Claire Foy and Olivia Colman are thrilled with Queen, who they starred in “The Crown”

Claire Foy and Olivia Colman, who played Queen Elizabeth II in the first four seasons of The crown, they shared their reflections on the experience and the inheritance of his highness.

Foy spoke for the BBC at the Toronto International Film Festival, praising the Queen’s life.

“I think he was an incredible monarch“he said.” It brought people together and was a huge symbol of continuity, dignity and grace. “

Foy played the queen in the first two seasons of the popular Netflix series, spanning the period from 1947 to 1964, adding that “it was an honor” to play her.

Colman, for his part, spoke to Variety magazine, where he said: “My main feeling is to think of her as a mother, a grandmother and a great-grandmother. I feel very honored having played a very, very small role in its history.

Colman played the queen in seasons 3 and 4, covering from 1964 to 1976. He added that “The queen lived her life with dignity”.

“She made a promise when she was a very young woman,” she said, “and she absolutely kept it. Everyone is impressed by what she did.”

Claire Foy

British actress Claire Foy, for her brilliant performance, won a Golden Globe. She was known for playing the lead role in the miniseries Little Dorrit for BBC One and for the role of Anna in the film at the time of the witches (2011).

Olivia Coleman

Over the course of her career, Olivia Colman, also British, has received awards such as an Oscar from The favourite in 2018, three British Academy Television Awards, one British Academy Film Award, four British Independent Film Awards or three Golden Globe Awards.

The story of each season

• The first season of The crown it covers the period from Elizabeth’s marriage to Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1947, to the disintegration of her sister, Princess Margaret’s betrothal to Captain Peter Townsend in 1955.
• The second covers the period between the Suez crisis in 1956 and the retirement of Prime Minister Harold MacMillan in 1963 and the birth of Prince Edward in 1964.
• The third season covers the period between 1964 and 1977, including Harold Wilson’s two terms as prime minister, and introduces Camilla Shand.
• The fourth covers from 1977 to 1990 and includes Margaret Thatcher’s tenure as Prime Minister and Lady Diana Spencer’s marriage to Prince Charles.
• The fifth and sixth seasons, which will conclude the series, will be about the reign of the queen in the 21st century.

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