Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman
CBE
Colman in 2022
Born
Sarah Caroline Colman[1][2]

(1974-01-30) 30 January 1974 (age 50)
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Ed Sinclair
​
(m. 2001)​
Children3
AwardsFull list

Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE (née Colman; born 30 January 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman,[a] is an English actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, two Emmy Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.

A graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Colman's breakthrough came in the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show (2003–2015). Her other comedic roles on television include Green Wing (2004–2006), That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006–2008), Beautiful People (2008–2009), Rev. (2010–2014), Flowers (2016–2018), and Fleabag (2016–2019). Colman received the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for the comedy series Twenty Twelve (2011–2012) and Best Supporting Actress for the crime series Accused (2012).[3]

She earned acclaim for her performance in the ITV crime-drama series Broadchurch (2013–2017), for which she received the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress, and in the BBC One thriller miniseries The Night Manager (2016), for which she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She played Queen Elizabeth II from 2019 to 2020 in the Netflix period drama series The Crown, for which she received the Golden Globe Award and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. Her other television credits include Les Misérables (2019), Landscapers (2021), and Heartstopper (2022–2023).

For her portrayal of Anne, Queen of Great Britain in the period black-comedy film The Favourite (2018), Colman won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She received further Academy Award nominations for her performances in the dramas The Father (2020) and The Lost Daughter (2021). Her other notable film credits include Tyrannosaur (2011), The Iron Lady (2011), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), Locke (2013), The Lobster (2015), Empire of Light (2022), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), and Wonka (2023).

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  2. ^ Gilbert, Gerard (2 March 2013). "Class act: Is Olivia Colman Britain's most versatile actress?". The Independent. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Television in 2013". BAFTA Awards. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.


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