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Olivia Colman
Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
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,…
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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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2027
Bollywoof
Movie (voice)
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2026
Pride and Prejudice
TV show Mrs. Bennet
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2026
The Fox
Movie The Fox (voice)
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2026
Elsinore
Movie Margaret Johnson
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2026
Wicker
Movie Fisherwoman
- 2026
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2026
Jimpa
Movie Hannah
- 2025
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2025
The Roses
Movie Ivy Rose
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2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV show Self - Guest
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2024
Paddington in Peru
Movie Reverend Mother
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2024
Wicked Little Letters
Movie Edith Swan
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2023
Wonka
Movie Mrs. Scrubbit
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2023
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
TV show Self - Guest
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2023
Change the Ending
Movie Narrator
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2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Movie Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
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2023
Secret Invasion
TV show Sonya Falsworth
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2023
Great Expectations
TV show Miss Havisham
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2022
Empire of Light
Movie Hilary
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2022
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Movie Mama Bear (voice)
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2022
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Movie Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
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2022
Joyride
Movie Joy
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2022
The Bear
TV show Chef Terry
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2022
Heartstopper
TV show Sarah Nelson
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2021
Superworm
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2021
The Lost Daughter
Movie Leda Caruso
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2021
Landscapers
TV show Susan Edwards
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2021
Mothering Sunday
Movie Mrs Clarrie Niven
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2021
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Movie Narrator
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2021
Ron's Gone Wrong
Movie Donka (voice)
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2021
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Movie PAL (voice)
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2021
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
TV show Voiceover
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2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Movie Self
- 2021
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2020
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Movie Fairy Godmother
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2020
The Father
Movie Anne
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2020
Becoming You
TV show Self - Narrator (voice)
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2020
Nasrin
Movie Narrator
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2020
Staged
TV show Olivia
