Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE, known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress born on January 30, 1974. She has established herself as a talented performer in both comedic and dramatic roles across film and television.
Colman's early work includes notable performances in the crime-drama series Broadchurch, for which she received a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress, and the period-drama series The Crown, where she portrayed Queen Elizabeth II from 2019 to 2020 and received a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
In addition to her television work, Colman has also made a significant impact in film, particularly with her portrayal of Anne, Queen of Great Britain in the period black-comedy film The Favourite, for which she received the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her performances in The Father and The Lost Daughter also earned her Academy Award nominations.
Throughout her career, Colman has accumulated numerous awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Emmy Awards, three British Academy Television Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Some of her other notable film and television credits include Hot Fuzz, Tyrannosaur, The Iron Lady, Hyde Park on Hudson, Locke, The Lobster, Fleabag, Murder on the Orient Express, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Landscapers, Empire of Light, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Secret Invasion, Wonka, Wicked Little Letters, and Paddington in Peru.
