Jeannette Charles
Jeannette Charles (born October 15, 1927 ) is a British double from Queen Elizabeth II.
Career
Charles, who trained as an actress , was determined to play this role early on because of her resemblance to the British Queen. From 1971 she portrayed this in various films , television series and television shows, including in The Rutles , Eric Idle's parody of the Beatles . With him she appeared on American television on Saturday Night Live . She had her most famous appearance on the side of Leslie Nielsen in The Naked Cannon . She also played Gold Stand and Help the Americans Come to Austin Powerswith Chevy Chase and appeared in advertising campaigns for The Who , Status Quo and Queen among others . In 1976, Charles was invited by Rudi Carrell to appear in the show On the Run . It could be booked for private and public events.
Charles published the book The Queen and I in 1986 . In 2014, she announced that she was going out of business. The reason for retirement is arthritis .
Filmography (selection)
Movie
- 1976: Secrets of a Superstud
- 1976: Queen Gorilla
- 1985: Help the Americans are coming (National Lampoon's European Vacation)
- 1988: The Naked Gun (The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!)
- 2002: Austin Powers in Goldmember (Austin Powers in Goldmember)
- 2003: What a Girl Wants (What a Girl Wants)
watch TV
- 1974: Loriot's Telecabinet
- 1975: Rutland Weekend Television
- 1977: Saturday Night Live (TV episode)
- 1978: The Rutles
- 1978: Mrs. Baxter (TV episode)
- 1979: Q5 (TV episode)
- 1986: If Tomorrow Comes (TV episode)
- 1987: Tickets for the Titanic (TV episode)
- 1989: Day by Day (TV episode)
- 1990: Never the Twain (TV episode)
- 1992: Crime scene: death of a security guard
- 1995: Shining Time Station (TV episode)
- 2007: MythBusters (TV episode)
Web links
- Jeannette Charles in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Interview with Jeannette Charles (English)
- Jeannette Charles in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ^ Jeannette Charles: Arthritis forces Queen doppelganger to retire. In: Spiegel Online . May 25, 2014, accessed June 10, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Charles, Jeannette |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British double from Queen Elizabeth II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1927 |