In cinema, portraying royalty means portraying them grace and honour and many actresses have shown flair for spectacular portrayal of royalty onscreen
Royal families, kings and queens have taken up screentime on countless occasions. Films that portray the royal families with their own stories fascinate filmgoers. For viewers, to watch the life of royalty unfold is getting a peek inside the inner working of royalty. Movies and TV shows have been created to delve into the up and personal life of royalty. Some had real events presented as it is, and some were fictionalized for entertainment purpose. Many big named actresses have taken up the role of the crown and eternalized the roles. Some won prestigious awards, charmed critics and fans alike, while some bit the dust.
Here's a list of actresses who have portrayed royalty in movies.
Helen Mirren
If the world needed an actress to play royalty with perfection, Helen Mirren must be it. Mirren had portrayed Queen Charlotte in The Madness of King George, Elizabeth I and Oscar-winning performance for The Queen.
Margot Robbie
The Australian actress put in a lot of hard work and research for Mary Queen of Scots and played Elizabeth I. The actress portrayed opposite to Saoirse Ronan’s Mary.
Judi Dench
Judi Dench starred as Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love and won an Academy award. She also played Queen Victoria in 1997 Mrs Brown winning a Golden Globe for her terrific performance.
Claire Foy
Claire Foyplayed Queen Elizabeth II in the award winning Netflix series The Crown and won man accolades for portraying the queen’s early years – both personal and political. Foy rightly captures the angst of a young ruler and the complexity that comes with being a ruler at a young age.
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett became one of the many actresses to have portrayed Elizabeth I. In Elizabeth, Blanchett plays the role of the monarch and was nominated for an Academy. The actress reprised her role in Elizabeth: The Golden Years and portrayed the monarch’s rule was threatened by assassination threats.
Olivia Coleman
Queen Anne was portrayed by Olivia Coleman in a dark comedy The Favourite and received critical appraisal and also an Academy for the best actress. Coleman was phenomenal in portraying the frivolous Queen Anne that cemented her name as one of the actresses that play royalty with ease.
Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter was young when she played Lady Jane Grey in Lady Jane – a film about the queen who was ruler for just nine days. The actress was also Queen mother Queen Elizabeth starring with Colin Firth in The King’s Speech.
