Published 21:19 IST, November 18th 2019

The Crown Season 3: All you need to know about the new 'Queen' Olivia Colman

The third season of Netflix's The Crown will depict the life of the Queen between 1965 and 1978. The role of the mature Queen is being played by Olivia Colman.

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third season of Crown began streaming on Netflix on vember 17, 2019. highly acclaimed show follows life and rule of Queen Elizabeth II, current constitutional monarch of UK. first season began with depiction of Queen's early reign up to 1955 and show is planned to go on for six seasons until it reaches present day. first two seasons of show h actor Claire Foy play role of young Queen Elizabeth II. However, third season required a more mature actor to play role of an older Queen and so Olivia Colman is w new Queen in Crown

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Olivia Colman has t only worked in Hollywood but has also worked in several TV shows and has also been a atre performer as well. Olivia first me her debut as an actor in 2000 TV show Bruiser, which was a comedy sketch show where she played a multitude of characters depending on script. same year, she also played a role in atre performance of Long Day's Journey Into Night.

Olivia me her debut in film industry in 2004 Danish animated comedy film Terkel in Trouble, where she was voice actor for Terkel's mor. She later me her live-action Hollywood debut in 2006, where she was featured in romantic comedy Confetti. While Olivia has h several prominent roles in film, including a role in highly popular film Murder on Orient Express, her main medium of acting is television. She has featured in a multitude of highly acclaimed TV shows includes British version of Office, Doctor Who, and 2018 remake of Watership Down. She has also won several awards for her career, including an Acemy Award for best actress for her role in movie  Favourite.

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Due to versatility in her roles on television, she was cast as elderly Queen for Crown season three. In an interview, when Olivia was asked about how she felt playing role of Queen, she said that she has always been a fan of Queen and that is was difficult to play someone that whole world recognises. She ded that more research she did on Queen Elizabeth II's life, more respect she gained for her. 

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15:38 IST, November 18th 2019