Jeannette Charles
Jeannette Charles | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1974–2014 |
Jeannette Charles (born 15 October 1927) is a retired British actress who has often portrayed Queen Elizabeth II due to her resemblance to the monarch.[1]
Biography
Charles appeared as an actress in repertory theatre in her twenties, but had difficulty obtaining
In 1972, a painting she commissioned of herself in her forties (as a present for her husband) was displayed by the artist at the
After studying the Queen's voice, as well as her appearance, Charles also made in-character personal appearances at trade shows and corporate events, and soon broadened into film. Charles has played the role of Queen Elizabeth II in many films including Secrets of a Superstud (1976), Queen Kong (1976), The Rutles' movie All You Need Is Cash (1978), National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002).
Charles also appeared as a semi-regular in
Charles also appeared in Saturday Night Live episode Season 2, Episode 20 in 1977[3] and Mind Your Language episode Season 2, Episode 2, "Queen for a Day", in 1978.[4]
Charles retired in 2014[2] and lives in Danbury, Essex.[5]
Partial filmography
- Leos Leiden (1976) – The Queen
- Secrets of a Superstud (1976) – The Lady
- Queen Kong (1977) – HM The Queen (uncredited)
- All You Need Is Cash (or The Rutles) (1978) – A Queen of England
- National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) – Queen Elizabeth
- Nipagesh Bachof (1987) – Queen of England
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) – Queen Elizabeth II
- The Parent Trap (1998) – Queen Elizabeth II (deleted scene)
- Tusenårsfesten (1999) – Queen Elizabeth II
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) – Queen Elizabeth II
References
- Beaver County Times. 1 March 1979. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ a b Charles, Jeannette (27 May 2022). "Experience: I've been a Queen lookalike for 50 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Nathan Rabin "Saturday Night Live (Classic)", AV Club, 15 May 2008
- ^ Allen, Stuart (14 October 1978), Queen for a Day, Mind Your Language, Barry Evans, Anna Bergman, George Camiller, retrieved 7 December 2023
- ^ "Famous Danbury Queen lookalike looks back over her career on her 90th birthday". EssexLive.
External links
- Jeannette Charles at IMDb