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.
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).
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7088045
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Filmography (Movies)
Jimpa
Character:Hannah
Release Date:06/02/2026
Wicker
Character:
Release Date:24/01/2026
The Roses
Character:Ivy Rose
Release Date:27/08/2025
Paddington in Peru
Character:Reverend Mother
Release Date:08/11/2024
An A to Z of Paddington
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2024
Wicked Little Letters
Character:Edith Swan
Release Date:23/02/2024
Wonka
Character:Mrs. Scrubbit
Release Date:06/12/2023
Change the Ending
Character:Narrator
Release Date:21/09/2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Character:Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
Release Date:19/09/2023
Empire of Light
Character:Hilary
Release Date:09/12/2022
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Character:Mama Bear (voice)
Release Date:07/12/2022
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Character:Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Release Date:18/11/2022
Joyride
Character:Joy
Release Date:29/07/2022
Superworm
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:25/12/2021
The Lost Daughter
Character:Leda Caruso
Release Date:15/12/2021
Mothering Sunday
Character:Mrs Clarrie Niven
Release Date:12/11/2021
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Character:Narrator
Release Date:21/10/2021
Ron's Gone Wrong
Character:Donka (voice)
Release Date:14/10/2021
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Character:PAL (voice)
Release Date:22/04/2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Character:Self
Release Date:22/03/2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Character:
Release Date:15/03/2021
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/2021
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Character:Fairy Godmother
Release Date:24/12/2020
The Father
Character:Anne
Release Date:23/12/2020
Nasrin
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/10/2020
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
Character:Mummy Turtle
Release Date:14/01/2020
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Character:Self
Release Date:30/10/2019
Them That Follow
Character:Hope Slaughter
Release Date:02/08/2019
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
Character:Self / Narrator
Release Date:13/03/2019
The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama
Character:Self
Release Date:05/03/2019
Let's Dance
Character:Segment: "Coffee to Go"
Release Date:06/12/2018
The Favourite
Character:Queen Anne
Release Date:23/11/2018
Unexpected Item
Character:The Till (voice)
Release Date:16/09/2018
The Super Squirrels
Character:Narrator
Release Date:19/06/2018
All The World's a Stage
Character:The Narrator
Release Date:14/05/2018
The Private Life of the Royal Academy
Character:
Release Date:12/05/2018
The Alternativity
Character:Narrator
Release Date:14/12/2017
Murder on the Orient Express
Character:Hildegarde Schmidt
Release Date:03/11/2017
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
Character:Jenny
Release Date:26/09/2017
National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes
Character:Jenny
Release Date:26/09/2017
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Character:Mum (voice)
Release Date:24/12/2016
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
Character:Marion (voice)
Release Date:04/10/2016
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:02/09/2016
Attenborough at 90
Character:Self
Release Date:08/05/2016
Our Queen at Ninety
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:27/03/2016
Behind Closed Doors
Character:narrator
Release Date:14/03/2016
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
Character:Marion (UK & US)(voice)
Release Date:01/03/2016
The Lobster
Character:Hotel Manager
Release Date:15/10/2015
Earth's Natural Wonders
Character:
Release Date:05/08/2015
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
Character:Marion (voice)
Release Date:17/07/2015
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:28/06/2015
London Road
Character:Julie
Release Date:12/06/2015
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
Character:Marion (voice)
Release Date:01/09/2014
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Character:Nelly the Horse (voice)
Release Date:18/07/2014
Locke
Character:Bethan (voice)
Release Date:10/04/2014
The Kármán Line
Character:Sarah
Release Date:11/03/2014
Cuban Fury
Character:Sam
Release Date:14/02/2014
The Thirteenth Tale
Character:Margaret
Release Date:30/12/2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/2013
The Murder in Angel Lane
Character:Susan Spencer
Release Date:12/05/2013
I Give It a Year
Character:Linda
Release Date:08/02/2013
Hyde Park on Hudson
Character:Queen Elizabeth
Release Date:07/12/2012
Bad Sugar
Character:Joan Cauldwell
Release Date:26/08/2012
The Iron Lady
Character:Carol Thatcher
Release Date:26/12/2011
Tyrannosaur
Character:Hannah
Release Date:07/10/2011
See Me
Character:Miss
Release Date:06/05/2011
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
Character:Olivia
Release Date:09/10/2009
Consuming Passion
Character:Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
Release Date:02/11/2008
Hancock & Joan
Character:Marion
Release Date:26/03/2008
Dog Altogether
Character:Anita
Release Date:18/08/2007
The Time of Your Life
Character:Amanda
Release Date:18/06/2007
Grow Your Own
Character:Alice
Release Date:15/06/2007
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Character:Hairdresser
Release Date:11/05/2007
The Grey Man
Character:Linda Dodds
Release Date:01/03/2007
Hot Fuzz
Character:PC Doris Thatcher
Release Date:14/02/2007
Confetti
Character:Joanna
Release Date:05/05/2006
Much Ado About Nothing
Character:Ursula
Release Date:07/11/2005
Zemanovaload
Character:TV Producer
Release Date:22/08/2005
Buried Alive
Character:
Release Date:10/01/2005
Television Appearances
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
Character:
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
Character:Self - Guest
Secret Invasion
Character:Sonya Falsworth
Great Expectations
Character:Miss Havisham
The Bear
Character:Chef Terry
Heartstopper
Character:Sarah Nelson
Landscapers
Character:Susan Edwards
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
Character:Voiceover
Becoming You
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Staged
Character:Olivia
Les Misérables
Character:Madame Thénardier
Watership Down
Character:Strawberry (voice)
Flatpack Empire
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
The Crown
Character:Queen Elizabeth II
Fleabag
Character:Godmother
Flowers
Character:Deborah Flowers
The Story of Cats
Character:Narrator (voice)
The Night Manager
Character:Angela Burr
The Secret Life of the Zoo
Character:Narrator
Earth's Natural Wonders
Character:
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
The Secrets
Character:Pippa
The Great War: The People's Story
Character:Narrator
Mr. Sloane
Character:Janet Sloane
W1A
Character:Sally Owen
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Character:
The Kumars
Character:Self
The 7.39
Character:Maggie Matthews
Run
Character:Carol
Broadchurch
Character:DS Ellie Miller
The Hoarder Next Door
Character:Self - Narrator
Exile
Character:Nancy Ronstadt
Twenty Twelve
Character:Sally Owen
Accused
Character:Sue Brown
Rev.
Character:Alex
Mister Eleven
Character:Beth
Beautiful People
Character:Debbie Doonan
The Time of Your Life
Character:Amanda
Would I Lie to You?
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Skins
Character:Gina
That Mitchell and Webb Look
Character:Various Characters
The One Show
Character:Self
ShakespeaRe-Told
Character:Ursula
Love Soup
Character:Penny
The Robinsons
Character:
Doctor Who
Character:Mother
Who Do You Think You Are?
Character:Self
Green Wing
Character:Harriet Schulenburg
NY-LON
Character:
Murder in Suburbia
Character:
Peep Show
Character:Sophie Chapman
Swiss Toni
Character:
Look Around You
Character:Pam Bachelor
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Character:Self
Rescue Me
Character:Paula
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
Character:
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
Character:Various
The Office
Character:Helena
Black Books
Character:Tanya
Bruiser
Character:
People Like Us
Character:
Midsomer Murders
Character:Bernice
GMTV
Character:Self
The Simpsons
Character:Lily (voice)
Natural World
Character:Narrator
The Oscars
Character:Self
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