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Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman

33 movies on Netflix

Biography

Olivia Colman is an English actress who moves between comedy and drama, often in independent film. Born in Norwich in 1974, she trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and found her breakthrough with the Channel 4 comedy Peep Show. She won BAFTAs for Twenty Twelve and Accused, starred in the ITV crime drama Broadchurch, and took a Golden Globe for The Night Manager. Playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown brought her a Golden Globe and an Emmy. Her performance as Queen Anne in The Favourite (2018) won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and she earned further nominations for The Father (2020) and The Lost Daughter (2021). Other films include Hot Fuzz (2007), Tyrannosaur (2011), The Iron Lady (2011), The Lobster (2015), Empire of Light (2022), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) and Wonka (2023).

52years old

Turns 53 on January 30in 117 days

  • Born Norwich
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Sarah Caroline Colman (birth name)Also credited as Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair-Colman

Movie Career

Films
33
Career span
21 years2004 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Colman's first professional acting job came in 2000, when she was 26, on the BBC Two comedy sketch show Bruiser.

  2. A role that slipped away

    Colman left Peep Show after her agent said she was too closely linked to Mitchell and Webb's work and should widen her horizons, a choice made with tears. She appeared on the program less often until it ended in 2015.

  3. Getting ready for a role

    In 2018, Colman played Queen Anne in the satirical dark comedy The Favourite, appearing alongside Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz. To prepare for the part, she put on 2 st 7 lbs, which is 35 lb or 16 kg.

Olivia Colman movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Favourite2018 Biography, Comedy, Drama, Historyas Queen Anne

    IMDb rating 7.5261K votes

  2. The Father2020 Dramaas Anne

    IMDb rating 8.2250K votes

  3. The Lobster2015as Hotel Manager

    IMDb rating 7.1338K votes

  4. The Lost Daughter2021as Leda

    IMDb rating 6.683K votes

  5. Hot Fuzz2007as PC Doris Thatcher

    IMDb rating 7.8573K votes

  6. Locke2014as Bethanvoice

    IMDb rating 7.1171K votes

  7. The Iron Lady2011as Carol Thatcher

    IMDb rating 6.4117K votes

  8. The Roses2025as Ivy Rose

    IMDb rating 6.662K votes

Most often with

Yorgos Lanthimos directed two of these films. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jim Broadbent, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jim BroadbentJessica Hynes, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jessica HynesJessie Buckley, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jessie BuckleyAntonio Banderas, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Antonio BanderasToby Jones, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Toby JonesColin Firth, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Colin FirthYorgos LanthimosDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Yorgos Lanthimos

Films together

Box office

What Olivia Colman's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.4 billion

24 of the 33 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 33 films: 24 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 1 figure not found.

  • 24Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 2Streaming, short cinema run
  • 1Figure not found

Top grosser

Wonka2023as Mrs. Scrubbit$635 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 90% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Wonka2023as Mrs. Scrubbit
    $635M26.8% of the total
  2. 2
    Puss in Boots: The Last Wish2022as Mama Bear (voice)
    $485M20.5% of the total
  3. 3
    Murder on the Orient Express2017as Hildegarde Schmidt
    $353M14.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Paddington in Peru2024as Reverend Mother
    $211M8.9% of the total
  5. 5
    The Secret World of Arrietty2010as Homily (voice)
    $150M6.3% of the total
  6. 6
    The Iron Lady2011as Carol Thatcher
    $116M4.9% of the total
  7. 7
    The Favourite2018as Queen Anne
    $96M4.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Hot Fuzz2007as PC Doris Thatcher
    $81M3.4% of the total
Ron's Gone Wrong (2021), $60.7 millionThe Roses (2025), $52.0 millionI Give It a Year (2013), $29.2 millionWicked Little Letters (2024), $27.2 millionThe Father (2020), $21.0 millionThe Lobster (2015), $15.7 millionEmpire of Light (2022), $11.4 millionHyde Park on Hudson (2012), $8.9 millionLocke (2014), $4.6 millionThomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie (2015), $3.4 millionPudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014), $2.7 millionMothering Sunday (2021), $2.3 millionThe Lost Daughter (2021), $703,281Tyrannosaur (2011), $676,111Terkel in Trouble (2004), $306,003Joyride (2022), $136,183

$241 millionfrom the other 16 films with a worldwide figure, 10% of the total

Awards

Nine awards and honors from 2018 to 2021, six of them major.

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Olivia Colman's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
2019Best ActressThe FavouriteWon
Golden Globes
2020Best Actress – Television Series DramaThe CrownWon
2019Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyThe FavouriteWon
BAFTA
2019Best Actress in a Leading RoleThe FavouriteWon
Emmy Awards
2021Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesThe CrownWon
Venice Film Festival
2018Volpi Cup for Best ActressWon
Other honors
2019European Film Award for Best ActressThe FavouriteWon
Chortle AwardsWon
Commander of the Order of the British EmpireWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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