Claire Foy played one of the most challenging roles in The Crown, the renowned Netflix series that recently came to an end after the broadcast of its sixth season. The story focuses on bringing to the screen the life of Queen Elizabeth II, being the actress the first to assume the role of the monarch in fiction. The program stood out for changing the main cast every two installments, presenting different facets of the characters in three crucial stages of their lives.
"We knew we weren't going to have her wearing layers of makeup to age her," casting director Robert Sterne mentioned in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. In addition, Foy faced the challenge of setting the standard for the title character, laying the groundwork for subsequent actresses who would take on the iconic role. "I think Claire had the hardest job because she had to set everything up. We had a script, the ideas, the team knew we had an amazing job, but getting someone to bring it to life for the first time, she did it beautifully."
Her achievement, recognized with a Golden Globe, was to capture an ordinary woman in extraordinary circumstances, illuminating with her performance the essential characteristics that laid the groundwork for Olivia Colman and later Imelda Staunton to carry on her legacy, each with contributions of their own.
In fact, in that vein, Elizabeth Debicki, renowned for her dramatization of Princess Diana in seasons five and six, was praised by Sterne as "one of The Crown's perfect performances," highlighting her ability to add vulnerability and believable emotional intelligence to her character.
All six installments of the British series The Crown are available in the Netflix catalog.
