MANILA, Philippines — Netflix has released a first look image featuring Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown” season 3.
The celebrated British actress takes over the role from Claire Foy, who portrayed a younger version of the Queen in the first two seasons of the critically acclaimed series.
Colman is a three-time winner of the British Academy Film Awards and the British Independent Film Awards. She has also received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
Among her notable portrayals is as Queen Elizabeth in “Hyde Park on Hudson” (2012) and as Carol Thatcher in the Meryl Streep-starrer “The Iron Lady” (2011).
“The Crown” season 3 will launch in 2019.