Olivia Colman interview: ‘I still worry that I won’t have work’
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Olivia Colman interview: ‘I still worry that I won’t have work’

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “My mum had said, ‘You’ll probably give it a year.’ And I said, ‘No, I’ll give it 10 years,’” Colman says, betraying a smattering of steely resolve. open image in gallery Olivia Colman and David Tennant in ‘Broadchurch‘ Jodie Whittaker, who played the bereaved mother Beth, Ellie’s best friend, says that Colman was “one of the only actors who can make you laugh and cry at the same time”. “I just said, ‘Oh yes please,’ and they were totally taken aback.” The role of the young queen brought Foy a Golden Globe and an Emmy, among other awards, and international fame. “I walk a bit like a farmer, not a queen, and I’m not a very good physical impersonator,” Colman says.

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