Olivia Colman

Actor, also producer · Born January 30, 1974 (52) · Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK

Oscar winner · Primetime Emmy winner · 3 Golden Globes · 5 other major award bodies

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).

Biography from TMDB.

Born: January 30, 1974 (52)
From: Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Works as: Actor, also producer
Titles: 76 on MovieCove · 134 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 24% in 30 days

What are Olivia Colman's films like?

Across their 61 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy11 titles69^th

Drama10 titles65^th

Animation9 titles71^st

Biography5 titles82^nd

Adventure2 titles73^rd

Documentary2 titles91^st

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

27%

Bonds

25%

Morality

14%

Society

12%

Survival

Power

Ideas

Family bonds17 Identity12 Community12 Purpose10 Self-worth8 Friendship8 Romantic love7 Redemption6

What they feel like to watch

their average across 43 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 6 · Wry 1 · Earnest 35

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 27 · Serious 4 · Dark 12

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 21 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 9

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 14 · Charged 18 · Intense 11

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 20 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 6

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 18 · Funny 13

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 3

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 21 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 4

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 19 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 12

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

38 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 11 of 38 analyzed roles.

Ally

11 of 38

Hero

7 of 38

Mentor

5 of 38

Threshold guardian

5 of 38

Shadow

5 of 38

Herald

2 of 38

Shapeshifter

2 of 38

Trickster

1 of 38

Show the 38 roles

Heraldas Sophie Chapman in Peep Show (2003)
Allyas Joanna in Confetti (2006)
Allyas Amanda in The Time of Your Life (2007)
Heroas Janet in Consuming Passion (2008)
Allyas Alex Smallbone in Rev. (2010)
Allyas Nancy Ronstadt in Exile (2011)
Allyas Carol Thatcher in The Iron Lady (2011)
Mentoras Hannah in Tyrannosaur (2011)
Allyas Sally Owen in Twenty Twelve (2011)
Heraldas Bethan in Locke (2013)
Heroas D.S. Ellie Miller in Broadchurch (2013)
Threshold guardianas Sam in Cuban Fury (2014)
Threshold guardianas Hotel Manager in The Lobster (2015)
Heroas Marion in Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries (2015)
Allyas Marion in Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015)
Allyas Julie in London Road (2015)
Shadowas Deborah in Flowers (2016)
Shadowas Godmother in Fleabag (2016)
Mentoras Angela Burr in The Night Manager (2016)
Allyas Hope Slaughter in Them That Follow (2019)
Mentoras Fairy Godmother in Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas (2020)
Allyas Anne in The Father (2020)
Heroas Leda Caruso in The Lost Daughter (2021)
Shapeshifteras Susan Edwards in Landscapers (2021)
Threshold guardianas Mrs Clarrie Niven in Mothering Sunday (2021)
Mentoras Donka in Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)
Shadowas PAL in The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
Mentoras Ghost of Christmas Past in Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022)
Heroas Hilary in Empire of Light (2022)
Shapeshifteras Joy in Joyride (2022)
Threshold guardianas Sonya Falsworth in Secret Invasion (2023)
Shadowas Edith Swan in Wicked Little Letters (2023)
Threshold guardianas Miss Havisham in Great Expectations (2023)
Heroas Ivy in The Roses (2025)
Tricksteras the Fox in The Fox (2025)
Shadowas Hannah in Jimpa (2025)
Allyas Margaret Johnson in Elsinore (2026)
Heroas Fisherwoman in Wicker (2026)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Melancholic

Warm

Joyful

Contemplative

Other

How their films linger

Feel-good25 Hopeful22 Thought-provoking15 Bittersweet15 Fun10 Haunting9

How their films end · 7 with a twist

Happy22
Bittersweet31
Tragic1
Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Olivia Colman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 58 of their 76 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

PBS Masterpiece3 titles, show their 3 titles on PBS Masterpiece
Shout! TV3 titles, show their 3 titles on Shout! TV
Acorn TV2 titles, show their 2 titles on Acorn TV
Cinemax2 titles, show their 2 titles on Cinemax
Lionsgate+2 titles, show their 2 titles on Lionsgate+
BBC Select1 title, show their title on BBC Select
FOX One1 title, show their title on FOX One
Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy
Magnolia Selects1 title, show their title on Magnolia Selects
PBS Documentaries1 title, show their title on PBS Documentaries
Strand Releasing1 title, show their title on Strand Releasing
Viaplay1 title, show their title on Viaplay
ViX1 title, show their title on ViX
XiveTV Documentaries1 title, show their title on XiveTV Documentaries

Subscription and free streaming for Olivia Colman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

134 credits, 76 with a MovieCove page; 28 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Bollywoof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
as (voice)
Pride and Prejudice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 6 episodes · as Mrs. Bennet
The Fox(2025)
as The Fox (voice)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Elsinore(2026)
as Margaret Johnson
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Wicker(2026)
Producer · as Fisherwoman
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Jimpa(2025)
as Hannah
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Roses(2025)
Executive Producer · as Ivy Rose
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Paddington in Peru(2024)
as Reverend Mother
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Wicked Little Letters(2023)
Producer · as Edith Swan
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Wonka(2023)
as Mrs. Scrubbit
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Change the Ending (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Narrator
Secret Invasion(2023)
Show 6 episodes · as Sonya Falsworth
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Great Expectations(2023)
Show 6 episodes · as Miss Havisham
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
Empire of Light(2022)
as Hilary
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish(2022)
as Mama Bear (voice)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol(2022)
as Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Joyride(2022)
as Joy
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Bear(2022)
Show 3 episodes · as Chef Terry
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Heartstopper(2022)
Show 10 episodes · as Sarah Nelson
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Superworm(2021)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Lost Daughter(2021)
Executive Producer · as Leda Caruso
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Landscapers(2021)
Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer · as Susan Edwards
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Mothering Sunday(2021)
as Mrs Clarrie Niven
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain(2021)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Ron's Gone Wrong(2021)
as Donka (voice)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Mitchells vs. the Machines(2021)
as PAL (voice)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 4 episodes · as Voiceover
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Actor
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas(2020)
as Fairy Godmother
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Father(2020)
as Anne
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Nasrin(2020)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Staged(2020)
Show 1 episode · as Olivia
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Them That Follow(2019)
as Hope Slaughter
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Les Misérables(2018)
Show 4 episodes · as Madame Thénardier
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Watership Down(2018)
Show 2 episodes · as Strawberry (voice)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Let's Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Segment: "Coffee to Go"
The Favourite(2018)
as Queen Anne
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Marion (voice)
Unexpected Item (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as The Till (voice)
The Super Squirrels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Narrator
All The World's a Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as The Narrator
The Private Life of the Royal Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Actor
The Alternativity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Narrator
Murder on the Orient Express(2017)
as Hildegarde Schmidt
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Jenny
We're Going on a Bear Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Mum (voice)
The Crown(2016)
Show 21 episodes · as Queen Elizabeth II
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Marion (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Marion (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Marion (voice)
Fleabag(2016)
Show 9 episodes · as Godmother
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Flowers(2016)
Show 12 episodes · as Deborah Flowers
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Behind Closed Doors(2016)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Story of Cats(2016)
Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Marion (voice)
The Night Manager(2016)
Show 9 episodes · as Angela Burr
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
The Secret Life of the Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 72 episodes · as Narrator
Sugar Free Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 3 episodes · as Narrator
The Lobster(2015)
as Hotel Manager
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure(2015)
as Marion (voice)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
London Road(2015)
as Julie
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries(2015)
as Marion (voice)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Pippa
The Great War: The People's Story(2014)
Show 4 episodes · as Narrator
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie(2014)
as Nelly the Horse (voice)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave(2014)
as Marion (voice)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Mr. Sloane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 6 episodes · as Janet Sloane
Locke(2013)
as Bethan (voice)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
W1A(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Sally Owen
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
The Kármán Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Sarah
Cuban Fury(2014)
as Sam
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Duck Quacks Don't Echo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The 7.39 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 2 episodes · as Maggie Matthews
Thomas & Friends: Signals Crossed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Marion (voice)
The Thirteenth Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Margaret
Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 2 episodes · as Carol
The Murder in Angel Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Susan Spencer
Broadchurch(2013)
Show 24 episodes · as DS Ellie Miller
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
I Give It a Year(2013)
as Linda
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Hyde Park on Hudson(2012)
as Queen Elizabeth
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Bad Sugar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Joan Cauldwell
The Iron Lady(2011)
as Carol Thatcher
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Tyrannosaur(2011)
as Hannah
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
See Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Miss
Exile(2011)
Show 3 episodes · as Nancy Ronstadt
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Twenty Twelve(2011)
Show 13 episodes · as Sally Owen
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Accused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 1 episode · as Sue Brown
Rev.(2010)
Show 19 episodes · as Alex
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Mister Eleven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 2 episodes · as Beth
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Olivia
Consuming Passion(2008)
as Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Beautiful People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 12 episodes · as Debbie Doonan
Hancock & Joan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Marion
Dog Altogether (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Anita
The Time of Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Amanda
The Time of Your Life(2007)
Show 6 episodes · as Amanda
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Grow Your Own(2007)
as Alice
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
I Could Never Be Your Woman(2007)
as Hairdresser
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Grey Man(2007)
as Linda Dodds
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Hot Fuzz(2007)
as PC Doris Thatcher
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Skins(2007)
Show 1 episode · as Gina
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Green Wing Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Harriet Schulenburg
That Mitchell and Webb Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 24 episodes · as Various Characters
Confetti(2006)
as Joanna
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Much Ado About Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Ursula
ShakespeaRe-Told(2005)
Show 1 episode · as Ursula
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Love Soup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · as Penny
Zemanovaload(2005)
as TV Producer
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The Robinsons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · as Connie
Doctor Who(2005)
Show 1 episode · as Mother
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Buried Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Actor
Green Wing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 18 episodes · as Harriet Schulenburg
NY-LON (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Murder in Suburbia(2004)
Show 1 episode · as Ellie
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Terkel in Trouble(2004)
as Terkel's Mum
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Peep Show(2003)
Show 33 episodes · as Sophie Chapman
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Coming Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 1 episode · as Receptionist
Eyes Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 1 episode · as Mandy Foster
Swiss Toni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Look Around You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 6 episodes · as Pam Bachelor
Rescue Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 1 episode · as Paula
The Mitchell and Webb Situation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 6 episodes · as Various
The Office(2001)
Show 1 episode · as Helena
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Black Books(2000)
Show 1 episode · as Tanya
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Bruiser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 6 episodes · Actor
People Like Us(1999)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Midsomer Murders(1997)
Show 1 episode · as Bernice
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The Simpsons(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Lily (voice)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Comic Relief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Natural World(1983)
Show 1 episode · as Narrator
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Army of Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 6 episodes · Actor
Cry Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · as Kath
Wild Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Isabella Blow

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 133 titles, 126 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Wonka (2023)

$635M worldwide

Highest rated

The Father (2020)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination

19832026

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 26 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

2001Screen debut· The Mitchell and Webb Situation
2006First film· Confetti
2010BAFTA Award nomination· Rev.
2011BAFTA Award win· Twenty Twelve
2011Sundance award win· Tyrannosaur
2013Career best· Broadchurch

Show 8 more milestones

2013BAFTA Award win· Broadchurch
2015First top-billed film· London Road
2016Primetime Emmy nomination· Fleabag
2016Primetime Emmy win· The Crown
2018Oscar win· The Favourite
2020Oscar nomination· The Father
2021Oscar nomination· The Lost Daughter
2024Best so far· Wicked Little Letters

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting133 of 133 · 79^thProducing6 of 133 · 69^th

133 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s36 · acting2010s56 · acting2020s29 · 29 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 19% of 32 roles

29%

0616

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Primetime Emmy, 3 Golden Globes, 4 BAFTA Awards, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 3 other major awards from 40 major nominations, 2011–2025.

WinNomination

2025
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
2024
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
2023
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
2022
- Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Mini-Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- +1 other major body · 1 nomination
  - Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
2021
- Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
- +1 other major body · 2 nominations
  - Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Drama Series
  - Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
2020
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- +1 other major body · 1 nomination
  - Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Drama Series
2019
- Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Leading Actress
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- +1 other major body · 1 win and 1 nomination
  - Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress in a Comedy
  - Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
2018
- Venice award, won · Best Actress

Show 7 earlier years

2017
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme
2016
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
2015
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme
2014
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Leading Actress
2013
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Supporting Actress
2012
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme
2011
- Sundance award, won · World Cinema - Dramatic

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Olivia Colman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69^th percentile, the median of all 45; across their 43 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 43

Approval · how many liked their films

70^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 43

Reach · how many have seen their films

87^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 43

Midcredits score across 76 titles, by percentile

75^th and up41
50^th to 74^th17
25^th to 49^th14
Below 25^th4

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 76 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved19
Divisive1
Cult Classic4
Crowd Pleaser32
Broadly Agreed4
Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014)

91^st percentile spread · 72% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Father (2020)

Midcredits 99^th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 36 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Olivia Colman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 33 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore28 titles27–77 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all films

Sex & Nudity33 titles8–68 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all films

Profanity30 titles26–89 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs28 titles11–63 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense28 titles22–71 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Olivia Colman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Olivia Colman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim Broadbent shares the most, 4.

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