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Olivia Colman

Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE (née Colman; born 30 January 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman,[a] 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.

Olivia Colman

Colman in 2014
Born
Sarah Caroline Colman[1][2]

(1974-01-30) 30 January 1974 (age 48)
Norwich, Norfolk, England
EducationHomerton College, Cambridge
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
Spouse
Ed Sinclair
(m. 2001)
Children3
AwardsFull list

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), Fleabag (2016–2019) and Heartstopper (2022). Colman received the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for the comedy programme Twenty Twelve (2011–2012) and Best Supporting Actress for the crime programme Accused (2012).[3]

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. Colman also appeared in the BBC One thriller miniseries The Night Manager (2016), for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. 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. Other dramatic roles on television include Les Misérables (2019) and Landscapers (2021).

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 credits include Hot Fuzz (2007), Tyrannosaur (2011), The Iron Lady (2011), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), Locke (2013), The Lobster (2015), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) and Empire of Light (2022).

Early life and education

Colman was born in Norwich on 30 January 1974,[4][5] the daughter of nurse Mary (née Leakey) and chartered surveyor Keith Colman.[6][7] She was privately educated at Norwich High School for Girls and Gresham's School in Holt, Norfolk. Colman's first role was Jean Brodie in a school production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at age 16.[8] She cites her mother's interrupted career as a ballet dancer as an inspiration to pursue acting professionally.[9] Colman spent a term studying primary education at Homerton College, Cambridge before studying drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, from which she graduated in 1999.[10] During her time at Cambridge, she appeared in the Channel 4 series The Word in 1995 under her nickname "Colly",[11] auditioned for the Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club and met future co-stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb.[2][10][12][13]

Colman had to adopt a different stage name when she began working professionally, because Equity (the UK actors' union) already had an actress named Sarah Colman. "One of my best friends at university was called Olivia and I always loved her name," Colman told The Independent in 2013. "I was never Sarah; I was always called by my nickname, Colly, so it didn't seem so awful not to be called Sarah."[2]

Colman was a subject of the UK genealogy programme Who Do You Think You Are? in July 2018.[14] Although she expected that her family tree would mainly relate to Norfolk, it was discovered that her fourth great-grandfather Richard Campbell Bazett was born on the island of Saint Helena[15] and worked in London for the East India Company. Bazett's son, Colman's third great-grandfather Charles Bazett, married Harriot Slessor. Researchers discovered that she was born in the Indian city of Kishanganj, lost her British father at age three and made the journey to England alone.[14] Slessor's passage was paid for by her paternal grandmother.[16] The episode speculated that Slessor's mother might have been Indian, but did not present proof. After the episode aired, the Berkshire Record Office published the will of Slessor's mother; her name was Seraphina Donclere (evidently of European origin) and she died in 1810.[17][18]

Career

2000s: Early work

Colman made her professional acting debut in 2000 at age 26 as part of the BBC Two comedy sketch show, Bruiser. She has appeared in a number of BBC, ITV and Channel 4 television series, such as People Like Us, Look Around You, Black Books, The Office and The Time of Your Life. Colman provided the voice-over for Channel 5's poll for Britain's Funniest Comedy Character.

She regularly appeared on BBC Radio 4 comedies, such as Concrete Cow, Think the Unthinkable, The House of Milton Jones and Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Colman was the voice of Minka, the Polish secretary in the Radio 4 comedy Hut 33 set in a fictional code-breaking hut at Bletchley Park during World War II.[19] Colman appeared as Bev, with Mark Burdis as Kev, in a series of television advertisements for AA car insurance. She provided voices for the Andrex "be kind to your behind" and Glade fragrance advertisements (playing a gorilla).

On several projects, Colman has worked with the comedians Mitchell and Webb.[13] She joined them in 2003 to play Sophie in the Channel 4 comedy Peep Show. Other joint ventures have included radio's That Mitchell and Webb Sound and its television version, That Mitchell and Webb Look. She decided to leave the programme after her agent suggested that she was becoming too closely associated with their work and needed to widen her horizons, a decision which was made "with tears".[20] Colman continued to appear on Peep Show less often until it ended in 2015.

She had a recurring role in the surrealist comedy Green Wing from 2004 to 2006. One of her earliest film credits is naturist Joanna Roberts in the 2006 mockumentary film Confetti, a role she has described as "the worst experience of my life".[13]

In 2007, Colman starred as Alice in the comedy Grow Your Own and as PC Doris Thatcher in the action comedy Hot Fuzz and she played a lead role in Paddy Considine's short film Dog Altogether. She appeared in October and November 2008 in the BBC sitcom Beautiful People (based on the life of Simon Doonan) as Debbie Doonan, Simon's mother. Colman made a guest appearance in the episode "Naomi" of the series Skins as Naomi's mother, Gina.

2010s: Breakthrough and worldwide recognition

Colman had a lead role in 2010 as Alex Smallbone, the wife of an inner-city vicar, in the BBC sitcom Rev. starring Tom Hollander; the series ran from 2010 to 2014. She guest-starred that year in "The Eleventh Hour" episode of Doctor Who, Matt Smith's debut as the Eleventh Doctor. Colman appeared the following year in the BBC drama Exile, written by Danny Brocklehurst and starring John Simm and Jim Broadbent. From 2011 to 2012 she played Ian Fletcher's (Hugh Bonneville) lovelorn secretary Sally Owen in Twenty Twelve, a comedy series about planning for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Colman rejoined Considine in 2011 for his feature-film directorial debut, Tyrannosaur, receiving the BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film and the Empire Award for Best Actress.[21] She played Carol Thatcher that year in the Academy Award-winning drama The Iron Lady, with Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent, for which she received the London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year.[22]

In 2013, Colman began playing DS Ellie Miller in ITV's Broadchurch. The crime-drama series, set in the fictional Dorset town of Broadchurch, follows the residents of a tightly-knit community after a young boy is found dead on a beach under suspicious circumstances.[23][24] She was nominated for an International Emmy Award for Best Actress and received a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her performance.[25] Colman starred (with Vanessa Redgrave) that year as Margaret Lea in the BBC television film, The Thirteenth Tale.[26]

She starred in Yorgos Lanthimos' 2015 absurdist dystopian film, The Lobster, with Rachel Weisz and Colin Farrell.[27] The film premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or and received the Jury Prize. Colman was nominated for the London Film Critics' Circle Award for Supporting Actress of the Year and received the BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress.[28]

Colman was praised for her performance as Angela Burr in the 2016 AMC-BBC miniseries The Night Manager, for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.[29] She starred as Deborah Flowers that year in the Channel 4 black-comedy series, Flowers.[30] Colman voiced Strawberry in the Netflix-BBC animated miniseries, Watership Down.[31] She played Hildegarde Schmidt, Princess Dragomiroff's lady's maid, in Kenneth Branagh's 2017 remake of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express.

In 2018, Colman starred as Queen Anne in Lanthimos' film The Favourite with Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz. In preparation for the role, she gained 2 st 7 lbs (35 lb, or 16 kg).[32] For her performance, Colman received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical,[33] the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role,[34] and the Academy Award for Best Actress.[35][36][37] Her awestruck, humorous Academy Award acceptance speech was widely covered by the media.[38][39][40]

Colman received positive reviews for her supporting role as Madame Thénardier in the 2018 BBC miniseries Les Misérables, an adaptation of the novel of the same name.[41] In August 2019, she was confirmed as a guest star (as Lily) in the thirty-second season of the animated comedy series The Simpsons.[42]

In October 2017, Colman was cast as Queen Elizabeth II for the third and fourth seasons of the Netflix historical drama series The Crown;[43] the third season was released in November 2019. For her performance, she received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.[44][45] The fourth season was released on 15 November 2020, to critical acclaim.[46]

2020s: Continued acclaim

Colman starred with Anthony Hopkins in Florian Zeller's 2020 film adaptation of his stage play, The Father, which focuses on an elderly man dealing with memory loss. The film premiered to critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival and was picked up for distribution by Sony Pictures Classics.[47] It began a limited release on 26 February 2021,[48] after originally being scheduled for release on 18 December 2020.[49] Hopkins and Colman received widespread praise for their performances, as did the film for its accurate depiction of dementia. It received six Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture) and Colman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[50]

In 2021, she had roles in the drama films Mothering Sunday and The Electrical Life of Louis Wain and in the science-fiction animated films The Mitchells vs. the Machines and Ron's Gone Wrong. Colman was executive producer and starred with David Thewlis in the HBO true-crime miniseries Landscapers created by her husband, Ed Sinclair.[51] The series and Colman's performance, were critically praised.[52]

Colman also starred that year in Maggie Gyllenhaal's psychological drama The Lost Daughter, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante.[53] Her performance was critically praised and she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and Academy Award for Best Actress.[54] In 2022 Colman appeared as Sarah Nelson in the Netflix coming-of-age series Heartstopper and received the inaugural Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performance for her performance in the first season.[55]

Colman was cast in the lead role in April 2021 in the romantic drama film Empire of Light, directed by Sam Mendes.[56] That month she joined the cast of the Disney+ miniseries Secret Invasion, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,[57] which is scheduled to premiere in 2023.[58] She was cast in September in the musical Wonka, which explores Willy Wonka's origins as a prequel to the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The film is scheduled for release on 15 December 2023.[59] Colman has been signed to star in the coming-of-age comedy film Joyride and as Miss Havisham in the FX and BBC series Great Expectations, based on Charles Dickens' novel of the same name.[60] She has a starring voice in the DreamWorks animated film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and in Netflix's Scrooge: A Christmas Carol.[61][62]

Personal life

While performing in a late-1990s Footlights production of Sir Alan Ayckbourn's Table Manners, Colman met Ed Sinclair, a third-year law student who had become disillusioned with law and preferred to write.[63][64][65] Colman and Sinclair married in August 2001[8] and have three children.[66] They live in South London.[67]

Since 2013, Colman has been a judge of the Norwich Film Festival.[68] In August 2014, she was one of 200 public figures who signed a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to the September 2014 referendum on the issue.[69] She signed an open letter in November 2020 condemning violence and discrimination against trans women.[70]

Philanthropy

 
Colman speaking on behalf of UNICEF in 2019

Colman presented two of the 2013 Mind Media Awards,[71] which celebrate accurate, responsible and sensitive portrayals of mental health across the media. Colman believes that "the media industry has huge influence and with that comes a responsibility to contest the stigma that sadly still exists, through accurate representation". She has spoken openly to the Big Issue about her experience of postnatal depression after the birth of her first child.[8]

Inspired by her research for the film Tyrannosaur, in 2014 Colman became the patron of the UK charity Tender, which uses theatre and the arts to educate young people about preventing violence and sexual abuse. Colman has said that domestic-violence prevention can make a difference in the lives of young people.[72] Other charity work included participating in the Alzheimer's Society's Holkham Hall Memory Walk in September 2013. Colman's great-grandmother suffered from dementia and her mother was involved in running a nursing home for patients.[73] She has also supported charity campaigns for the Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal for the terminally ill.[74]

In December 2014, Colman was involved in a BBC Radio documentary about the plight of women in Afghanistan for Amnesty International UK. Several women who told their stories to journalist Lyse Doucet were unable to appear because their lives might have been at risk; Colman read their stories as part of the documentary and said that the UK must not abandon Afghan women to the Taliban.[75] An ambassador for UNICEF UK since 2015, she became its president in 2020.[76]

Colman became patron of the Anthony Nolan blood-cancer charity in 2018,[77] which she said helped a friend of hers.[78]

Acting credits

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Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Terkel in Trouble Terkel's Mother Voice; English dub
2005 Zemanovaload TV Producer
One Day Ian's Mother Short film
2006 Confetti Joanna Roberts
2007 Hot Fuzz PC Doris Thatcher
Grow Your Own Alice
I Could Never Be Your Woman Hairdresser
Dog Altogether Anita Short film
2009 Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee Olivia
2011 Tyrannosaur Hannah
Arrietty Homily Voice; UK dub
The Iron Lady Carol Thatcher
2012 Hyde Park on Hudson Queen Elizabeth
2013 I Give It a Year Linda
Locke Bethan Maguire Voice
2014 Cuban Fury Sam Garrett
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie Nelly the Horse Voice
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave Marion Voice; English dub
The Karman Line Sarah
2015 The Lobster Hotel Manager
Thomas & Friends:
Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
Marion Voice; English dub
London Road Julie
2017 Murder on the Orient Express Hildegard Schmidt
2018 The Favourite Queen Anne Won—Academy Award for Best Actress
2019 Them That Follow Hope Slaughter
2020 The Father Anne Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
2021 The Mitchells vs. the Machines PAL Voice
Mothering Sunday Mrs. Clarrie Niven
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Narrator
The Lost Daughter Leda Caruso Also executive producer, Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actress
Ron's Gone Wrong Donka Pudowski Voice
2022 Joyride Joy [79]
Empire of Light Hilary Small
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Past Voice
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Mama Bear[61]
2023 Wonka   TBA Post-production
TBA Wicked Little Letters   Edith Swan Filming, also producer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Bruiser Various characters 6 episodes
2001 The Mitchell and Webb Situation Various characters 5 episodes
People Like Us Pamela Eliot Episode: "The Vicar"
Mr Charity Distressed Mother Episode: "Nice to Feed You"
Comedy Lab Linda Episode: "Daydream Believers: Brand New Beamer"
2002 Rescue Me Paula Episode: "1.4"
Holby City Kim Prebble Episode: "New Hearts, Old Scores"
The Office Helena Episode: "Interview"
2003 Gash Various characters 3 episodes
Eyes Down Mandy Foster Episode: "Stars in Their Eyes"
The Strategic Humour Initiative Various characters Television film
2003–2015 Peep Show Sophie Chapman 32 episodes
2004 Black Books Tanya Episode: "Elephants and Hens"
Swiss Toni Linda Byron Episode: "Troubleshooter"
NY-LON Lucy Episode: "Something About Family"
Coming Up Receptionist Episode: "The Baader Meinhoff Gang Show"
2004–2006 Green Wing Harriet Schulenburg 18 episodes
2005 Angell's Hell Belinda Television film
Look Around You Pam Bachelor 6 episodes
The Robinsons Connie Episode: "1.3"
Murder in Suburbia Ellie Episode: "Golden Oldies"
ShakespeaRe-Told Ursula Episode: "Much Ado About Nothing"
2006–2008 That Mitchell and Webb Look Various characters 13 episodes
2007 The Grey Man Linda Dodds Television film
The Time of Your Life Amanda 6 episodes
2008 Love Soup Penny Episode: "Integrated Logistics"
Hancock and Joan Marion Television film
Consuming Passions Janet Bottomley
Violetta Kiss
Television film
2008–2009 Beautiful People Debbie Doonan 12 episodes
2008, 2018 Would I Lie to You? Herself 2 episodes
2009 Skins Gina Campbell Episode: "Naomi"
Midsomer Murders Bernice Episode: "Small Mercies"
Mister Eleven Beth Paley 2 episodes
2010 Doctor Who Prisoner Zero Episode: "The Eleventh Hour"
2010–2014 Rev. Alex Smallbone 19 episodes
2011 Comic Relief: Uptown Downstairs Abbey O'Brien Television film
Exile Nancy Ronstadt 3 episodes
2011–2012 Twenty Twelve Sally Owen 10 episodes
2012 Accused Sue Brown Episode: "Mo and Sue's Story"
Bad Sugar Joan Cauldwell Television film
2013–2017 Broadchurch DS Ellie Miller 24 episodes
2013 The Suspicions of Mr Whicher:
The Murder In Angel Lane
Susan Spencer Television film
Run Carol 2 episodes
The Thirteenth Tale Margaret Lea Television film
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot Herself Television film
2014 Big Ballet Narrator 3 episodes
The 7.39 Maggie Matthews 2 episodes
W1A Sally Owen Episode: "1.4"
The Secrets Pippa Episode: "The Dilemma"
Mr. Sloane Janet Sloane 6 episodes
This is Jinsy Joan Jenkins Episode: "The Golden Woggle"
2014–2018 Thomas & Friends Marion Voice; 9 episodes
2016 Drunk History Ethel Le Neve Episode: "2.7"
The Night Manager Angela Burr 6 episodes
We're Going on a Bear Hunt Mum Voice; Television special
2016–2018 Flowers Deborah Flowers 12 episodes
The Secret Life of the Zoo Narrator 35 episodes
2016–2019 Fleabag Godmother 9 episodes
2017 Inside Dior Narrator 2 episodes
2018 Flatpack Empire Narrator 3 episodes
Natural World Narrator Episode: "The Super Squirrels"
Watership Down Strawberry Voice; 4 episodes
2019 Les Misérables Madame Thénardier 4 episodes
2019–2020 The Crown Queen Elizabeth II Main role (Seasons 34)
20 episodes[80]
2020 The Simpsons Lily Voice; Episode: "The 7 Beer Itch"
Becoming You Narrator 6 episodes
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas Fairy Godmother Television special[81]
2021 Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure Narrator 4 episodes
Landscapers Susan Edwards Also executive producer
4 episodes[82][83]
Superworm Narrator Television special
2022–present Heartstopper Sarah Nelson Series 1, 6 episodes[84]
2023 Secret Invasion   Sonya Falsworth Upcoming miniseries[57]
TBA Great Expectations   Miss Havisham Upcoming miniseries[85]

Theatre

Year Title Role Theatre
2000 Long Day's Journey into Night Cathleen Lyric Theatre, London
2009 England People Very Nice Philippa Royal National Theatre, London
2012 Hay Fever Myra Arundel Noël Coward Theatre, London
2017 Mosquitoes Jenny Royal National Theatre, London

Accolades

Colman has received a number of awards, including an Academy Award, three British Academy Television Awards, a British Academy Film Award, four British Independent Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two Critics' Choice Movie Awards, five Satellite Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Volpi Cup, and a BFI Fellowship.[86] For her performance in the miniseries The Night Manager (2016), she received a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. Colman received another Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the comedy series Fleabag (2016–2019). For her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix period drama series The Crown (2019–2020), she received two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

For her portrayal of Anne, Queen of Great Britain in the period black-comedy film The Favourite (2018), she received the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. For her performance in the drama film The Father (2020), she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award, the Critics' Choice Movie Award, and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. For her performance in the psychological drama film The Lost Daughter (2021), Colman was nominated for the Golden Globe Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and the Academy Award for Best Actress. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for her services to drama.[1][87]

See also

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  1. ^ There was already a member of Equity (the UK actors' union) using the name Sarah Colman, so Colman chose Olivia as a stage name; she later took her husband's surname when they married.

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olivia, colman, sarah, caroline, sinclair, née, colman, born, january, 1974, known, professionally, english, actress, known, comedic, dramatic, roles, film, television, received, various, accolades, including, academy, award, british, academy, film, award, emm. Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE nee Colman born 30 January 1974 known professionally as Olivia Colman a 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 Olivia ColmanCBEColman in 2014BornSarah Caroline Colman 1 2 1974 01 30 30 January 1974 age 48 Norwich Norfolk EnglandEducationHomerton College CambridgeBristol Old Vic Theatre SchoolOccupationActressYears active1999 presentSpouseEd Sinclair m 2001 wbr Children3AwardsFull listA 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 Fleabag 2016 2019 and Heartstopper 2022 Colman received the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for the comedy programme Twenty Twelve 2011 2012 and Best Supporting Actress for the crime programme Accused 2012 3 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 Colman also appeared in the BBC One thriller miniseries The Night Manager 2016 for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress Series Miniseries or Television Film 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 Other dramatic roles on television include Les Miserables 2019 and Landscapers 2021 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 credits include Hot Fuzz 2007 Tyrannosaur 2011 The Iron Lady 2011 Hyde Park on Hudson 2012 Locke 2013 The Lobster 2015 Murder on the Orient Express 2017 The Mitchells vs the Machines 2021 and Empire of Light 2022 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 2000s Early work 2 2 2010s Breakthrough and worldwide recognition 2 3 2020s Continued acclaim 3 Personal life 4 Philanthropy 5 Acting credits 5 1 Film 5 2 Television 5 3 Theatre 6 Accolades 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksEarly life and education EditColman was born in Norwich on 30 January 1974 4 5 the daughter of nurse Mary nee Leakey and chartered surveyor Keith Colman 6 7 She was privately educated at Norwich High School for Girls and Gresham s School in Holt Norfolk Colman s first role was Jean Brodie in a school production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at age 16 8 She cites her mother s interrupted career as a ballet dancer as an inspiration to pursue acting professionally 9 Colman spent a term studying primary education at Homerton College Cambridge before studying drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School from which she graduated in 1999 10 During her time at Cambridge she appeared in the Channel 4 series The Word in 1995 under her nickname Colly 11 auditioned for the Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club and met future co stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb 2 10 12 13 Colman had to adopt a different stage name when she began working professionally because Equity the UK actors union already had an actress named Sarah Colman One of my best friends at university was called Olivia and I always loved her name Colman told The Independent in 2013 I was never Sarah I was always called by my nickname Colly so it didn t seem so awful not to be called Sarah 2 Colman was a subject of the UK genealogy programme Who Do You Think You Are in July 2018 14 Although she expected that her family tree would mainly relate to Norfolk it was discovered that her fourth great grandfather Richard Campbell Bazett was born on the island of Saint Helena 15 and worked in London for the East India Company Bazett s son Colman s third great grandfather Charles Bazett married Harriot Slessor Researchers discovered that she was born in the Indian city of Kishanganj lost her British father at age three and made the journey to England alone 14 Slessor s passage was paid for by her paternal grandmother 16 The episode speculated that Slessor s mother might have been Indian but did not present proof After the episode aired the Berkshire Record Office published the will of Slessor s mother her name was Seraphina Donclere evidently of European origin and she died in 1810 17 18 Career Edit2000s Early work Edit Colman made her professional acting debut in 2000 at age 26 as part of the BBC Two comedy sketch show Bruiser She has appeared in a number of BBC ITV and Channel 4 television series such as People Like Us Look Around You Black Books The Office and The Time of Your Life Colman provided the voice over for Channel 5 s poll for Britain s Funniest Comedy Character She regularly appeared on BBC Radio 4 comedies such as Concrete Cow Think the Unthinkable The House of Milton Jones and Dirk Gently s Holistic Detective Agency Colman was the voice of Minka the Polish secretary in the Radio 4 comedy Hut 33 set in a fictional code breaking hut at Bletchley Park during World War II 19 Colman appeared as Bev with Mark Burdis as Kev in a series of television advertisements for AA car insurance She provided voices for the Andrex be kind to your behind and Glade fragrance advertisements playing a gorilla On several projects Colman has worked with the comedians Mitchell and Webb 13 She joined them in 2003 to play Sophie in the Channel 4 comedy Peep Show Other joint ventures have included radio s That Mitchell and Webb Sound and its television version That Mitchell and Webb Look She decided to leave the programme after her agent suggested that she was becoming too closely associated with their work and needed to widen her horizons a decision which was made with tears 20 Colman continued to appear on Peep Show less often until it ended in 2015 She had a recurring role in the surrealist comedy Green Wing from 2004 to 2006 One of her earliest film credits is naturist Joanna Roberts in the 2006 mockumentary film Confetti a role she has described as the worst experience of my life 13 In 2007 Colman starred as Alice in the comedy Grow Your Own and as PC Doris Thatcher in the action comedy Hot Fuzz and she played a lead role in Paddy Considine s short film Dog Altogether She appeared in October and November 2008 in the BBC sitcom Beautiful People based on the life of Simon Doonan as Debbie Doonan Simon s mother Colman made a guest appearance in the episode Naomi of the series Skins as Naomi s mother Gina 2010s Breakthrough and worldwide recognition Edit Colman had a lead role in 2010 as Alex Smallbone the wife of an inner city vicar in the BBC sitcom Rev starring Tom Hollander the series ran from 2010 to 2014 She guest starred that year in The Eleventh Hour episode of Doctor Who Matt Smith s debut as the Eleventh Doctor Colman appeared the following year in the BBC drama Exile written by Danny Brocklehurst and starring John Simm and Jim Broadbent From 2011 to 2012 she played Ian Fletcher s Hugh Bonneville lovelorn secretary Sally Owen in Twenty Twelve a comedy series about planning for the 2012 Olympic Games in London Colman rejoined Considine in 2011 for his feature film directorial debut Tyrannosaur receiving the BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film and the Empire Award for Best Actress 21 She played Carol Thatcher that year in the Academy Award winning drama The Iron Lady with Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent for which she received the London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year 22 In 2013 Colman began playing DS Ellie Miller in ITV s Broadchurch The crime drama series set in the fictional Dorset town of Broadchurch follows the residents of a tightly knit community after a young boy is found dead on a beach under suspicious circumstances 23 24 She was nominated for an International Emmy Award for Best Actress and received a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her performance 25 Colman starred with Vanessa Redgrave that year as Margaret Lea in the BBC television film The Thirteenth Tale 26 She starred in Yorgos Lanthimos 2015 absurdist dystopian film The Lobster with Rachel Weisz and Colin Farrell 27 The film premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d Or and received the Jury Prize Colman was nominated for the London Film Critics Circle Award for Supporting Actress of the Year and received the BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress 28 Colman was praised for her performance as Angela Burr in the 2016 AMC BBC miniseries The Night Manager for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress Series Miniseries or Television Film 29 She starred as Deborah Flowers that year in the Channel 4 black comedy series Flowers 30 Colman voiced Strawberry in the Netflix BBC animated miniseries Watership Down 31 She played Hildegarde Schmidt Princess Dragomiroff s lady s maid in Kenneth Branagh s 2017 remake of Agatha Christie s Murder on the Orient Express In 2018 Colman starred as Queen Anne in Lanthimos film The Favourite with Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz In preparation for the role she gained 2 st 7 lbs 35 lb or 16 kg 32 For her performance Colman received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Comedy or Musical 33 the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 34 and the Academy Award for Best Actress 35 36 37 Her awestruck humorous Academy Award acceptance speech was widely covered by the media 38 39 40 Colman received positive reviews for her supporting role as Madame Thenardier in the 2018 BBC miniseries Les Miserables an adaptation of the novel of the same name 41 In August 2019 she was confirmed as a guest star as Lily in the thirty second season of the animated comedy series The Simpsons 42 In October 2017 Colman was cast as Queen Elizabeth II for the third and fourth seasons of the Netflix historical drama series The Crown 43 the third season was released in November 2019 For her performance she received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Television Series Drama and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 44 45 The fourth season was released on 15 November 2020 to critical acclaim 46 2020s Continued acclaim Edit Colman starred with Anthony Hopkins in Florian Zeller s 2020 film adaptation of his stage play The Father which focuses on an elderly man dealing with memory loss The film premiered to critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival and was picked up for distribution by Sony Pictures Classics 47 It began a limited release on 26 February 2021 48 after originally being scheduled for release on 18 December 2020 49 Hopkins and Colman received widespread praise for their performances as did the film for its accurate depiction of dementia It received six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Colman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 50 In 2021 she had roles in the drama films Mothering Sunday and The Electrical Life of Louis Wain and in the science fiction animated films The Mitchells vs the Machines and Ron s Gone Wrong Colman was executive producer and starred with David Thewlis in the HBO true crime miniseries Landscapers created by her husband Ed Sinclair 51 The series and Colman s performance were critically praised 52 Colman also starred that year in Maggie Gyllenhaal s psychological drama The Lost Daughter an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante 53 Her performance was critically praised and she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award Screen Actors Guild Award and Academy Award for Best Actress 54 In 2022 Colman appeared as Sarah Nelson in the Netflix coming of age series Heartstopper and received the inaugural Children s and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performance for her performance in the first season 55 Colman was cast in the lead role in April 2021 in the romantic drama film Empire of Light directed by Sam Mendes 56 That month she joined the cast of the Disney miniseries Secret Invasion set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe 57 which is scheduled to premiere in 2023 58 She was cast in September in the musical Wonka which explores Willy Wonka s origins as a prequel to the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The film is scheduled for release on 15 December 2023 59 Colman has been signed to star in the coming of age comedy film Joyride and as Miss Havisham in the FX and BBC series Great Expectations based on Charles Dickens novel of the same name 60 She has a starring voice in the DreamWorks animated film Puss in Boots The Last Wish and in Netflix s Scrooge A Christmas Carol 61 62 Personal life EditWhile performing in a late 1990s Footlights production of Sir Alan Ayckbourn s Table Manners Colman met Ed Sinclair a third year law student who had become disillusioned with law and preferred to write 63 64 65 Colman and Sinclair married in August 2001 8 and have three children 66 They live in South London 67 Since 2013 Colman has been a judge of the Norwich Film Festival 68 In August 2014 she was one of 200 public figures who signed a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run up to the September 2014 referendum on the issue 69 She signed an open letter in November 2020 condemning violence and discrimination against trans women 70 Philanthropy Edit Colman speaking on behalf of UNICEF in 2019 Colman presented two of the 2013 Mind Media Awards 71 which celebrate accurate responsible and sensitive portrayals of mental health across the media Colman believes that the media industry has huge influence and with that comes a responsibility to contest the stigma that sadly still exists through accurate representation She has spoken openly to the Big Issue about her experience of postnatal depression after the birth of her first child 8 Inspired by her research for the film Tyrannosaur in 2014 Colman became the patron of the UK charity Tender which uses theatre and the arts to educate young people about preventing violence and sexual abuse Colman has said that domestic violence prevention can make a difference in the lives of young people 72 Other charity work included participating in the Alzheimer s Society s Holkham Hall Memory Walk in September 2013 Colman s great grandmother suffered from dementia and her mother was involved in running a nursing home for patients 73 She has also supported charity campaigns for the Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal for the terminally ill 74 In December 2014 Colman was involved in a BBC Radio documentary about the plight of women in Afghanistan for Amnesty International UK Several women who told their stories to journalist Lyse Doucet were unable to appear because their lives might have been at risk Colman read their stories as part of the documentary and said that the UK must not abandon Afghan women to the Taliban 75 An ambassador for UNICEF UK since 2015 she became its president in 2020 76 Colman became patron of the Anthony Nolan blood cancer charity in 2018 77 which she said helped a friend of hers 78 Acting credits EditKey Not yet released Film Edit Year Title Role Notes2004 Terkel in Trouble Terkel s Mother Voice English dub2005 Zemanovaload TV ProducerOne Day Ian s Mother Short film2006 Confetti Joanna Roberts2007 Hot Fuzz PC Doris ThatcherGrow Your Own AliceI Could Never Be Your Woman HairdresserDog Altogether Anita Short film2009 Le Donk amp Scor zay zee Olivia2011 Tyrannosaur HannahArrietty Homily Voice UK dubThe Iron Lady Carol Thatcher2012 Hyde Park on Hudson Queen Elizabeth2013 I Give It a Year LindaLocke Bethan Maguire Voice2014 Cuban Fury Sam GarrettPudsey the Dog The Movie Nelly the Horse VoiceThomas amp Friends Tale of the Brave Marion Voice English dubThe Karman Line Sarah2015 The Lobster Hotel ManagerThomas amp Friends Sodor s Legend of the Lost Treasure Marion Voice English dubLondon Road Julie2017 Murder on the Orient Express Hildegard Schmidt2018 The Favourite Queen Anne Won Academy Award for Best Actress2019 Them That Follow Hope Slaughter2020 The Father Anne Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2021 The Mitchells vs the Machines PAL VoiceMothering Sunday Mrs Clarrie NivenThe Electrical Life of Louis Wain NarratorThe Lost Daughter Leda Caruso Also executive producer Nominated Academy Award for Best ActressRon s Gone Wrong Donka Pudowski Voice2022 Joyride Joy 79 Empire of Light Hilary SmallScrooge A Christmas Carol Past VoicePuss in Boots The Last Wish Mama Bear 61 2023 Wonka TBA Post productionTBA Wicked Little Letters Edith Swan Filming also producerTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes2000 Bruiser Various characters 6 episodes2001 The Mitchell and Webb Situation Various characters 5 episodesPeople Like Us Pamela Eliot Episode The Vicar Mr Charity Distressed Mother Episode Nice to Feed You Comedy Lab Linda Episode Daydream Believers Brand New Beamer 2002 Rescue Me Paula Episode 1 4 Holby City Kim Prebble Episode New Hearts Old Scores The Office Helena Episode Interview 2003 Gash Various characters 3 episodesEyes Down Mandy Foster Episode Stars in Their Eyes The Strategic Humour Initiative Various characters Television film2003 2015 Peep Show Sophie Chapman 32 episodes2004 Black Books Tanya Episode Elephants and Hens Swiss Toni Linda Byron Episode Troubleshooter NY LON Lucy Episode Something About Family Coming Up Receptionist Episode The Baader Meinhoff Gang Show 2004 2006 Green Wing Harriet Schulenburg 18 episodes2005 Angell s Hell Belinda Television filmLook Around You Pam Bachelor 6 episodesThe Robinsons Connie Episode 1 3 Murder in Suburbia Ellie Episode Golden Oldies ShakespeaRe Told Ursula Episode Much Ado About Nothing 2006 2008 That Mitchell and Webb Look Various characters 13 episodes2007 The Grey Man Linda Dodds Television filmThe Time of Your Life Amanda 6 episodes2008 Love Soup Penny Episode Integrated Logistics Hancock and Joan Marion Television filmConsuming Passions Janet Bottomley Violetta Kiss Television film2008 2009 Beautiful People Debbie Doonan 12 episodes2008 2018 Would I Lie to You Herself 2 episodes2009 Skins Gina Campbell Episode Naomi Midsomer Murders Bernice Episode Small Mercies Mister Eleven Beth Paley 2 episodes2010 Doctor Who Prisoner Zero Episode The Eleventh Hour 2010 2014 Rev Alex Smallbone 19 episodes2011 Comic Relief Uptown Downstairs Abbey O Brien Television filmExile Nancy Ronstadt 3 episodes2011 2012 Twenty Twelve Sally Owen 10 episodes2012 Accused Sue Brown Episode Mo and Sue s Story Bad Sugar Joan Cauldwell Television film2013 2017 Broadchurch DS Ellie Miller 24 episodes2013 The Suspicions of Mr Whicher The Murder In Angel Lane Susan Spencer Television filmRun Carol 2 episodesThe Thirteenth Tale Margaret Lea Television filmThe Five ish Doctors Reboot Herself Television film2014 Big Ballet Narrator 3 episodesThe 7 39 Maggie Matthews 2 episodesW1A Sally Owen Episode 1 4 The Secrets Pippa Episode The Dilemma Mr Sloane Janet Sloane 6 episodesThis is Jinsy Joan Jenkins Episode The Golden Woggle 2014 2018 Thomas amp Friends Marion Voice 9 episodes2016 Drunk History Ethel Le Neve Episode 2 7 The Night Manager Angela Burr 6 episodesWe re Going on a Bear Hunt Mum Voice Television special2016 2018 Flowers Deborah Flowers 12 episodesThe Secret Life of the Zoo Narrator 35 episodes2016 2019 Fleabag Godmother 9 episodes2017 Inside Dior Narrator 2 episodes2018 Flatpack Empire Narrator 3 episodesNatural World Narrator Episode The Super Squirrels Watership Down Strawberry Voice 4 episodes2019 Les Miserables Madame Thenardier 4 episodes2019 2020 The Crown Queen Elizabeth II Main role Seasons 3 4 20 episodes 80 2020 The Simpsons Lily Voice Episode The 7 Beer Itch Becoming You Narrator 6 episodesCinderella A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas Fairy Godmother Television special 81 2021 Trip Hazard My Great British Adventure Narrator 4 episodesLandscapers Susan Edwards Also executive producer4 episodes 82 83 Superworm Narrator Television special2022 present Heartstopper Sarah Nelson Series 1 6 episodes 84 2023 Secret Invasion Sonya Falsworth Upcoming miniseries 57 TBA Great Expectations Miss Havisham Upcoming miniseries 85 Theatre Edit Year Title Role Theatre2000 Long Day s Journey into Night Cathleen Lyric Theatre London2009 England People Very Nice Philippa Royal National Theatre London2012 Hay Fever Myra Arundel Noel Coward Theatre London2017 Mosquitoes Jenny Royal National Theatre LondonAccolades EditMain article List of awards and nominations received by Olivia Colman Colman has received a number of awards including an Academy Award three British Academy Television Awards a British Academy Film Award four British Independent Film Awards three Golden Globe Awards two Critics Choice Movie Awards five Satellite Awards two Screen Actors Guild Awards a Primetime Emmy Award a Volpi Cup and a BFI Fellowship 86 For her performance in the miniseries The Night Manager 2016 she received a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award Colman received another Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the comedy series Fleabag 2016 2019 For her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix period drama series The Crown 2019 2020 she received two Screen Actors Guild Awards a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award For her portrayal of Anne Queen of Great Britain in the period black comedy film The Favourite 2018 she received the Academy Award for Best Actress the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role For her performance in the drama film The Father 2020 she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award the Screen Actors Guild Award the Critics Choice Movie Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress For her performance in the psychological drama film The Lost Daughter 2021 Colman was nominated for the Golden Globe Award the Screen Actors Guild Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in the 2019 Birthday Honours for her services to drama 1 87 See also EditList of British actors List of actors with Academy Award nominations List of British Academy Award nominees and winners List of actors with two or more Academy Award nominations in acting categoriesReferences Edit a b No 62666 The London Gazette 1st supplement 8 June 2019 p B10 a b c Gilbert Gerard 2 March 2013 Class act Is Olivia Colman 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2018 p 14 Berkshire Record Office 10 July 2018 Anyone catch Who Do You Think You Are last night Archived from the original on 26 February 2022 Retrieved 14 October 2019 via Facebook Olivia Colman was searching to find Harriet Slessor s mother Well we can reveal that her mother was in fact a lady called Seraphina Donclere who died in 1810 We hold a copy of her will which mentions her beloved daughter Harriet Slessor Cary James 3 February 2009 Starting Writing an Episode Hut 33 blog Retrieved 10 March 2009 Dessau Bruce 27 September 2008 Olivia Colman from Peep Show to Beautiful People The Times Archived from the original on 16 June 2011 Retrieved 3 December 2012 Matthewman Scott 30 June 2010 Olivia Colman The Stage Podcast 67 The Stage Archived from the original on 9 July 2010 Retrieved 30 July 2010 The 32nd London Critics Circle Film Awards The Critics Circle 21 January 2012 Retrieved 14 October 2019 Villarreal Yvonne 2 August 2013 Olivia Colman on Broadchurch coming stateside Doctor 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Completely Stumped At Golden Globe Win For Best Actress In A TV Series Drama Deadline Hollywood 6 January 2020 Retrieved 15 November 2020 SAG Awards 2020 The Biggest Snubs and Surprises Variety 20 January 2020 Retrieved 15 November 2020 Kanter Jake 20 August 2020 The Crown Netflix Sets Premiere Date Drops First Trailer For Season 4 Deadline Hollywood Retrieved 16 April 2021 Lang Brent 17 January 2020 Sundance Sony Pictures Classics Buys The Father With Anthony Hopkins Olivia Colman Variety Retrieved 16 April 2021 Pedersen Erik 2 February 2021 Sony Pictures Classics Updates Release Plans For French Exit Truffle Hunters Human Factor The Father amp More Deadline Hollywood Retrieved 16 April 2021 McNary Dave 14 September 2020 Olivia Colman and Anthony Hopkins The Father Gets Release Date Variety Retrieved 16 April 2021 Oscars 2021 The Complete Nominations List Variety 15 March 2021 Retrieved 15 March 2021 White Peter 9 October 2020 Giri Haji s Will Sharpe To Direct Olivia Colman HBO Sky Drama Landscapers Replacing Alexander Payne Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on 9 October 2020 Retrieved 26 February 2022 Landscapers Season 1 Rotten Tomatoes Archived from the original on 13 December 2021 Retrieved 26 February 2022 Wiseman Andreas 12 February 2020 The Lost Daughter Olivia Colman Jessie Buckley Dakota Johnson amp Peter Sarsgaard Set For Maggie Gyllenhaal s EFM Bound Directorial Debut Deadline Retrieved 8 February 2022 Nordyke Kimberly Lewis Hilary 8 February 2022 Oscars Full List of Nominations The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 8 February 2022 Tinoco Armando 11 December 2022 Children s amp Family Emmys Complete Winners List Heartstopper Leads amp The Baby Sitters Club Gets Recognition After Cancellation Deadline Hollywood Retrieved 11 December 2022 Kit Borys 6 April 2021 Sam Mendes Olivia Colman Team for Love Story Empire of Light for Searchlight The Hollywood Reporter a b Otterson Joe 19 April 2021 Olivia Colman in Talks to Join Secret Invasion Series at 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