‘The Crown’ actors Claire Foy and Olivia Colman reflect on playing Queen Elizabeth

'The Crown' actors Claire Foy and Olivia Colman reflect on playing Queen Elizabeth
Foy spoke to BBC at the Toronto International Film Event on Wednesday, praising the Queen on her life’s work.
“I believe that she was an amazing monarch, ” she said. “She united people and she was obviously a massive symbol associated with continuity and dignity and grace. ”
Foy, who played the Queen for the initial two seasons from the Netflix series, which usually covered 1947 to 1964, added that will she was “honored” to have portrayed her.
Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth in "The Crown."

“My main feeling is just thinking about her as a mother and a grandmother plus a great-grandmother, really, ” she said. “I’m very honored to get been a tiny, small part of her story. ”
Colman, who performed the Queen within Seasons 3 plus 4, covering 1964 through 1976, talked to Variety at the festival, saying the Queen directed her life along with dignity.
Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth in "The Crown."

“She made a promise as a young lady and she absolutely held it with such dignity, ” she said. “We’re just about all incredibly impressed by what she did. ”
Buckingham Palace announced that Princess or queen Elizabeth died “peacefully” at age 96 upon Sept. 8. The girl took on the title in 1952.
Seasons one through 4 of “The Crown” can be streamed on Netflix.