58-638: Jimpa is an upcoming film starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow . It is directed by Sophie Hyde and written by Hyde and Matthew Cormack, of Closer Productions in Adelaide , South Australia . Some filming took place in Adelaide in March 2024, followed by filming in Amsterdam and then Helsinki , Finland. As of October 2024 the film is in post-production in Adelaide. It is scheduled for release at
116-624: A Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama . The fourth season was released on 15 November 2020, to universal acclaim and earned her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series . Her performance also earned her nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by
174-679: A Volpi Cup , and a BFI Fellowship . For her performance in The Night Manager (2016), she received a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award . Colman received another Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Fleabag (2016–2019). For her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown (2019–2020), she received a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award . For her portrayal of Anne, Queen of Great Britain in The Favourite (2018), she received
232-470: A Female Actor in a Drama Series . She was part of the ensemble cast that won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2019 and 2020. Colman starred with Anthony Hopkins in Florian Zeller 's 2020 film adaptation of his stage play, The Father , which focuses on an elderly man dealing with memory loss. The film premiered to critical acclaim at
290-541: A Leading Role , and the Academy Award for Best Actress . Her awestruck, humorous Academy Award acceptance speech was widely covered by the media. That year, she also topped the Radio Times' TV 100 power list , which ranked the most powerful people on television. Colman received positive reviews for her supporting role as Madame Thénardier in the 2018 BBC miniseries Les Misérables , an adaptation of
348-719: A Limited or Anthology Series or Movie , in addition to winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film . She starred as Deborah Flowers that year in the Channel 4 black-comedy series, Flowers . Colman voiced Strawberry in the Netflix -BBC animated miniseries, Watership Down . She played Hildegarde Schmidt, Princess Dragomiroff's lady's maid , in Kenneth Branagh 's 2017 remake of Agatha Christie 's Murder on
406-589: A Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. The film won the award for Best Production Design from the British Film Designers Guild on 27 January 2013. During World War II , Suckley often stayed for long visits at the White House , keeping the president company. Roosevelt is known to have had an affair with Lucy Mercer during World War I . However, there is no direct evidence that he had a similar relationship with Suckley, though there
464-890: A beach under suspicious circumstances. She was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress and received the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her performance. Sam Wollaston of The Guardian praised Colman's performance as "brilliant" along with that of her co-star David Tennant . Colman starred (with Vanessa Redgrave ) that year as Margaret Lea in the BBC television film, The Thirteenth Tale . She starred in Yorgos Lanthimos ' 2015 absurdist dystopian film, The Lobster , with Rachel Weisz and Colin Farrell . The film premiered at
522-602: A comedy series about planning for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Colman rejoined Considine in 2011 for his feature-film directorial debut, Tyrannosaur , receiving the BIFA for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film and the Empire Award for Best Actress . She also played Carol Thatcher that year in the Academy Award -winning drama The Iron Lady , with Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent . She won
580-536: A cousin and childhood friend of the President. It was based on Suckley's private journals and diaries, discovered after her death and fictionally dramatizes her close relationship with Roosevelt and the 1939 visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Roosevelt's country estate . In spring 1939, Sara Delano , the mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt , asks his sixth cousin Margaret "Daisy" Suckley to visit
638-507: A different stage name when she began working professionally because Equity (the UK actors' union) already had an actress named Sarah Colman. "One of my best friends at university was called Olivia and I always loved her name," Colman told The Independent in 2013. "I was never Sarah; I was always called by my nickname, Colly, so it didn't seem so awful not to be called Sarah." Colman made her professional acting debut in 2000 at age 26 as part of
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#1732798194373696-624: A film, Nelson's choice of director, Roger Michell , proved not immediately available. Nelson re-worked the script as a radio play, which was produced by the BBC in 2009, directed by Ned Chaillet . Once Michell became available, production began on the film. In early March 2011, director Michell started searching for U.S. actors to play President Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. Bill Murray agreed to play Roosevelt in late March. Production designer Simon Bowles created upstate New York in England where
754-604: A judge of the Norwich Film Festival . In August 2014, she was one of 200 public figures who signed a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to the September 2014 referendum on the issue . In an interview with The Sunday Times in November 2019 on her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown , Colman described herself as a " leftie monarchist ", having previously been
812-548: A life-long republican . She signed an open letter in November 2020 condemning violence and discrimination against trans women. In November 2023, Colman signed a letter that called for a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war and condemned western cultural institutions for "repressing, silencing and stigmatising Palestinian voices and perspectives." Colman presented two of the 2013 Mind Media Awards, which celebrate accurate, responsible and sensitive portrayals of mental health across
870-780: A nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . In 2021, she had roles in the drama films Mothering Sunday and The Electrical Life of Louis Wain and in the science-fiction animated films The Mitchells vs. the Machines and Ron's Gone Wrong . Colman was executive producer and starred with David Thewlis in the HBO true-crime miniseries Landscapers created by her husband, Ed Sinclair. The series and Colman's performance were critically praised. Colman also starred that year in Maggie Gyllenhaal 's psychological drama The Lost Daughter , an adaptation of
928-678: A term studying primary education at Homerton College, Cambridge before studying drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School , from which she graduated in 1999. During her time at Cambridge, she appeared in the Channel 4 series The Word in 1995 under her nickname "Colly", auditioned for the Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club and met future co-stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb . Colman had to adopt
986-692: The 2015 Cannes Film Festival , where it competed for the Palme d'Or and received the Jury Prize . Colman was nominated for the London Film Critics' Circle Award for Supporting Actress of the Year and received the BIFA for Best Supporting Actress . Colman was praised for her performance as Angela Burr in the 2016 AMC-BBC miniseries The Night Manager , for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in
1044-608: The Academy Award for Best Actress , the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical , and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role . For her performance in The Father (2020), she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . For her performance in The Lost Daughter (2021), Colman was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and
1102-592: The Academy Award for Best Actress . She received further Academy Award nominations for her performances in the dramas The Father (2020) and The Lost Daughter (2021). Her other notable film credits include Tyrannosaur (2011), The Iron Lady (2011), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), Locke (2013), The Lobster (2015), Empire of Light (2022), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), Wonka (2023), and Paddington in Peru (2024). Colman
1160-592: The Academy Award for Best Actress . She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for her services to drama. Hyde Park on Hudson Hyde Park on Hudson is a 2012 historical drama film directed by Roger Michell . The film stars Bill Murray as Franklin D. Roosevelt , Samuel West as King George VI , Olivia Colman as his wife Queen Elizabeth and Laura Linney as Margaret "Daisy" Suckley ,
1218-567: The Adelaide Film Festival in October 2025. Olivia Colman Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE ( née Colman ; born 30 January 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman , is an English actress. She has received various accolades , including an Academy Award , four BAFTA Awards , two Emmy Awards , and three Golden Globe Awards . A graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School , Colman's breakthrough came in
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#17327981943731276-465: The Andrex "Be kind to your behind" and Glade fragrance advertisements (playing a gorilla). On several projects, Colman has worked with the comedians Mitchell and Webb . She joined them in 2003 to play Sophie in the Channel 4 comedy Peep Show . Other joint ventures have included radio's That Mitchell and Webb Sound and its television version, That Mitchell and Webb Look . She decided to leave
1334-475: The BBC Two comedy sketch show, Bruiser . She has appeared in a number of BBC , ITV and Channel 4 television series, such as People Like Us , Look Around You , Black Books , The Office and The Time of Your Life . Colman provided the voice-over for Channel 5 's poll for Britain's Funniest Comedy Character . She regularly appeared on BBC Radio 4 comedies , such as Concrete Cow , Think
1392-433: The Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show (2003–2015). Her other comedic roles on television include Green Wing (2004–2006), That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006–2008), Beautiful People (2008–2009), Rev. (2010–2014), Flowers (2016–2018), and Fleabag (2016–2019). Colman received the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for the comedy series Twenty Twelve (2011–2012) and Best Supporting Actress for
1450-461: The London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year for both roles. She also starred in the drama films Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) and Locke (2013). In 2013, Colman began playing DS Ellie Miller in ITV 's Broadchurch . The crime-drama series, set in the fictional Dorset town of Broadchurch, follows the residents of a tightly-knit community after a young boy is found dead on
1508-402: The Netflix period drama series The Crown , for which she received the Golden Globe Award and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress . Her other television credits include Les Misérables (2019), Landscapers (2021), and Heartstopper (2022–2023). For her portrayal of Anne, Queen of Great Britain in the period black-comedy film The Favourite (2018), Colman won
1566-502: The Sundance Film Festival and was picked up for distribution by Sony Pictures Classics . It began a limited release on 26 February 2021, after originally being scheduled for release on 18 December 2020. Hopkins and Colman received widespread praise for their performances, as did the film for its accurate depiction of dementia . It received six Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture ) and Colman received
1624-402: The novel of the same name . In August 2019, she was confirmed as a guest star (as Lily) in the thirty-second season of the animated comedy series The Simpsons . In October 2017, Colman was cast as Queen Elizabeth II for the third and fourth seasons of the Netflix historical drama series The Crown ; the third season was released in November 2019. For her performance, she received
1682-478: The 2006 mockumentary film Confetti , a role she has described as "the worst experience of my life". In 2007, Colman starred as Alice in the comedy film Grow Your Own and as PC Doris Thatcher in the action comedy film Hot Fuzz . She also played a lead role in Paddy Considine 's short film Dog Altogether . She appeared in October and November 2008 in the BBC sitcom Beautiful People (based on
1740-451: The King he hopes to overcome Americans' reluctance to help Britain . The night the king and queen arrive, Daisy discovers LeHand is having an affair with Roosevelt. LeHand tells a shocked Daisy their respective relationships with the president are not his only ones, mentioning Dorothy Schiff and Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd , and Daisy must accept sharing Roosevelt with other women. At the picnic
1798-522: The Orient Express . In 2018, Colman starred as Queen Anne in Lanthimos' satirical dark comedy The Favourite alongside Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz . In preparation for the role, she gained 2 st 7 lbs (35 lb, or 16 kg). For her performance, Colman received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical , the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in
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1856-466: The UK charity Tender , which uses theatre and the arts to educate young people about preventing violence and sexual abuse. Colman has said that domestic violence prevention can make a difference in the lives of young people. Other charity work included participating in the Alzheimer's Society's Holkham Hall Memory Walk in September 2013. Colman's great-grandmother suffered from dementia and her mother
1914-566: The Unthinkable , The House of Milton Jones and Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency . Colman was the voice of Minka, the Polish secretary in the Radio 4 comedy Hut 33 set in a fictional code-breaking hut at Bletchley Park during World War II. Colman appeared as Bev, with Mark Burdis as Kev, in a series of television advertisements for AA car insurance . She provided voices for
1972-561: The crime series Accused (2012). She earned acclaim for her performance in the ITV crime-drama series Broadchurch (2013–2017), for which she received the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress , and in the BBC One thriller miniseries The Night Manager (2016), for which she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress . She played Queen Elizabeth II from 2019 to 2020 in
2030-590: The documentary and said that the UK must not abandon Afghan women to the Taliban . An ambassador for UNICEF UK since 2015, she became its president in 2020. Colman became patron of the Anthony Nolan blood-cancer charity in 2018, which she said helped a friend of hers. Colman has received a number of awards, including an Academy Award , three British Academy Television Awards , a British Academy Film Award , three Golden Globe Awards , two Emmy Awards ,
2088-633: The entire film was shot. Hyde Park on Hudson had its world premiere at the 2012 Telluride Film Festival on 31 August 2012, then at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2012, and again at the 2012 Savannah Film Festival on 31 October 2012, with limited release in the United States on 5 and 7 December 2012, and wide release in January 2013. The UK release followed on 1 February 2013. Hyde Park on Hudson received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes
2146-467: The film has an approval rating of 37% based on 177 reviews, with an average rating of 5.26/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Though bolstered by a thoroughly charming performance by Bill Murray in the central role, Hyde Park on Hudson is an FDR biopic that lets down both its audience and its subject." On Metacritic , the film has a score of 55 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The A.V. Club named it one of
2204-404: The film, saying although the movie is not great, it "has a particular kind of merit... It conveys something of a transparent experience, suggesting that the power of the subject escapes the attempt to contain it in a film and makes its way directly—albeit incidentally or even accidentally—to the viewer." Murray's performance as Roosevelt garnered a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in
2262-628: The film, she earned positive reviews and her second nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. She also had starring voice roles in the DreamWorks animated film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and in the Netflix animated film Scrooge: A Christmas Carol . In 2023, Colman starred as Miss Havisham in the FX / BBC period drama series Great Expectations , based on Charles Dickens ' novel of
2320-408: The future war with Germany . George, who is King because his brother Edward VIII abdicated, is nervous because of the importance of the visit, his stutter , and having to eat a hot dog for the first time at a picnic in his honor. Roosevelt reassures George by citing his own inability to walk and observes others do not see their handicaps because "it's not what they want to see". The president tells
2378-486: The ill President at their country estate in Hyde Park, New York . Although Daisy and Roosevelt have not seen each other for years, the distant relatives form a strong relationship and Roosevelt often asks Daisy to visit Hyde Park when he stays with his mother. Daisy becomes one of the women close to Roosevelt, including Sara, Missy LeHand , the president's secretary, and Eleanor , the president's wife. Despite his power,
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2436-488: The life of Simon Doonan ) as Debbie Doonan , Simon's mother. Colman made a guest appearance in the episode " Naomi " of the series Skins as Naomi's mother, Gina. In 2009, she appeared as the character Bernice in the episode "Small Mercies" of the ITV mystery-crime series Midsomer Murders . Colman had a lead role in 2010 as Alex Smallbone, the wife of an inner-city vicar, in the BBC sitcom Rev. starring Tom Hollander ;
2494-461: The media. Colman believes that "the media industry has huge influence and with that comes a responsibility to contest the stigma that sadly still exists, through accurate representation". She has spoken openly to the Big Issue about her experience of postnatal depression after the birth of her first child. Inspired by her research for the film Tyrannosaur , in 2014, Colman became the patron of
2552-448: The mother of Kit Connor 's character Nick Nelson , in the Netflix coming-of-age series Heartstopper , and received the inaugural Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performance for her performance in the first season. Also in 2022, Colman starred in the coming-of-age comedy film Joyride . She played the lead role in the romantic drama film Empire of Light , directed by Sam Mendes . For her performance in
2610-460: The movie erred in its depiction both of Roosevelt's relationship with women and of Eleanor Roosevelt's sexuality. Roosevelt biographer Geoffrey Ward has written: "It is true that [FDR and Daisy] drove to a hilltop that they loved at some point in 1935, and that something happened on that hilltop. I think he kissed her – which meant a great deal to both of them. And it started a long, first flirtatious and then very fond friendship. But what happened in
2668-470: The next day, the king eats a hot dog for a photo op, and Daisy, in a voiceover, states the visit helped the two countries form a Special Relationship . Daisy rejects Roosevelt's requests to see her until he calls on her in person. They reconcile and Daisy accepts her role as one of the president's mistresses. As years pass, Daisy watches Roosevelt become frail as a wartime leader; nonetheless, she says that everyone "still [looked] to him, still seeing whatever it
2726-549: The novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante . Her performance was critically praised and she earned nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, in addition to her second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2022, Colman appeared as Sarah Nelson,
2784-535: The president is often unable to control the other women, so the quiet, shy Daisy is his confidante and he tells her that Top Cottage will be their shared refuge after his presidency. In June 1939, King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth , visit the United States , during which they stay with the Roosevelts at Hyde Park. The British hope the visit will improve the chances of American support during
2842-403: The programme after her agent suggested that she was becoming too closely associated with their work and needed to widen her horizons, a decision which was made "with tears". Colman continued to appear on Peep Show less often until it ended in 2015. She had a recurring role in the surrealist comedy Green Wing from 2004 to 2006. One of her earliest film credits is naturist Joanna Roberts in
2900-402: The role of Mrs. Scrubbit, she spoke with "a truly over-the-top Cockney accent ". The film was released on 8 December 2023. She also reprised her role as the middle-aged Queen Elizabeth II in the final episode of the sixth season of The Crown , which was released on 14 December 2023. Colman is set to star as The Reverend Mother in the live-action animated comedy Paddington in Peru (2024),
2958-676: The same name . She also starred as MI6 agent Sonya Falsworth in the Disney+ miniseries Secret Invasion , set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Colman then produced and starred in the mystery comedy film Wicked Little Letters . Colman appeared in the musical fantasy film Wonka , which explores Willy Wonka 's origins as a prequel to the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . In
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#17327981943733016-543: The series ran from 2010 to 2014. She guest-starred that year in " The Eleventh Hour " episode of Doctor Who , Matt Smith 's debut as the Eleventh Doctor . Colman appeared the following year in the BBC drama Exile , written by Danny Brocklehurst and starring John Simm and Jim Broadbent . From 2011 to 2012, she played Ian Fletcher's ( Hugh Bonneville ) lovelorn secretary Sally Owen in Twenty Twelve ,
3074-903: The third film in the Paddington film series . In May 2024 it was announced that Colman would be starring alongside John Lithgow in Jimpa , directed by Australian director Sophie Hyde and filmed in South Australia , Amsterdam , and Helsinki . While performing in a late-1990s Footlights production of Sir Alan Ayckbourn 's Table Manners , Colman met Ed Sinclair, a third-year law student who had become disillusioned with law and preferred to write. Colman and Sinclair married in August 2001 and have three children. They live in Herne Hill , south London . Since 2013, Colman has been
3132-511: The worst movies of 2012, criticizing "the slapdash manner in which it’s assembled is genuinely shocking" and its "prevailing idiocy". Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times enjoyed the film, giving it 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 stars out of 4 and said of Murray's performance: "Murray, who has a wider range than we sometimes realize, finds the human core of this FDR and presents it tenderly." Richard Brody of The New Yorker also praises
3190-511: Was an emotional connection. Roosevelt apparently instructed Suckley to burn at least some of the letters he wrote to her, which has fueled speculation about their content. Focusing on how the historical events and people are portrayed, Conrad Black , author of Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom , said the film took "large, ... sometimes scurrilous, liberties with historical facts." In particular, he stated
3248-577: Was born in Norwich on 30 January 1974, the daughter of nurse Mary ( née Leakey) and chartered surveyor Keith Colman. Olivia was privately educated at Norwich High School for Girls and Gresham's School in Holt, Norfolk . Colman's first role was Jean Brodie in a school production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at age 16. She cites her mother's interrupted career as a ballet dancer as an inspiration to pursue acting professionally. Colman spent
3306-624: Was involved in running a nursing home for patients. She has also supported charity campaigns for the Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal for the terminally ill. In December 2014, Colman was involved in a BBC Radio documentary about the plight of women in Afghanistan for Amnesty International UK . Several women who told their stories to journalist Lyse Doucet were unable to appear because their lives might have been at risk; Colman read their stories as part of
3364-460: Was they wanted to see". Screenwriter Richard Nelson was inspired by the story of Daisy Suckley after reading a posthumously published collection of her letters and diaries. He felt drawn to the story because of the unique perspective Daisy offered on a series of important historical events. He also connected with the setting, since Nelson lives in Rhinebeck and had even met Daisy briefly before she died in 1991. Originally conceived as an idea for
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