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name: "Jeannette Charles"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeannette-charles"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 October 1927"
died: "2 June 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:13:56.023723+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jeannette Charles

Actor. Born 15 October 1927 in London, England, UK. Died 2 June 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 October 1927, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 2 June 2024

## Biography

Jeannette Charles (née Clark) was a British actress noted for her portrayals of Queen Elizabeth II. Born in London in 1927, she aspired to an acting career from an early age and appeared in amateur productions and repertory theatre, though her resemblance to the Queen initially hindered her progress with Equity.

She began working as a professional lookalike in the early 1970s and appeared as the Queen in films including *The Rutles: 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). Her television credits include episodes of *Mind Your Language* (1977) and *Saturday Night Live* (1977). Charles retired in 2014 and died in Great Baddow, Essex, in 2024.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!* (1988), Fi1m 88, as Queen Elizabeth II — [page](https://film.one/film/the-naked-gun-from-the-files-of-police-squad.md)

## Also known for

- *Austin Powers in Goldmember* (2002), Queen
- *National Lampoon's European Vacation* (1985), Queen Elizabeth
- *The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash* (1978), The Queen
- *Mind Your Language* (1977), Mrs Baxter

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