Long live the Queen. Even if Queen Elizabeth II left us on September 8, 2022, she will remain a strong pop culture figure. On the small and big screen alone, many film objects have represented the monarch in one way or another. Small non-exhaustive selection: The Queen, 2006, embodied by Helen Mirren Most famous, or recognized queen. In any case, the only real official biopic considered by aficionados of the monarchy – and by critics, since Helen Mirren received a Best Actress Oscar for her incarnation of Elizabeth II, in the days following the death of Lady Di.The Crown, since 2016, embodied by Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Imelda StauntonAt the helm of this royal series, we find Peter Morgan, screenwriter whose career is made up of 85% of more or less laudatory portraits of the Queen. We owe him the script for the film above, The Queen, but also that of the play The Audience, also entrusted to the interpretation of Helen Mirren. But for The Crown, not one, not two, but three Elizabeths were needed. The series has thus found three actresses to wear the crown over the decades: Claire Foy, for the dawn of the reign, Olivia Colman, for the face-to-face with Thatcher, and Imelda Staunton, the next to embody the role in seasons 5 and 6, which will return to his strained relationship with Lady Di. The fifth chapter of The Crown is expected on Netflix in November. , is known for portraying Kristen Stewart (for which she was nominated for an Oscar), and rightly so. Nevertheless, we should not forget the presence of the Queen Mother, embodied perfectly by Stella Gonet as a matriarch whose presence does nothing to help the tense situation between the princess and her husband. Le Discours d’un roi, 2010, embodied by Freya WilsonOne of the few times we got to see the Queen before she took the throne. Indeed, here, we focus on King George VI and the first years of his reign, before the Second World War, when his two daughters, including a certain Elizabeth, were still only children. Another film that left with its share of golden statuettes (four). Not for the incarnation of little Freya Wilson, but all the same, it had to be notified.Doctor Who, since 1963, embodied by Mary Reynolds and Jessica MartinForcément, when the hero is an alien who can travel through time space in a series that has been going on since 1963, there are plenty of opportunities to meet historical figures. The royal family was no exception to the rule, and we were thus able to meet, over the course of the Doctor’s adventures, ancestors of the Queen, but also one of her descendants, named Liz Ten (or Elizabeth X, if we want to be more royalist than the king). The Queen herself has made two notable appearances: in “Silver Nemesis”, a special episode for the 25th anniversary of Doctor Who in 1988, where she was played by a certain Mary Reynolds, and more recently in 2007, in “Voyage of the Damned”, where she was camped by Jessica Martin. The Whovians also remember very well this episode in which David Tennant gave the reply to another queen… Kylie Minogue. Is there a cop to save the queen? very serious, we were treated to a package of comedies. That of the ZAZ, the first stone of a cult trilogy following the equally cult series Police Squad, sees our dear Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) in the middle of an investigation during which he will have to save the Queen – well, will believe in saving her. The latter is played by Jeannette Charles, an actress known for… her resemblance to the Queen, and for having played her several times. But we’ll talk about it again. Austin Powers in Goldmember, 2002, played by… Jeannette Charles There, it’s a cameo. Why cite this film here? Because, already, it is cult. But above all because, precisely, this is the sixth and last time that Jeannette Charles played the Queen in the cinema – not on the small screen, where she played this role more than twenty times! And so, as a tribute to the actress, we had to mention it.Churchill: The Hollywood Years, 2004, played by Neve Campbell (!) or The Queen. But if you’re looking to have fun, and be surprised, go headlong into this unbelievable chick where Hitler is looking to marry someone from the Windsor family – something a young, muscular and badass Churchill will oppose, embodied by Christian Slater (!), and a gun-wielding Elizabeth (!!), played by Neve Campbell (!!!), known for having the lead role of the Screams. What more do you need, in fact?The Simpsons, since 1989, embodied by Tress MacNeille, Eddie Izzard and Marcia WallaceObviously, in thirty-three years of television reign, the animated series The Simpsons has not hesitated to repaint in yellow, more than once, the British monarch. His character has made six appearances in all, sometimes played by Tress MacNeille, sometimes by Marcia Wallace (who is also the voice of Edna Krababelle), sometimes by English comedian Eddie Izzard. And, in the colorful and crazy world of Matt Groening, the Queen almost ennobled Krusty the clown, and sent Homer, passing through the roast beef, to prison in the Tower of London.The Good Big Giant, 2016, played by Penelope WiltonIn Roald Dahl’s book, the Giant is welcomed at the end by the Queen of England herself. In the 1989 animated film, the Queen is voiced by Angela Thorne. But above all, in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation, she is played by Penelope Wilton. The book is cult, the different versions more or less. The thing is, the Elizabeth II x Steven Spielberg combo is beautiful. 3 bonuses, for fun: In Ali G, you don’t see the Queen, you just hear her. But hey, anyone who’s seen Ali G remembers that scene. In Peppa Pig, the Queen jumps in mud puddles with the young slut. Yes, you read that right… In Les Profs 2, the teachers are obliged to give lessons to the Queen’s daughter. Here, here…
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