Elizabeth I in Film and Television

This analysis of how filmmakers have portrayed England''s Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), and the audience''s perception of Elizabeth based upon these portrayals, examines key representations of the Tudor monarch in various motion pictures from the Silent era on and in television miniseries.

Actresses who have portrayed Elizabeth include Bette Davis, Glenda Jackson, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett ...