The Crown Claire Foy Olivia Colman
Just like real life royalty the crown has established its own line of succession claire foy originated the role of queen elizabeth ii olivia colman plays her now imelda staunton is next in.
The crown claire foy olivia colman. Imelda staunton will take over the crown role from claire foy and olivia colman in season 5 reveals baz bamigboye imelda staunton is to take over from claire foy and olivia colman in the crown the. In total 73 million households worldwide have watched the crown since it premiered on netflix in 2016. The crowns original queen claire foy cameos at the beginning of season 4 episode 8 481 which bridges the gulf between foy and her successor olivia colman.
Olivia colman may seem destined for the role of queen elizabeth ii in the crown but there was an unforeseen hurdle to overcome when following in the footsteps of claire foy. Claire foy returns for cameo in the crown season 4. For the new series of the crown oscar winning actress olivia colman took over from claire.
Foy portrayed queen elizabeth ii in the first two seasons of the crown and her performances earned her a best lead actress golden globe in 2017 and an emmy in 2018. The actress who won an emmy for her portrayal of the. For season three of the crown claire foy gave up her place as hrh to olivia colman who took over the role of queen elizabeth ii to match the shows jump in timeline.
The producers of the. After originating the role of queen elizabeth ii in the crown seasons one and two claire foy returns for a brief appearance in season four. The crown season 3 follows queen elizabeth ii as she reluctantly embraces middle age and takes on the challenges of a bold new era.
Before olivia colman took over the role to play queen elizabeth ii between the ages of 38 and 64 in seasons three and four.