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Olivia Colman
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).
As actor
Wicker
Jimpa
The Fox
The Roses
Paddington in Peru
Wicked Little Letters
An A to Z of Paddington
Wonka
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Change the Ending
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Joyride
Empire of Light
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Ron's Gone Wrong
Superworm
The Lost Daughter
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Mothering Sunday
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
The Father
Nasrin
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Kilimanjaro: The Bigger Red Nose Climb
Them That Follow
The Super Squirrels