The Best Depictions of Queen Elizabeth II On Screen

The end of the Second Elizabethan era is worlds away from when it began in 1952. Back then, the average person did not have a television, had barely seen the royal family except in newsreels, and most of their entertainment was through radio. Queen Elizabeth II didn't just rule over the dawn of the information age but was the monarch who witnessed multiple evolutions in how the average person consumed entertainment. It also made her the subject of numerous depictions on screen, both focusing on the historical events that included her and the ones that didn't,

Some of the most famous depictions of the woman born Elizabeth Alexandria Mary are the ones written by Peter Morgan, who seemed to be on a one-person mission to become the historical scribe to define the woman who ruled the Elizabethan era before it ended. Helen Mirren, Claire Foy, and Olivia Colman will probably go down in history as the most memorable versions of the Queen. But they aren't the only ones who have played HRH Elizabeth R. Here's a rundown of some of the most memorable Elizabeths and who played them.