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  • NAME: Olivia Colman
  • OCCUPATION: Actress
  • BIRTH DATE: January 30, 1974 (Age: 39)
  • EDUCATION: Homerton College, Cambridge, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
  • Originally: Sarah Caroline Colman
  • AKA: Sarah Colman
  • AKA: Olivia Colman
  • ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius

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Olivia Colman is a British actress best known for playing Carol Thatcher, the daughter of Margaret Thatcher, in the 2011 biopic The Iron Lady.

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These two roles seem to have changed the trajectory of Colman's acting career—from TV to film—and 2012 saw her taking roles in three more theatrical releases, including the comedy Cuban Fury, about a fallen salsa dancer, and Hyde Park on Hudson. Colman plays the Queen Mother Elizabeth, the mother of Queen Elizabeth II,

starring opposite Bill Murray (Franklin D. Roosevelt) in Hyde Park on Hudson; the role is sure to bring the actress deeper into the world of drama.

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