Helen Mirren was cast as Elizabeth II to star in The Queen, the 2006 film by director Stephen Frears—notably written by Peter Morgan, later of The Crown fame. The action centers on Elizabeth in the wake of the death of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, as she grapples with conflicting opinions about what constitutes an appropriate public response to the tragedy. Mirren won an Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe for her performance, even garnering approval from the monarch herself, who invited the actor to dine at Buckingham Palace. Mirren sadly had to decline, however, as she was filming in South Dakota at the time.
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