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Since then, Colman has become a highly prolific performer in both TV and movies (to the point where people joke/complain that she's in everything they see) and is becoming increasingly known outside Britain. She's earned earned several awards, namely a BAFTA TV Best Actress Award for her role in ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'' and a BAFTA, MediaNotes/GoldenGlobe, and MediaNotes/AcademyAward for playing Queen Anne in ''Film/TheFavourite''. After some more high-profile roles, audiences have come to admire her ability to balance comic and ''extremely'' serious roles.

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Since then, Colman has become a highly prolific performer in both TV and movies (to the point where people joke/complain that she's in everything they see) and is becoming increasingly known outside Britain. She's earned earned several awards, namely a BAFTA TV Best Actress Award for her role in ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'' and a BAFTA, MediaNotes/GoldenGlobe, and MediaNotes/AcademyAward for playing Queen Anne in ''Film/TheFavourite''. After some more high-profile roles, audiences have come to admire her ability to balance comic and ''extremely'' serious roles.

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Born in [[UsefulNotes/EastAnglia Norwich, England]] as Sarah Caroline Colman, she decided to become a professional actor after studying drama at Gresham School and starring in a school production of ''Literature/ThePrimeOfMissJeanBrodie''. She joined Footlights at Cambridge University, where she met Creator/{{David Mitchell|Actor}}, Creator/RobertWebb, and Creator/PeterSerafinowicz. Performing as "Olivia Colman"[[note]]As the UK actors' union already had an actress named Sarah Colman, she needed a different [[StageName stage name]] to work professionally, so she took "Olivia" from the name of a friend of hers from university[[/note]], she appeared in a few shows before being noticed for her role as Sophie Chapman in ''Series/PeepShow''.

Since then, Colman has become a highly prolific performer in both TV and movies (to the point where people joke[=/=]complain that she's in everything they see) and is becoming increasingly known outside Britain. She's earned earned several awards, namely a BAFTA TV Best Actress Award for her role in ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'' and a BAFTA, MediaNotes/GoldenGlobe, and MediaNotes/AcademyAward for playing Queen Anne in ''Film/TheFavourite''. After some more high-profile roles, audiences have come to admire her ability to balance comic and ''extremely'' serious roles.

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Born in [[UsefulNotes/EastAnglia Norwich, England]] as Sarah Caroline Colman, she decided to become a professional actor after studying drama at Gresham School and starring in a school production of ''Literature/ThePrimeOfMissJeanBrodie''. She joined Footlights at Cambridge University, where she met Creator/{{David Mitchell|Actor}}, Creator/RobertWebb, and Creator/PeterSerafinowicz. Performing as "Olivia Colman"[[note]]As the UK actors' union already had an actress named Sarah Colman, she needed a different [[StageName stage name]] {{stage name}} to work professionally, so she took "Olivia" from the name of a friend of hers from university[[/note]], she appeared in a few shows before being noticed for her role as Sophie Chapman in ''Series/PeepShow''.

Since then, Colman has become a highly prolific performer in both TV and movies (to the point where people joke[=/=]complain joke/complain that she's in everything they see) and is becoming increasingly known outside Britain. She's earned earned several awards, namely a BAFTA TV Best Actress Award for her role in ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'' and a BAFTA, MediaNotes/GoldenGlobe, and MediaNotes/AcademyAward for playing Queen Anne in ''Film/TheFavourite''. After some more high-profile roles, audiences have come to admire her ability to balance comic and ''extremely'' serious roles.



* ''Series/TheOfficeUK'' episode 2.6 as Helena (2002)

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* ''Series/TheOfficeUK'' episode Episode 2.6 as Helena (2002)



* ''Film/HotFuzz'' as PC Doris [[HilariousInHindsight Thatcher]] (2007)

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* ''Film/HotFuzz'' as PC Doris [[HilariousInHindsight Thatcher]] Thatcher (2007)



* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' as Marion (2014+) -- also voiced Marion in spinoff movies

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* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' as Marion (2014+) -- also voiced Marion in spinoff spin-off movies



** ''{{Series/Secret Invasion|2023}}''
* ''{{Series/The Bear|2022}} '' (2023, 1 episode)

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** ''{{Series/Secret ''Series/{{Secret Invasion|2023}}''
* ''{{Series/The ''Series/{{The Bear|2022}} '' (2023, 1 episode)



* HideYourPregnancy: Her character was not pregnant in ''{{Series/Broadchurch}}''.

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* HideYourPregnancy: Her character was not pregnant in ''{{Series/Broadchurch}}''.''Series/{{Broadchurch}}''.



* TimeshiftedActor: She replaced Claire Foy in ''Series/TheCrown2016'' for Seasons 3 and 4, and was herself replaced by Creator/ImeldaStaunton after that.

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* TimeshiftedActor: TimeShiftedActor: She replaced Claire Foy in ''Series/TheCrown2016'' for Seasons 3 and 4, and was herself replaced by Creator/ImeldaStaunton after that.
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-->-- Colman's reaction to winning the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActressInALeadingRole Best Actress Oscar]] for ''Film/TheFavourite'' in 2019

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-->-- Colman's reaction to winning the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActressInALeadingRole [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActressInALeadingRole Best Actress Oscar]] for ''Film/TheFavourite'' in 2019



Since then, Colman has become a highly prolific performer in both TV and movies (to the point where people joke[=/=]complain that she's in everything they see) and is becoming increasingly known outside Britain. She's earned earned several awards, namely a BAFTA TV Best Actress Award for her role in ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'' and a BAFTA, UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobe, and UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for playing Queen Anne in ''Film/TheFavourite''. After some more high-profile roles, audiences have come to admire her ability to balance comic and ''extremely'' serious roles.

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Since then, Colman has become a highly prolific performer in both TV and movies (to the point where people joke[=/=]complain that she's in everything they see) and is becoming increasingly known outside Britain. She's earned earned several awards, namely a BAFTA TV Best Actress Award for her role in ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'' and a BAFTA, UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobe, MediaNotes/GoldenGlobe, and UsefulNotes/AcademyAward MediaNotes/AcademyAward for playing Queen Anne in ''Film/TheFavourite''. After some more high-profile roles, audiences have come to admire her ability to balance comic and ''extremely'' serious roles.
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* ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' as TBA (2023)

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* ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' as TBA Ms. Scrubbit (2023)

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