Jeannette Charles

Jeannette Charles (born 15 October 1927) is a British actress who 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 initially had difficulty obtaining Equity membership due to her resemblance to the Queen. She has since played the role in numerous 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).

She also appeared as a semi-regular in Spike Milligan's Q series on BBC Television and appeared on Channel 4's Big Brother 10 to surprise the Brazilian contestant Rodrigo Lopes (who thought he was meeting the real Queen Elizabeth II for a task).

She also appeared in Saturday Night Live episode Season 2, Episode 20 in 1977 ^[2] and Mind Your Language episode Season 2, Episode 2, "Queen For a Day", in 1978.^[3]

She retired in 2014 and lives in Chelmsford, Essex.^{[citation needed]}

Partial filmography[]

• Leos Leiden (1976) - The Queen
• Secrets of a Superstud (1976) - The Lady
• Queen Kong (1976) - HM The Queen (uncredited)
• All You Need Is Cash (aka 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

References[]

External links[]

• Jeannette Charles at IMDb

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