Watch: When Oscar Winner Olivia Colman Discovered Her Indian Roots

DYK: ‘The Favourite’ actor Olivia Colman has an Indian great grandmother.

Sarah Caroline Olivia Colman, the recipient of an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards went on a wild discovery to trace her Indian roots. Turns out, her great x3 grandmother Harriot Bazett was born in India in 1807, so she heads to Kishanganj, in North East India to discover more in an episode of the British Documentary Series, Who Do You Think You Are.

When Olivia is first told that her grandmother was probably a local woman from India, she exclaimed:

“That’s so exciting! She’s from here?! I am so much more excited than I thought I would be!” 

Olivia Colman, Actor

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On Sunday night, The Favourite star Olivia Colman was teary-eyed as she was announced the winner of the Best Actress in a Leading Role category at the 91st Academy Awards, marking her first Oscar.