"Cannes Film Festival and released in the United Kingdom on 5 September 1997. Dench was nominated for many awards for her performance, including the Academy Award for Best Actress, but lost to Helen Hunt for her role in ""As Good as It Gets"". Several screens of text giving some background are shown before a bust is shown flying over a palace wall and shattering into countless pieces. The film shows the story of a bereaved Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) and her relationship with a Scottish servant, John Brown (Billy Connolly), and the subsequent uproar it provoked. Brown had been a"
"Leopold wrote to her advising her to appear in public. She agreed to visit the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society at Kensington and take a drive through London in an open carriage. Through the 1860s, Victoria relied increasingly on a manservant from Scotland, John Brown. Slanderous rumours of a romantic connection and even a secret marriage appeared in print, and the Queen was referred to as ""Mrs. Brown"". The story of their relationship was the subject of the 1997 movie ""Mrs. Brown"". A painting by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer depicting the Queen with Brown was exhibited at the Royal"
"Mr. Brown, Stacy Dorning as Ethel Brown, Bonnie Langford as Violet Elizabeth Bott, Simon Chandler as Robert Brown and Diana Dors as Mrs. Bott. Information from here Series one Series two Christmas Special: In 1994, the BBC broadcast another series also called ""Just William"". Written by Allan Baker and directed by David Giles, it starred Oliver Rokison as William, Tiffany Griffiths as Violet Elizabeth Bott and featured Jonathan Hirst as Ginger, Alastair Weller (credited as Alistair Weller) as Douglas, Polly Adams as Mrs. Brown, David Horovitch as Mr. Brown, Ben Pullen as Robert Brown, Naomi Allisstone as Ellen the maid,"
"starring Genevieve Mooy as Browne. Coral Browne Coral Edith Browne (23 July 1913 – 29 May 1991) was an Australian-American stage and screen actress. Her extensive theatre credits included Broadway productions of ""Macbeth"" (1956), ""The Rehearsal"" (1963) and ""The Right Honourable Gentleman"" (1965). She won the 1984 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC TV film ""An Englishman Abroad"" (1983). Her film appearances included ""Auntie Mame"" (1958), ""The Killing of Sister George"" (1968), ""The Ruling Class"" (1972) and ""Dreamchild"" (1985). Coral Edith Browne was the only daughter of Leslie Clarence Brown (1890-1957), and Victoria Elizabeth Brown (1890-?), née"
"film ""Mrs Brown"" – who was Private Secretary to Queen Victoria. His great-grandfather was badly wounded at the Battle of Waterloo, but survived to become General Sir Frederick Ponsonby. The sister who helped nurse him back to health was Lady Caroline, better known to history under her married name of Lady Caroline Lamb as the wife of the future Prime Minister Lord Melbourne and lover of the poet Lord Byron. Lady Caroline was also a key figure in the film ""Lady Caroline Lamb"" – played by Sarah Miles – in 1972. The father of the two siblings, Edward's great-great-grandfather, was"
"Judy Parfitt Judy Catherine Claire Parfitt (born 7 November 1935) is an English theatre, film and television actress. She made her film debut in a minor supporting part in ""Information Received"" (1961), followed by supporting role in the BBC television serial ""David Copperfield"" (1966). She also appeared as Queen Gertrude in Tony Richardson's 1969 film adaptation of ""Hamlet"". Later credits include as Vera Donovan in the Stephen King film adaptation of ""Dolores Claiborne"" (1995), and in ""Girl with a Pearl Earring"" (2003), the latter for which she earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Beginning in 2012, Parfitt has"
"Coral Browne Coral Edith Browne (23 July 1913 – 29 May 1991) was an Australian-American stage and screen actress. Her extensive theatre credits included Broadway productions of ""Macbeth"" (1956), ""The Rehearsal"" (1963) and ""The Right Honourable Gentleman"" (1965). She won the 1984 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC TV film ""An Englishman Abroad"" (1983). Her film appearances included ""Auntie Mame"" (1958), ""The Killing of Sister George"" (1968), ""The Ruling Class"" (1972) and ""Dreamchild"" (1985). Coral Edith Browne was the only daughter of Leslie Clarence Brown (1890-1957), and Victoria Elizabeth Brown (1890-?), née Bennett. She and her two"
"Prince"". She was portrayed in film by Helen Ryan again in the 1980 film ""The Elephant Man"", Sara Stewart in the 1997 film ""Mrs Brown"", and Julia Blake in the 1999 film ""Passion"". In a 1980 stage play by Royce Ryton, ""Motherdear"", she was portrayed by Margaret Lockwood in her last acting role. In 1901, she became the first woman since 1488 to be made a Lady of the Garter. Other honours she held included Member First Class of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, Lady of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India, and Lady of Justice"
"Polly Adams Pauline Adams (born 27 August 1939) is an English actress best known for her work on the stage both in England and in the United States, and for her portrayal of Mrs. Brown on the television series ""Just William"". She made her Broadway debut in the critically acclaimed 1975 revival of ""London Assurance"" as Grace Harkaway. For her portrayal she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. Her other Broadway credits include Bedroom Farce"". Adams was born in Chichester, Sussex. She appeared in several productions on the London Stage appearing at such theatres as the Old Vic, the"
"MI6 officer, ""GoldenEye"" marked the first ""Bond"" film made after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, which provided the plot's back story. The film earned a worldwide gross of US$350.7 million, with critics viewing the film as a modernisation of the series. In 1997, Dench appeared in her first starring film role as Queen Victoria in John Madden's teleplay ""Mrs Brown"", which depicts Victoria's relationship with her personal servant and favourite John Brown, played by Billy Connolly. Filmed with the intention of being shown on BBC One and on WGBH's ""Masterpiece Theatre"", it"
"Brown mysteries. In 2015, she played Bridie Stevenson in the BBC television series ""River"". Sorcha Cusack Sorcha Cusack () (born 9 April 1949) is an Irish actress. Her numerous television credits include playing the title role in ""Jane Eyre"" (1973), ""Casualty"" (1994–97), ""Coronation Street"" (2008) and ""Father Brown"" (2013–present). Cusack was born in Dublin, Ireland. She is the second daughter of the actors Cyril Cusack (d. 1993) and Maureen Kiely (d. 1977), her elder sister is actress Sinéad Cusack, and her younger sister is actress Niamh Cusack. She is a half-sister to Catherine Cusack. Through her sister Sinéad, she is"
"Victoria & Abdul Victoria & Abdul is a 2017 British biographical drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Lee Hall. The film is based on the book of same name by Shrabani Basu, about the real-life relationship between Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her Indian Muslim servant Abdul Karim. It stars Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Michael Gambon, Eddie Izzard, Tim Pigott-Smith and Adeel Akhtar. The film had its world premiere at the 74th Venice Film Festival, and was theatrically released on 15 September 2017 in the United Kingdom. It has grossed over $65 million worldwide. The"
"Blair Brown Bonnie Blair Brown (born April 23, 1946) is an American theater, film and television actress. She has had a number of high-profile roles, including in the play ""Copenhagen"" on Broadway, the leading actress in the films ""Altered States"" (1980), ""Continental Divide"" (1981) and ""Strapless"" (1989), as well as a run as the title character in the comedy-drama television series ""The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd"", which ran from 1987 to 1991. Her later roles include Nina Sharp on the Fox television series ""Fringe"" and Judy King on the Netflix series ""Orange Is the New Black"". Brown was"
"Olivia Brown Olivia Margarette Brown (born April 10, 1960) is an American actress. Brown was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, and raised in Livonia, Michigan. Her family eventually moved to California, where she graduated from Santa Monica High School. She played Detective Trudy Joplin on ""Miami Vice"" and Vanessa Hargraves on ""Designing Women"". Olivia also played Patricia Hamilton (recurring), on ""7th Heaven"", and Barbara Lee (recurring), on ""Moesha"". Brown has acted in several films, including ""Throw Momma from the Train"", ""48 Hrs."", ""All Tied Up"", and ""Streets of Fire"". She guest starred in multiple episodes of """" as a psychic"
"in ""French Kiss"", with Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline. She can be heard on the London cast recordings of ""Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens"" (1993) and ""Fame"" (1995) (as Miss Sherman, the English teacher). Brown played the Negro Woman in the 2001 play ""A Streetcar Named Desire"" at the Royal National Theatre (Lyttelton), in London, directed by Trevor Nunn and starring Glenn Close as Blanche DuBois. She also appeared in the 2001 film ""Wit"", where she has a brief exchange with Emma Thompson (who plays Vivian Bearing), as the second technician. In 2004, Brown appeared as Idella in"
"Victoria Summer Victoria Summer (born 15 December 1981) is an English actress, model and singer. After beginning her career in horror films Summer transitioned into more mainstream roles starting with the Brian Herzlinger film ""How Sweet It Is"". She played Julie Andrews in ""Saving Mr. Banks"", a 2013 film about the making of ""Mary Poppins"". Summer started her career with a scholarship to the Arts Educational School in London and appeared in the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2002. Summer landed her first role in the 2006 low budget horror film ""The Zombie Diaries"", which was picked up"
"London Film Critics Circle Awards 2006 The 27th London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2006, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 8 February 2007. United 93 The Queen ""Volver"" • Spain Paul Greengrass - ""United 93"" Stephen Frears - ""The Queen"" Peter Morgan - ""The Queen"" Forest Whitaker - ""The Last King of Scotland"" Meryl Streep - ""The Devil Wears Prada"" Toby Jones - ""Infamous"" Helen Mirren - ""The Queen"" Michael Caine - ""The Prestige"" Emily Blunt - ""The Devil Wears Prada"" Andrea Arnold - ""Red Road"" Paul Greengrass, Eric Fellner, Tim"
"Strelsa Brown Strelsa Brown was an English film actress who was born in 1919 in Tientsin, China. Born as Edna Pearl Brown, her film career began with an uncredited part in ""The Ghosts of Berkeley Square"" in 1947. Her most noteworthy film credit is ""Quo Vadis"". She played the role of ""Rufia"" in a film that earned numerous Academy Award nominations. Other films in which she appeared include ""Amor non ho... però... però"" (1951), ""The Warrior Empress"" (""Sappho venere di Lesbo"") (1960), and ""Romanoff and Juliet"" (1961). Brown's true name is Edna Brown Muss. She was married to Henry Muss,"
"Helen McCrory Helen Elizabeth McCrory (born 17 August 1968) is a British actress. McCrory portrayed Cherie Blair in both ""The Queen"" (2006) and ""The Special Relationship"" (2010). She also portrayed Francoise in the film ""Charlotte Gray"" (2001), Narcissa Malfoy in the final three ""Harry Potter"" films, Mama Jeanne in Martin Scorsese's family film ""Hugo"" (2011), Clair Dowar in the James Bond film ""Skyfall"" (2012), Polly Gray in ""Peaky Blinders"" (2013–present), and Emma Banville in ""Fearless"" (2017). She now lives in Suffolk. McCrory was born in Paddington, west London. Her mother, Anne (née Morgans), is Welsh, and her father, Iain McCrory,"
"Déjà Vu (1997 film) Déjà Vu is a 1997 American dramatic romance film directed by Henry Jaglom. It stars Stephen Dillane, Victoria Foyt, and Vanessa Redgrave. It premiered at the American Film Institute Festival on 25 October 1997 and was released theatrically on 22 April 1998. Dana , a young American woman, is engaged to her business partner Alex, and they are renovating an old building into a boutique hotel. Whilst on a trip to Israel she orders goods from the Arab market in Jerusalem. At a restaurant she is approached by an older woman who strikes up a conversation,"
"The Young Victoria The Young Victoria is a 2009 British-American period drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and written by Julian Fellowes, based on the early life and reign of Queen Victoria, and her marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Produced by Graham King, Martin Scorsese, Sarah Ferguson, and Timothy Headington, the film stars Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Harriet Walter, Mark Strong, and Jim Broadbent among a large ensemble cast. As screenwriter, Fellowes sought to make the film as historically accurate as possible. With this in mind, Academy Award-winning costume designer Sandy Powell and"
"Elizabeth (film) Elizabeth is a 1998 British biographical drama film written by Michael Hirst, directed by Shekhar Kapur, and starring Cate Blanchett in the title role of Queen Elizabeth I of England, alongside Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, John Gielgud, Fanny Ardant, and Richard Attenborough. The film is based on the early years of Elizabeth's reign. Blanchett and Rush reprised their roles in the sequel, """" (2007), covering the later part of her reign. The film brought Australian actress Blanchett to international attention. She won several awards for her portrayal of Elizabeth, notably a BAFTA and a Golden Globe"
"of Sat-nav. Susan married the British actor Anthony Valentine in 1982. He died on 2 December 2015. Susan Skipper Susan Valentine (born 27 January 1951 in London), known until 2015 as Susan Skipper, is a British television, film and stage actress. She is best known for playing the parts of Victoria Bourne in ""The Cedar Tree"", Tina in ""West End Tales"" and Madeleine in ""Don't Wait Up"", all on British television. She is the widow of Anthony Valentine, to whom she was married for 33 years. After attending the Central School of Speech and Drama in London she made her"
"Susan Skipper Susan Valentine (born 27 January 1951 in London), known until 2015 as Susan Skipper, is a British television, film and stage actress. She is best known for playing the parts of Victoria Bourne in ""The Cedar Tree"", Tina in ""West End Tales"" and Madeleine in ""Don't Wait Up"", all on British television. She is the widow of Anthony Valentine, to whom she was married for 33 years. After attending the Central School of Speech and Drama in London she made her television debut in the Carry On Laughing sitcom series in 1975. She went on to appear in"
"Queen Victoria. Although she did not live to see the Victorian age, Letitia Elizabeth Landon (L. E. L.) wrote a number of poetic tributes to the young princess and queen. These are: On screen, Victoria has been portrayed by: She also makes appearances in ""Around the World in 80 Days"" (in which a newspaper detailing Phileas Fogg's progress is taken to the Queen, and what is presumably the royal hand is seen eagerly taking it up), and in the 2004 anime movie ""Steamboy"", inaugurating The Great Exhibition. The 1941 Nazi film ""Ohm Krüger"" notoriously portrays her as a whisky-soaked drunk."
"Jackie Brown Jackie Brown is a 1997 American crime thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The film is an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1992 novel ""Rum Punch"". It is the only film that Tarantino has adapted from a previous work, and stars Pam Grier in the title role. The film pays homage to 1970s blaxploitation films, particularly the films ""Coffy"" (1973) and ""Foxy Brown"" (1974), both of which also starred Grier in the title roles. The film's supporting cast includes Robert Forster, Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda, and Michael Keaton. It was Tarantino's third film"
"The Planet of Junior Brown The Planet of Junior Brown, retitled Junior's Groove in some releases, is a Canadian drama film released in 1997. Directed by Clement Virgo, the film was written by Virgo and Cameron Bailey as an adaptation of Virginia Hamilton's 1971 novel ""The Planet of Junior Brown"". The film stars Martin Villafana as the titular Junior Brown, an overweight and schizophrenic child prodigy studying piano from music teacher Miss Peebs (Margot Kidder). The film's cast also includes Rainbow Sun Francks, Clark Johnson, Lynn Whitfield, Sarah Polley, Richard Chevolleau, Denis Akiyama and Dan Lett. The film premiered at"
"Thomas Andrews (Michael Goodliffe) instructing a stewardess to be seen wearing her lifebelt as an example to the other passengers. Many scenes from this film inspired similar and in some cases, almost dialogue-identical scenes in James Cameron's later 1997 blockbuster ""Titanic"", including a similar scene between Andrews and a stewardess named Lucy. She can also be seen earlier in this film, setting things up in the background of first-class passenger Rose DeWitt Bukater's suite. In ""Britannic"", a TV movie made in the year 2000, the main character is Vera Campbell, played by (Amanda Ryan), a woman apprehensive about travelling on"
"Bevan - ""United 93"" London Film Critics Circle Awards 2006 The 27th London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2006, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 8 February 2007. United 93 The Queen ""Volver"" • Spain Paul Greengrass - ""United 93"" Stephen Frears - ""The Queen"" Peter Morgan - ""The Queen"" Forest Whitaker - ""The Last King of Scotland"" Meryl Streep - ""The Devil Wears Prada"" Toby Jones - ""Infamous"" Helen Mirren - ""The Queen"" Michael Caine - ""The Prestige"" Emily Blunt - ""The Devil Wears Prada"" Andrea Arnold - ""Red Road"" Paul"
"The Young Victoria (1963 film) The Young Victoria is an Australian television film of 1963 which aired on ABC on 27 March 1963. Based on the play ""Victoria Regina"", it is a 60-minute drama about the courtship and marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert. It stars Lola Brooks as Victoria and Ric Hutton as Albert. The production was reduced to four vignettes. It was sponsored by the International ' Theatre Institute, the drama-wing of-UNESCO, to celebrate World Theatre day. ""Sydney Morning Herald"" gave it a mixed review, calling it ""mildly entertaining and agreeably presented"" but also ""these excerpts did"
"on CBS. She has appeared in a number of films, such as ""Bringing Down the House"" (2003), ""Taxi"" (2004), """" (2005), ""Beauty Shop"" (2005), ""Last Holiday"" (2006), ""Hairspray"" (2007), ""Joyful Noise"" (2012), ""22 Jump Street"" (2014) and ""Girls Trip"" (2017). Latifah received critical acclaim for her portrayal of blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO film ""Bessie"" (2015), which she co-produced, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. Since 2016, she has starred as Carlotta Brown in the musical drama series ""Star"". She has long been considered one of hip-hop's pioneer feminists. Queen Latifah received a star on"
"The Queen Victoria where she watches the wedding. She is seated in front of the television, blocking everyone's view, so Winston (Ulric Browne) wheels her out of the way, pulling the cable out of the television, which causes it to lose picture. Lydia then manages to sell her house and so moves her belongings into Janine's flat and removes a canvas picture of Frank from Janine's living room. Janine disapproves but is forced to let her stay permanently. Later, Lydia then patronises everyone including Pat Evans (Pam St. Clement), Frank's mistress when he was still married to June. After moving"
"Angela Scoular Angela Margaret Scoular (8 November 1945 – 11 April 2011) was an English actress. Her father was an engineer and she was born in London. She attended St.George's School, Harpenden, Queen's College, Harley Street and RADA. Scoular was among a small group of actors to have appeared in two James Bond films, made by different production companies. Scoular played Buttercup in the 1967 comedy ""Casino Royale"" and then two years later made an appearance in the Eon Productions Bond film series playing Ruby in 1969's ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service."" Her other film credits include ""A Countess from"