Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman, popular for playing the middle-aged Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown on Netflix, has a Kolkata connection with Bihari roots. A clip from a seven-year-old interview of Colman, where she opens up about her Indian connection, particularly with Kolkata and Bihar, has surfaced online, leaving many desi fans in awe. ADVERTISEMENTWith equal parts wonder and sarcasm, many internet users are amazed at how the actress playing the Queen of England in Netflix series The Crown has an Indian heritage in her personal life. Olivia Colman’s great-great-great-grandmother Harriot “India Harriot” Slessor was the daughter of William Edward Slessor, an East India Company officer and an unidentified local Indian woman from Bihar. Following her father’s death, Harriot was sent from Kishanganj to England via Kolkata port around 1810.

Source: The Telegraph February 04, 2026 11:49 UTC