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Olivia Colman

ActorBritish Cinema15 credits
78Star power

25th of 173 in British Cinema

6 films led, $272M in reported gross.

Gross led
78
Consistency
53
Body of work
97
Momentum
90
Audience rating
58
The biggest British Cinema names
Born
30 January 1974
Birthplace
Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Nationality
United Kingdom
Industry
British Cinema
In their own file

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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The record

6Blockbuster5Hit1Average1Flop

13 of 15 credits have a verdict, together taking $1.62B. The biggest was Wonka at $635M. The rest are still counting, or never reported a budget.