The queen on screen: The most memorable portrayals of Queen Elizabeth II
From Helen Mirren to Claire Foy to Jeanette Charles, here's a look at actors who depicted the queen across films and shows
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Graphic: The Queen (courtesy of Pathé), The Crown (courtesy of Netflix), and Spencer (screenshot via Neon)
Queen Elizabeth II, who died today at the age of 96, was Britain’s longest-ruling monarch, a World War II vehicle mechanic, and a huge fan of neon suits. She was also a leader of staggering depth whose life is impossible to sum up in a single obituary, much less in a single film or TV portrayal. Still, many actors have taken up the challenge, and each has captured unique aspects of her life and her personality. Because Queen Elizabeth ruled for so long, these performances span decades and cover many different periods of her life, from Freya Wilson as a young Princess Elizabeth in The King’s Speech to Dame Helen Mirren in The Queen. Here are some of the most memorable on-screen portrayals of Queen Elizabeth II.
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“How bout that Queen, ladies and gentlemen!”
What impresses me is that pitch was a practical effect. The ball was threaded on a very thin wire, and the effects guy shot it out of what the catcher described as something akin to a bazooka.
FAKE NEWS.The queen can throw a screw-knuckleball.
How could you forget Scott Thompson from Kids in the Hall!
Thank you for pointing out this glaring oversight
That was my pick as well. Scott goes the extra mile by also just straight up looking like her
Just what every woman wants to hear.
Came here to say this. Scott outdoes them all.
“The drug is approved.”
I love the Hudson Bay Blanket behind the Queen!
Seriously Scott Thompson is Elizabeth II’s greatest legacy. He aged up with her and did weddings and even addressed Canada’s Parliament.
Oof. I really want to send this to my Canadian relatives but I’m not sure how they’d react. Might be too soon.
I came here to say this.
Just gonna leave this here;https://mobile.twitter.com/KITHOnline/status/1567933868660899847
Hopefully Staunton goes full Dolores Umbridge with her portrayal. Sweet but deadly, in a bright suit.
What about Jeanette Charles as QEII in The Naked Gun (1988)? BTW, Charles is still with us at age 94, although she retired from acting in 2014.
She’s on the list.
If you haven’t seen Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake (2004), a movie about an illegal London abortionist in the 50s, you should do that.
How could they leave out Jessica Ellerby, with her version of the queen who banged Batman’s butler?Or am I the only one who watches Pennyworth. Oh yeah, I am the only one who watches Pennyworth.
I thought it was still “Coming Broom” to use its fictional tag line from Teen Titans Go to the Movies! Although that implied that Alfred’s duties included cleaning, which it probably doesn’t. I’m sure Bruce has actual maids or maybe high tech maidbots to do that.
“The British are coming!”
We may have just become best friends as Alfie banging the queen is like ALL I can think about.
Well, if you have to make a TV show about Alfred, then the least you could do is have him bang the Queen.
“The King’s Speech is unique in that it shows Queen Elizabeth II before she was queen”Its not *that* unique – there’s also 2015’s A Royal Night Out starring Sarah Gadon as Princess Elizabeth (and, unlike The King’s Speech, is focused on her and Margaret)
Why is AVclub platforming this straight white racist?
https://aroyalnightout.com/#:~:text=A%20ROYAL%20NIGHT%20OUT%20is,World%20War%20II%20in%20Europe.A Royal Night Out is a Very Good Queen Elizabeth Movie
There are bastards, and there are damned bastards, and there are dirty bastards. But the damnedest, dirtiest bastards of all compile web page slide shows.