 50m

Mothering Sunday
2021 • 1h 44m

The Father
2020 • 1h 37m

The Favourite
2018 • 2h 0m

The Iron Lady
2011 • 1h 45m

Hot Fuzz
2007 • 2h 1m

Confetti
2006 • 1h 40m










