Who portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 film 'The Queen'?

Helen Mirren portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 film The Queen. The British drama focuses on the royal family’s response to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997, especially the tension between the Queen’s private reaction and public demands for an official display of grief.

Directed by Stephen Frears and written by Peter Morgan, the film also features Michael Sheen as Prime Minister Tony Blair and James Cromwell as Prince Philip. Although inspired by real events, it is a dramatized account rather than a documentary, and some conversations and character details were invented.

Mirren’s performance became one of the most acclaimed portrayals of a British monarch. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as BAFTA, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards. A common mix-up is confusing this film with Netflix’s The Crown, in which Elizabeth II was played by several actresses across different periods.