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The Queen on screen: 12 times Her Majesty was portrayed in film and TV roles-Josh Stephenson-Entertainment – Metro
From The Crown to Minions, her Majesty had been portrayed many times on screen.
A variety of actors have taken on the role of the Queen (Picture: Universal Pictures/Netflix)
Over the course of the Queen’s reign, a number of the UK’s top actresses tried their hand at playing the monarch, in a wide and wild variety of interpretations.
On Thursday September 8, after 70 years as a fearless monarch, Elizabeth II died peacefully surrounded by her family at Balmoral with the entire world in mourning.
Though the first 30 years of Her Majesty’s tenure were fairly free of portrayal of the monarch, she began to crop up on TV and film in the 1980s, in a mixture of comedy cameos and serious dramatic supporting roles.
This contrasting mixture of appearances has continued ever since, up to recent showings in both The Crown and – surreally – the Minions movie.
Margaret Tyzack in Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982)
An appearance for Her Majestic in this Lady Di drama (Picture: Daily Mail)
Released just one year after the wedding of Charles and Diana, it was Tyzack who donned the crown.
Queen Elizabeth II dead: Key details
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died after 70 years on the throne, with her death announced by Buckingham Palace on September 8, 2022.
She died at the age of 96 surrounded by her family at her home in Balmoral, including her son and heir to the throne Charles, the Prince of Wales, and her grandsons, the Duke Of Cambridge, Prince William and the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry.
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Jeanette Charles in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Making a comic appearance in the iconic spoof (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)
A mainstay of spoof TV shows and films such as The Naked Gun, Charles portrayed Her Majesty dozens of times.
Carolyn Sadowska in The Women of Windsor (1992)
Royal women assemble (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)
Another actress who made a career out of impersonating Queen Elizabeth II, Sadowska had a small role in this made-for-TV film about the lives of Sarah Ferguson and Diana Spencer.
Anne Stallybrass in Diana: Her True Story (1993)
Stallybrass was an experienced royal actress (Picture: Library)
Already with one royal role under her belt as Jane Seymour in the 1970 miniseries The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Stallybrass went on to play Elizabeth in this TV movie based on writer Andrew Morton’s ‘tell-all’ book.
Neve Campbell in Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
A Queen of comedy (Picture: Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar)
This spoof reimagining of Churchill casts him as an American GI sent to end WWII while romancing then-Princess Elizabeth, played by Canadian Neve Campbell.
Helen Mirren in The Queen (2006)
The Queen provided plenty of gongs for Helen Mirren (Picture: Laurie Sparham/Pathe/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)
Playing Her Majesty has proven very fruitful for Mirren. Her role in The Queen saw her scoop an Oscar and Bafta, while reprising the role in The Audience brought Tony and Olivier award success.
Emilia Fox in The Queen (2009)
All that family drama may have struck close to home for Emilia Fox (Picture: Contract Number (Programme))
Channel 4’s docudrama about five key moments in Elizabeth’s life saw five actresses take the role including Fox – no stranger to family drama as part of the Fox acting dynasty.
Jennifer Saunders in Minions (2015)
Ab Fab meets royalty (Picture: Supplied)
The Ab Fab star turned in a regal voice performance as the Queen as she met the Minions in this animated family fave. An unlikely meeting but there’s been stranger.
Claire Foy in The Crown (2016)
Claire Foy is set to play Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown (Picture: Netflix)
Claire Foy was unmissable when she became the first actress to portray Elizabeth II in The Crown, winning pretty much every single award she was nominated for.
Samantha Bond in The Queen and I (2018)
The monarch brought down to Earth (Picture: Contract Number (Programme))
When a republican PM strips the royal family of their titles, they are sent to live on a council estate in this TV comedy starring the former Miss Moneypenny.
Olivia Colman in The Crown (2019)
Colman added bite to the Netflix role (Picture: Courtesy of Sophie Mutevelian)
Fresh from her Oscar-winning performance as Queen Anne in The Favourite, Colman took up the mantle of Queen Elizabeth II from Claire Foy for series three and four of Netflix’s The Crown.
Her performance is regarded as having more bite to it than Foy’s and playing the role changed Colman’s mind on the monarch, describing her as ‘the ultimate feminist’.
Queen Elizabeth II as herself with Paddington 2022
Earlier this year, the Queen revealed her love of marmalade (Picture: Buckingham Palace/AFP via Getty Images)
The Queen told nobody that she was planning a secret skit with British icon Paddington Bear – voiced by James Bond star Ben Whishaw. But the Jubilee sketch also revealed a joint love of marmalade.
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