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Gillian Anderson's most impressive on-screen transformations after her 'astonishing' likeness to Emily Maitlis in the new Prince Andrew film Scoop was revealed in first look images


Gillian Anderson has been hailed as 'astonishing' in her upcoming role as Emily Maitlis after transforming into the Newsnight host in the new Prince Andrew film.

Sam McAlister - known as the Booker extraordinaire on Newsnight having successfully negotiated the interview which quizzed the Duke about his friendship with the late-convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein - has seen Gillian in action. But as Gillian, who is quite the chameleon, is about to wow as Emily, it won't be the first time she has nailed a character role... after previously playing both former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. After earning praise for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher on the hit Netflix series, Gillian took on the role of another female historical political figure (pictured as Eleanor Roosevelt)

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