British actress Jeannette Charles, famous for playing Queen Elizabeth II in numerous films such as Austin Powers or in the saga Is there a police…? He just died at the age of 96.
According to the actress’s daughter, Carol Christophi, Jeannette Charles died on June 2 at a nursing home in Great Beddow, Essex. “Mom was a true character and a force of nature,” Carol Christophi said in a statement broadcast by the guardian.
Since her birth in 1927, 18 months after Elizabeth, Jeannette Charles has been frequently compared to her contemporary. “For as long as I can remember, I was always told that she looked like the young Princess Elizabeth, and that continued as we both grew up,” she confided to The Hollywood Reporter in 2012.
“My physique played against me”
Wanting to be an actress, Jeannette Charles participated in numerous amateur productions, took elocution lessons and passed auditions. “But the costs were too high and my appearance worked against me: whatever role I took on, I heard comments from the public and sometimes even laughter,” she told the magazine. guardian in 2022.
But the actress quickly realized that her resemblance to Queen Elizabeth II could work in her favor and bring her money. She then participated in numerous feature films such as Hello holidays II, Austin Powers EITHER Is there a policeman to save the queen?
“Over the next 40 years, I appeared on TV shows, opened supermarkets, helped magicians and filmed commercials around the world. I was cast by bands in music videos, distributed gifts with Liberace and gave a silver record to the group Queen. “he told The Guardian.
“Respectful to the Queen”
However, throughout her career, Jeannette Charles has been careful not to disrespect the royal family or damage their image through her various roles.
“I turned down large sums of money to pose in explicit photographs and insisted on never being presented as a queen during my appearances,” she explained to guardian.
“She was always respectful of the queen and adored the royal family,” her daughter, Carol Christophi, also says in her press release. Jeannette Charles ended her acting career in 2014. Since then, she lives in Essex, England.
Source: BFM TV
