Jessica Raine would have been a much better choice as Elizabeth. She is a brilliant actor with a real screen prescience
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bronwyn68 — 9 years ago(November 18, 2016 01:06 AM)
Jessica Raine would have been a much better choice as Elizabeth. She is a brilliant actor with a real screen prescience and looks more like the young queen than Claire Foye. Same goes for the role of Anne Boleyn in Wolf Hall.
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cma-billings — 9 years ago(November 18, 2016 10:30 PM)
She looks no more like Elizabeth than Claire does. Claire already does a fantastic job, in the role. She has Elizabeth's very prim speaking voice down to a T.
There really isn't going to be an actress who looks overwhelmingly like Elizabeth. The royal family have pretty distinct looks (owing somewhat to how the branches of their family tree are quite tangled) that you aren't likely to find those exact features in any actors who've made a career for themselves. They're not considered very beautiful features by modern standards, and there aren't many young, female character (re: less attractive, by Hollywood standards) actors available. -
CakesAndAle — 9 years ago(November 19, 2016 01:20 PM)
Sorry, but I find her very bland and not a very good actress. Call the Midwife got a lot better after she left. Foy has been nominated for a Bafta for her superb performance as Anne Boleyn in Wolf Hall. Imo she looks more like QEII than Raines.
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CakesAndAle — 9 years ago(November 19, 2016 07:39 PM)
By your criteria, Raines would be better suited to play Margaret (if she could act). Although she doesn't look much like her, she does have something in common with her: being a husband-stealing homewrecker.
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randommovies2002 — 9 years ago(November 20, 2016 07:13 PM)
I barely got through one ep of Partners in Crime. Sorry, but I agree with Cakesandale. Have you seen the earlier version of Tommy and Tuppence? Granted, Francesca Annis is a tough act to follow, but Raine? Meh.