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Jeannette Charles Dies: Queen Elizabeth II Lookalike In ‘The Naked Gun’, ‘European Vacation’ & Austin Powers Sequel ‘Goldmember’ Was 96
Jeannette Charles, an actress whose resemblance to Queen Elizabeth II launched a movie career that included The Naked Gun, died June 2.
Jeannette Charles, an actress whose uncanny resemblance to Queen Elizabeth II launched a movie career that included scene-stealing moments in National Lampoon’s European Vacation, The Naked Gun, and Austin Powers sequel Goldmember, died June 2 at a care home in Great Beddow in Essex, England. “She had an amazing life.” In an interview with UK radio station LBC, Christophi said, “She was always respectful of the Queen and adored the Royal Family. Her movie career portraying the Queen stretched back to the 1970s when she appeared on such shows as Rutland Weekend Television, a 1977 episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Eric Idle and Neil Innes, the 1978 TV-movie The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash.
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