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Olivia Colman, known professionally as Sarah Caroline Sinclair, CBE (born 30 January 1974), is a renowned English actress with an illustrious career spanning over two decades and extensive contributions to film, television, and theater. She has won several prestigious awards, including an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Emmy Awards. Her breakthrough came in 2003 with the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show, following which she's had significant roles in various television shows and movies, notably as Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix series The Crown and as Anne, Queen of Great Britain in the period black-comedy film The Favourite, earning her significant acclaim and awards. Olivia Colman's diverse roles range from comedy television series such as Green Wing and That Mitchell and Webb Look to critically acclaimed dramas like Broadchurch and The Night Manager. Born on 30 January 1974 in Norwich, Olivia Colman studied at Homerton College, Cambridge, and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, starting her professional acting career in 2000. Passionate about her craft, she adopted a stage name as there was already an actress named Sarah Colman. Colman, throughout her career, has worked with several high-profile actors and has been praised for her versatility and talent.
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Given Name: Sarah Caroline Sinclair
Born: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Citizenship: British
Birthday: January 30, 1974
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 2000-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Ed Sinclair
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The Favourite
The Father
The Lobster
The Lost Daughter
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Mothering Sunday
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Cuban Fury
Empire of Light
Hyde Park on Hudson
Ron's Gone Wrong
Murder on the Orient Express
Them That Follow
Nasrin
Joyride
Wonka
Wicked Little Letters
Paddington In Peru
Exile
The Murder in Angel Lane
The 7.39
Run
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
The Kármán Line
The Thirteenth Tale
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
See Me
Behind Closed Doors
National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes
The Alternativity
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
Attenborough at 90
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
All The World’s a Stage
Our Queen at Ninety
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Watership Down
Thomas & Friends: Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
Earth’s Natural Wonders
Grow Your Own
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Zemanovaload
The Grey Man
Dog Altogether
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
Great Expectations
Secret Invasion
Change the Ending
Landscapers
Superworm
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
Consuming Passion
Jimpa
An A to Z of Paddington
Hancock & Joan
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2022
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Past
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Mama Bear
Empire of Light
Hilary
Joyride
Joy
2021
The Father
Anne
The Lost Daughter
Leda
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
PAL
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Narrator
Mothering Sunday
Mrs Clarrie Niven
Ron's Gone Wrong
Donka
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Self
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
Self
Superworm
Narrator (voice)
2020
Nasrin
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
Mummy Turtle
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Fairy Godmother
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Fairy Godmother
2017
Murder on the Orient Express
National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes
Jenny
The Alternativity
Narrator
2016
The Lobster
Behind Closed Doors
narrator
Attenborough at 90
Self
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
Marion (voice)
Our Queen at Ninety
Self - Narrator
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Mum (voice)
2015
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
Self - Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
Marion (voice)
Earth’s Natural Wonders
2014
Cuban Fury
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie
Marion
The Kármán Line
Sarah
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Nelly the Horse (voice)
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