Imelda Staunton on Portraying Queen Elizabeth in 'The Crown' After Monarch's Death: 'It Was Odd' Staunton played the Queen from the years between 1991 and 2010, following Claire Foy and Olivia Colman.

It comes after Imelda confirmed there will be a third and 'final' Downton Abbey movie, during a tell-all interview with Zoe Ball on Radio 2. The actress, plays one of Queen Mary's ladies-in ...

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with actress Imelda Staunton, who plays Queen Elizabeth II on Netflix's sweeping historical drama The Crown, which is ending its six-season run with a final batch of episodes.

Actress Dame Imelda Staunton has said she “absolutely adored” portraying the late Queen Elizabeth II as she received her royal title at Windsor Castle. The 68-year-old, who earned Bafta TV and ...

While appearing on The Graham Norton Show, Imelda Staunton revealed that she was in the midst of playing Queen Elizabeth for the final season of The Crown when news broke of the actual monarch’s ...

Great Britain's longest-reigning monarch is played in this final season by Imelda Staunton. I spoke to her last week to ask her what it was like to bring Queen Elizabeth's story to an end ...

Imelda Staunton was in the middle of filming The Crown Season 6 when Queen Elizabeth died. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

So we’ve all had to tread carefully. Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth in season six. Netflix What did you set out to accomplish in each of your depictions and do you feel you’ve achieved it?

Imelda Staunton’s aging version of QEII could ... Viral photo aside, the return of Claire Foy’s young Queen Elizabeth II and Olivia Colman’s middle-aged monarch to The Crown lends an air ...

and Queen Elizabeth was played by Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton. Though the show has depicted some of the darkest times in the royal family’s history, it also strengthened the ...

For Imelda Staunton, filming Season 6 of “The Crown” was “very odd” after Queen Elizabeth II’s death. “My first day of filming back was the day after the funeral,” Staunton told TheWrap.

DETROW: That is Imelda Staunton, who plays Queen Elizabeth II in "The Crown." The final batch of episodes is out on Netflix now. Thank you so much for joining us. STAUNTON: Thank you very much.