Olivia Colman

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).

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Olivia Colman Movies

Discover the best Olivia Colman movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Olivia Colman ranked by year and score.

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Wonka (2023)

Comedy Family Fantasy
Before the chocolate factory, before the golden tickets, there was a young man with a battered hat, a suitcase full of impossible recipes, and an absolutely unshakeable belief that the...
Score 7.0
2

The Father (2020)

Drama
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his...
Score 8.1
3

The Favourite (2018)

Comedy Drama History
Early eighteenth-century England, and the corridors of power run through a royal bedchamber. Queen Anne, gout-ridden and emotionally fragile, depends entirely on the fierce Sarah Churchill, who governs both the...
Score 7.5
4

The Lobster (2015)

Comedy Drama Romance
Society has a blunt solution for the unpartnered: check into a hotel, find a match within forty-five days, or be turned into an animal of your choosing. Yorgos Lanthimos builds...
Score 7.0
5

Locke (2014)

Drama Thriller
Ivan Locke is driving through the night, and every phone call is another crack in the foundation he spent years building. A construction foreman with a spotless record and a...
Score 6.9
6

Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

Comedy Drama History
In the summer of 1939, Franklin Roosevelt invited the King and Queen of England to his Hyde Park estate for a carefully managed weekend of diplomacy and hot dogs. Caught...
Score 5.3
7

Hot Fuzz (2007)

Action Comedy Crime
Nicholas Angel is too good at his job. So good, in fact, that the London Metropolitan Police ships him off to Sandford, a picture-perfect village in rural England where the...
Score 7.6

Olivia Colman TV Shows

Browse the ultimate list of Olivia Colman TV shows. Find top-rated television series, critically acclaimed dramas, and hit shows starring Olivia Colman.

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Secret Invasion (2023)

Action & Adventure Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Nick Fury has survived alien invasions, robot uprisings, and the collapse of S.H.I.E.L.D., but nothing quite prepares him for this. A rogue group of Skrulls, the shapeshifting aliens he once...
Score 6.5
2

Broadchurch (2013)

Crime Drama Mystery
When an eleven-year-old boy is found dead on the beach of a quiet Dorset seaside town, the investigation that follows exposes how little the residents actually know about each other....
Score 7.9

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According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Olivia Colman are Wonka, The Father, and The Favourite.
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Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 9 titles starring Olivia Colman, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
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Yes! The overall filmography starring Olivia Colman maintains a strong average user rating of 7.1 out of 10 across all tracked titles.