Biography
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).
Known For
Filmography
Wicker
as Fisherwoman
Wicker
بادينجتون 3 في البيرو
as Reverend Mother
Heartstopper
as Sarah Nelson
القط ذو الحذاء: الأمنية الأخيرة
as Mama Bear (voice)
ذا بير
as Chef Terry
الأب
as Anne
The Crown
as Queen Elizabeth II
فليباغ
as Godmother
Broadchurch
as DS Ellie Miller
The Iron Lady
as Carol Thatcher
Skins
as Gina
دكتور هو
as Mother
Midsomer Murders
as Bernice
آل سيمبسون
as Lily (voice)
Natural World
as Narrator