Film and Stage Representations of The Dowager Empress
She was portrayed by Helen Hayes in the London production of the play Anastasia and in the 1956 film based on the play.
She was portrayed by Irene Worth in the 1971 film Nicholas and Alexandra,
She was portrayed by Ursula Howells in the 1974 BBC miniseries Fall of Eagles.
Actress Jane Lapotaire portrayed her in the 13-part 1975 British series Edward the Seventh, the story of her brother-in-law.
The 1986 NBC-TV miniseries Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna, in which Olivia de Havilland portrays the Dowager Empress, represents the latter as considering a personal meeting with Anna Anderson, the woman who claimed to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia. There is no evidence that the Empress Dowager ever had such an intention (or indeed that she had ever been requested to grant an audience to the woman).
The Empress was voiced by Angela Lansbury in the 1997 Fox Animation Studios feature film Anastasia.
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