Jeannette Charles

Jeannette Charles

Jeannette Charles was an actress in repertory theatre in her twenties, but initially had difficulty obtaining Equity membership due to her resemblance to the Queen. She has since played the role in numerous films including Secrets of a Superstud (1976), Queen Kong (1976), The Rutles' movie All You Need Is Cash (1978), National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). She also appeared as a semi-regular in Spike Milligan's Q series on BBC Television and appeared on Channel 4's Big Brother 10 to surprise the Brazilian contestant Rodrigo Lopes (who thought he was meeting the real Queen Elizabeth II for a task). She also appeared in Saturday Night Live episode, Season 2, Episode 20 in 1977 and Mind Your Language episode, Season 2 Episode 2 Queen For a Day in 1978. She retired in 2014 and resided in Chelmsford, Essex.

Known For: Acting

Born: England, UK, 1927-10-15

Died: 2024-06-02

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	Loriots Telecabinet	Queen Elizabeth II	0
2	1976	Born Erect	The Queen	0
3	1976	Queen Kong	HM The Queen (uncredited)	33
4	1978	The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash	The Queen	68
5	1985	National Lampoon's European Vacation	Queen Elizabeth	62
6	1987	If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium	Queen of England	50
7	1988	The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!	Queen Elizabeth II	73
8	1992	Joan Rivers: Abroad in London	Elizabeth	0
9	1998	Björn Again: Live At The Royal Albert Hall	Queen Elizabeth II (cameo)	0
10	2002	Austin Powers in Goldmember	Queen	60

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	The Sooty Show	The Queen	61
2	1982	On Safari		0
3	2001	Big Brother's Little Brother	Self	58

Jeannette Charles

Film

Television