Who's played Elizabeth?

My favourite of all the actresses to have played Elizabeth is Cate Blanchett in the 1997 film Elizbabeth. You got to see her transform from the young princess Elizabeth into old Elizabeth the aging monarch. She even had her hairline shaved back about 3" multiple times throughout filming in commitment to the role! Jenny Shirecore was the hair and make-up designer and Anita Burger was the make-up artist. She played Elizabeth again Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2007 which Jenny Shirecore designed the hair and make-up for again.

 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 1939 starring Hollywood star Bette Davis had some incredible make-up transformations. Bette Davis was known at the time for her big eyes and beauty however was unrecognisable in this film. Like Cate Blanchett, Bette had her hairline shaved back 3", her eyebrows removed and eye bag pouches applied for the role, she became the first actress to appear bald on screen. The make-up for Bette Davis in this film was done by Perc Westmore.To have the hairline and eyebrows shaved for roles in films it showed huge commitment as there was a risk that it would not grow back properly or at all due to the sensitive nature of the areas. Bette played Elizabeth again 25 years later in The Virgin Queen and had her hairline shaved back again by Perc Westmore the make-up artist meaning she had to wear a cap to the Oskars to hide it.

Glenda Jackson played Elizabeth R in 1971. The show had a sepia toned look to it and the make-up was quite ugly and scary and didn't look very Elizabethan, although you could tell what it was supposed to be. Glenda had 70's style eyebrows and contouring and her lips were made to look thin by drawing the lines inside the lip line instead of on. Her make-up artist was Dawn Alcock.

 Anne-Marie Duff played Elizabeth in 2005 in the four part TV series The Virgin Queen. The SFX make-up and prosthetics was done by Neill Gorton and the head designer was Karen Hartley. Lauge Voigt sculpted her stomach and breasts for this.