Two TV queens are bowing down to the real Queen.
on Wednesday. “She united people and she was a massive symbol of continuity and dignity and grace.”
“My main feeling is just thinking about her as a mother and a grandmother and a great-grandmother, really,” the “First Man” actress continued. “I’m very honored to have been a teeny tiny, small part of her story.” The Emmy winner portrayed the sovereign for Season 1 and 2 of “The Crown” — playing the Queen as a young mother and ruler from 1947 to 1964.Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II in season three of “The Crown,” 2019.earlier this week and looked back on her legacy and service to her country.
“I wouldn’t know where to begin with that,” Colman noted. “She made a promise as a young woman and she absolutely kept it with such dignity. We’re all incredibly impressed by what she did.”“From a British point of view, he did it so beautifully,” she said. “He did it about love, tolerance and gentleness, and that is what she always wanted and she’s done.”©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection
“From the outside world looking at Great Britain, at the moment, we’ve got some comedy going on at one side — politics — and something so dignified. I felt proud to be British. I think he’s going to do a good job,” Colman said.