8 Actors Who Played Princess Diana
Much before Elizabeth Debicki’s and Kristen Stewart’s portrayal of Diana, there were other actresses who played Diana across the years. Here’s a look at them
Much before Elizabeth Debicki’s and Kristen Stewart’s portrayal of Diana, there were other actresses who played Diana across the years. Here’s a look at them
1jeanna_de_aal.jpegJeanna de Waal played Diana in the Broadway musical about the princess’ life, which was filmed for Netflix. Diana: The Musical premiered in 2021 just weeks before the same show debuted on Broadway.
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3elizabeth_debicki.jpegRecently internet was abuzz with the striking similarity between Elizabeth Debicki who wore a replica of the famous black off shoulder “revenge” dress during the shoot for the fifth season of Netflix’s The Crown. She sure looks convincing!
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Kristen Stewart played Princess Diana in the recently released Spencer, which follows Diana during one weekend just before she decides to leave her marriage with Prince Charles.
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Emma Corrin played a young Princess Diana in the fourth season of Netflix’s The Crown. Since the series switches up actors to show passage of time, Emma was replaced with Elizabeth Debicki in Season 5.
6genevieve.jpegGenevieve O’Reilly played the people’s princess in a docudrama that TLC aired in 2007. The format mixed real interviews of Diana with dramatic re-enactments of days leading up to the tragic car crash.
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Bonnie Soper played Princess Diana in two films: Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance and Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal. Both the films were premiered on cable channel Lifetime in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Though the actors who played Harry and Meghan changed between films, Bonnie remained constant as Princess Diana in flashback scenes in both films.
8serena.jpegSerena Scott Thomas played the titular role in NBC’s 1993 biopic Diana: Her True Story. The film was based on the bestselling novel by Andrew Morton. The movie was intended to be an inside look at the royal couple’s tumultuous relationship.
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