Olivia Colman pleads with people to stop being 'hateful' about sexuality and gender Jimpa actress Olivia Colman has insisted "people are too nervous" about gender and sexuality. 17 February 2026 Olivia Colman thinks "people are too nervous" about gender and sexuality. Olivia Colman opens up about attitudes to gender and sexuality The 52-year-old actress appears in Sophie Hyde's new queer drama Jimpa - which explores ideas of queerness and parenthood between members of the LGBTQ+ community across generations - and she hopes the film can make the topic more "mainstream" and accepted.