Acting
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).
Hannah
... 2025
Ivy
... 2025
Elizabeth Laine
... 2024
Reverend Mother
... 2024
... 2024
Edith Swan
... 2024
Mrs. Scrubbit
... 2023
Narrator
... 2023
Self - 'Sonya Falsworth'
... 2023
Hilary
... 2022
Mama Bear (voice)
... 2022
Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
... 2022
Joy
... 2022
Narrator (voice)
... 2021
Leda Caruso
... 2021
Mrs Clarrie Niven
... 2021
Narrator
... 2021
Donka (voice)
... 2021
PAL (voice)
... 2021
... 2021
... 2021
Fairy Godmother
... 2020
Anne
... 2020
Narrator
... 2020
Mummy Turtle
... 2020
... 2019
Hope Slaughter
... 2019
Self / Narrator
... 2019
... 2019
Segment: "Coffee to Go"
... 2018
Queen Anne
... 2018
The Till (voice)
... 2018
Narrator
... 2018
The Narrator
... 2018
Narrator
... 2017
Hildegarde Schmidt
... 2017
... 2017
... 2017
Mum (voice)
... 2016
Marion (voice)
... 2016
Self - Narrator (voice)
... 2016
Self
... 2016
Self - Narrator
... 2016
narrator
... 2016
Hotel Manager
... 2015
... 2015
... 2015
Self - Narrator (voice)
... 2015
Julie
... 2015
Marion (voice)
... 2014
Nelly the Horse (voice)
... 2014
Bethan (voice)
... 2014
Sarah
... 2014
Sam
... 2014
Margaret
... 2013
... 2013
Susan Spencer
... 2013
Linda
... 2013
Queen Elizabeth
... 2012
Joan Cauldwell
... 2012
Carol Thatcher
... 2011
Hannah
... 2011
Miss
... 2011
Olivia
... 2009
Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
... 2008
Marion
... 2008
Anita
... 2007
Amanda
... 2007
Alice
... 2007
Hairdresser
... 2007
Linda Dodds
... 2007
PC Doris Thatcher
... 2007
Joanna
... 2006
Ursula
... 2005
TV Producer
... 2005
... 2005