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Aliases: 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 CBE , Ολίβια Κόλμαν , اولیویا کلمن , الیویا کلمن

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 42

TV Involvements: 29


Most Famous Work

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).

Most Famous Work

Doctor Who
Average
8

Doctor Who

(2005) Mother
The Crown
Average
8

The Crown

(2016) Queen Elizabeth II
Midsomer Murders
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8

Midsomer Murders

(1997) Bernice
Natural World
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7

Natural World

(1983) Narrator
Heartstopper
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9

Heartstopper

(2022) Sarah Nelson
Secret Invasion
Average
7

Secret Invasion

(2023) Sonya Falsworth
Who Do You Think You Are?
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7
Les Misérables
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7

Les Misérables

(2018) Madame Thénardier

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 The Reverend Mother
Edith Swan
Mrs. Scrubbit
Self
Sonya Falsworth
Miss Havisham
2022 Hilary
Mama Bear (voice)
Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Joy
Chef Terry
Sarah Nelson
2021 Narrator (voice)
Leda Caruso
Susan Edwards
Mrs Clarrie Niven
Narrator
Donka (voice)
PAL (voice)
Voiceover
Self
N/A
Self
2020 Fairy Godmother
Anne
Narrator
Narrator
Olivia
Mummy Turtle
2019 Self
Hope
Self / Narrator
2018 Madame Thénardier
Strawberry (voice)
Segment: "Coffee to Go"
Queen Anne
The Till (voice)
Narrator
The Narrator
N/A
Self - Narrator (voice)
2017 Narrator
Hildegarde Schmidt
Jenny
2016 Mum (voice)
Queen Elizabeth II
Marion (voice)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Godmother
Self
Deborah Flowers
Self - Narrator
narrator
Narrator (voice)
Angela Burr
Narrator
2015 Hotel Manager
N/A
N/A
Marion (voice)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Julie
Self - Guest
2014 Pippa
Marion
Narrator
Nelly the Horse (voice)
Janet Sloane
Bethan (voice)
Sally Owen
Self
Sarah
N/A
Sam
N/A
Self
Maggie Matthews
2013 Margaret
Herself
Carol
Susan Spencer
DS Ellie Miller
Linda
2012 Queen Elizabeth
Joan Cauldwell
Self - Narrator
2011 Carol Thatcher
Hannah
Miss
N/A
Sally Owen
2010 Sue Brown
Alex
2009 Beth
Olivia
2008 Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
Debbie Doonan
Marion
2007 Anita
Amanda
Amanda
Self
Alice
Hairdresser
Linda Dodds
Self
Self - Guest
PC Doris Thatcher
N/A
2006 N/A
Joanna
2005 Ursula
Ursula
Penny
N/A
N/A
Mother
N/A
2004 Self
Harriet Schulenburg
N/A
N/A
2003 Sophie Chapman
Susie Chapman
N/A
2002 N/A
2001 N/A
Various
Helena
2000 Tanya
N/A
1999 N/A
1997 Bernice
1993 Self
1989 Lily (voice)
1983 Narrator
1953 Self
Self - Best Actress winner
Elizabeth Laine
Martha
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Producer
2021 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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