Historical Film Characters

Dramatic depictions of female characters in period costumes from films, with elaborate hairstyles and accessories, set in various historical contexts.

RACHEL WEISZ in AGORA (2009), directed by ALEJANDRO AMENABAR.

RACHEL WEISZ in AGORA (2009), directed by ALEJANDRO AMENABAR.

LENA OLIN in CASANOVA (2005), directed by LASSE HALLSTROM.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in ANNA KARENINA (2012), directed by JOE WRIGHT.

CATE BLANCHETT in ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE (2007), directed by SHEKHAR KAPUR.

SOPHIE COOKSON in THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON (2022), directed by ANDREA HARKIN.

ROSE BYRNE in MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006), directed by SOFIA COPPOLA.

DIANE LANE in WILD BILL (1995), directed by WALTER HILL.

FELICITY JONES in THE INVISIBLE WOMAN (2013), directed by RALPH FIENNES.

MICHELLE PFEIFFER in THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (1993), directed by MARTIN SCORSESE.

LEA SEYDOUX in FAREWELL, MY QUEEN (2012) -Original title: LES ADIEUX A LA REINE-, directed by BENOIT JACQUOT.

Faye Dunaway, woman, actress, celebrity, entertainment, historical,

JULIA ORMOND in HOWARDS END (2017), directed by HETTIE MACDONALD.

CONNIE NIELSEN in GLADIATOR (2000), directed by RIDLEY SCOTT.

KATE BECKINSALE in EMMA (1995), directed by DIARMUID LAWRENCE.

CONNIE NIELSEN in ALI AND NINO (2016), directed by ASIF KAPADIA.

NATALIE PORTMAN in GOYA'S GHOSTS (2006), directed by MILOS FORMAN. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

EMMY ROSSUM in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (2004), directed by JOEL SCHUMACHER.

MARGOT ROBBIE in MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (2018), directed by JOSIE ROURKE.

NATALIE PORTMAN in THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL (2007), directed by JUSTIN CHADWICK.

CATHERINE MCCORMACK in DANGEROUS BEAUTY (1998), directed by MARSHALL HERSHKOVITZ. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

LILY JAMES in WAR AND PEACE (2016), directed by TOM HARPER.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in COLETTE (2018), directed by WASH WESTMORELAND.

EMILY BLUNT in HENRY VIII (2003), directed by PETE TRAVIS.

ISABELA MERCED in ROSALINE (2022), directed by KAREN MAINE.

NATALIE PORTMAN in V FOR VENDETTA (2005), directed by JAMES MCTEIGUE.

Original Film Title: MARIE ANTOINETTE. English Title: MARIE ANTOINETTE. Film Director: SOFIA COPPOLA. Year: 2006. Stars: MARIE ANTOINETTE VON FRANKREICH; KIRSTEN DUNST.

JESSICA CHASTAIN in CRIMSON PEAK (2015), directed by GUILLERMO DEL TORO.

ANNA MAXWELL MARTIN in DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY (2013), directed by DANIEL PERCIVAL.

JENNA COLEMAN in VICTORIA (2016), directed by DAISY GOODWIN.

CATE BLANCHETT in ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE (2007), directed by SHEKHAR KAPUR.

SAMANTHA MORTON in THE SERPENT QUENN (2022), directed by MELANIE MAYRON, JUSTIN HAYTHE and STACIE PASSON.

GAME OF THRONES (2011), directed by DANIEL MINAHAN. Season 5.

JESSIE BUCKLEY in WAR AND PEACE (2016), directed by TOM HARPER.

MARQUEZ PIQUER , CONCHA CANTANTE Y ACTRIZ ESPAÑOLA.

SOPHIE TURNER in GAME OF THRONES (2011), directed by DANIEL MINAHAN. Temporada 4.

CATE BLANCHETT in CINDERELLA (2015), directed by KENNETH BRANAGH.

EVA GREEN in PENNY DREADFUL (2014), directed by JOHN LOGAN.

ELLA PURNELL in BELGRAVIA (2020), directed by JOHN ALEXANDER.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in ANNA KARENINA (2012), directed by JOE WRIGHT.

KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS in EASY VIRTUE (2008), directed by STEPHAN ELLIOTT.

KATE WINSLET in QUILLS (2000), directed by PHILIP KAUFMAN.

EVE HEWSON in THE LUMINARIES (2020).

ISABELLA ROSSELLINI in SILENT LIFE: THE STORY OF THE LADY IN BLACK (2023), directed by VLADISLAV ALEX KOZLOV.

Catherine Deneuve, The Hunger, 1983 directed by Tony Scott (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures)

ISABELLA ROSSELLINI in NAPOLÉON (2002), directed by YVES SIMONEAU.

NICOLE KIDMAN in THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY (1996), directed by JANE CAMPION.

WINONA RYDER in LITTLE WOMEN (1994), directed by GILLIAN ARMSTRONG.

JACQUELINE BISSET in DANGEROUS BEAUTY (1998), directed by MARSHALL HERSHKOVITZ. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

FAYE DUNAWAY in THE WICKED LADY (1983), directed by MICHAEL WINNER.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in A DANGEROUS METHOD (2011), directed by DAVID CRONENBERG.

CATE BLANCHETT in OCEAN'S EIGHT (2018), directed by GARY ROSS.

MERYL STREEP in THE DEER HUNTER (1978), directed by MICHAEL CIMINO. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

ELLE FANNING in THE GREAT (2020).

VALERIA GOLINO in THE KING'S WHORE (1990) -Original title: LA PUTAIN DU ROI-, directed by AXEL CORTI.

CATE BLANCHETT in ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE (2007), directed by SHEKHAR KAPUR.

CATHERINE DENEUVE in THE MURRI AFFAIR (1974) -Original title: FATTI DI GENTE PERBENE-, directed by MAURO BOLOGNINI.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in COLETTE (2018), directed by WASH WESTMORELAND.

LEONARDO DICAPRIO in THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK (1998), directed by RANDALL WALLACE.

JOAN BENNETT in THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK (1939), directed by JAMES WHALE.

UMA THURMAN in BEL AMI (2011), directed by DECLAN DONNELLAN and NICK ORMEROD.

ELIZABETH DEBICKI in VITA & VIRGINIA (2018), directed by CHANYA BUTTON.

ELISABETH HURLEY in SHARPE'S ENEMY (1994).

RACHEL WEISZ in THE BROTHERS BLOOM (2008), directed by RIAN JOHNSON. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

REBECCA FERGUSON in THE WHITE QUEEN (2013), directed by JAMES KENT.

PHOEBE DYNEVOR in BRIDGERTON (2020), directed by TOM VERICA, JULIE ANNE ROBINSON and SHEREE FOLKSON. Season 1 chapter 2.

CATHERINE ZETA-JONES in THE LEGEND OF ZORRO (2005), directed by MARTIN CAMPBELL.

VANESSA REDGRAVE in ANONYMOUS (2011), directed by ROLAND EMMERICH.

EVA GREEN in THE LUMINARIES (2020).

HELENA BONHAM CARTER in SUFFRAGETTE (2015), directed by SARAH GAVRON.

EMILY BLUNT in THE YOUNG VICTORIA (2009), directed by JEAN-MARC VALLEE. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

JESSICA RAINE in BECOMING ELIZABETH (2022), directed by JUSTIN CHADWICK, UDAYAN PRASAD and ANYA REISS.

JULIE ANDREWS and ANNE HATHAWAY in THE PRINCESS DIARIES (2001), directed by GARRY MARSHALL.

ALICE ENGLERT in BEAUTIFUL CREATURES (2013), directed by RICHARD LAGRAVENESE.

ANYA TAYLOR-JOY in THE MINIATURIST (2017), directed by GUILLEM MORALES.

KATE WINSLET in A LITTLE CHAOS (2014), directed by ALAN RICKMAN.

JENNA COLEMAN in VICTORIA (2016), directed by DAISY GOODWIN.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in COLETTE (2018), directed by WASH WESTMORELAND.

JULIA ROBERTS in MIRROR MIRROR (2011), directed by TARSEM SINGH.

LENA HEADEY in GAME OF THRONES (2011), directed by DANIEL MINAHAN. Temporada 2 capítulo 9.

JENNA COLEMAN in VICTORIA (2016), directed by DAISY GOODWIN.

MILA KUNIS in OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (2013), directed by SAM RAIMI.

LUCY LAWLESS in SALEM (2014), directed by DAVID VON ANCKEN.

FANNY ARDANT in ELIZABETH (1998), directed by SHEKHAR KAPUR.

OPRAH WINFREY in BELOVED (1998), directed by JONATHAN DEMME.

AVA GARDNER in MAYERLING (1968), directed by TERENCE YOUNG.

Sophie Friederike of Bavaria, Archduchess of Austria, mother of Emperor Franz Josef, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated, Sophie Friederike of Bavaria, Archduchess of Austria, mother of Emperor Franz Josef, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century.

DREW BARRYMORE in EVER AFTER (1998), directed by ANDY TENNANT.

JANE SEYMOUR in THE FOUR FEATHERS (1978), directed by DON SHARP.

DIANE KRUGER in TROY (2004), directed by WOLFGANG PETERSEN.

PENELOPE CRUZ in THE GIRL OF YOUR DREAMS (1998) -Original title: LA NIÑA DE TUS OJOS-, directed by FERNANDO TRUEBA.

MICHELLE PFEIFFER in STARDUST (2007), directed by MATTHEW VAUGHN.

NATALIE DORMER in PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS (2020), directed by JOHN LOGAN.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLDS END (2007), directed by GORE VERBINSKI.

NICOLE KIDMAN in FAR AND AWAY (1992), directed by RON HOWARD.

NATALIE PORTMAN in GOYA'S GHOSTS (2006), directed by MILOS FORMAN. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

EVE HEWSON in THE KNICK (2014), directed by JACK AMIEL.

MAGGIE SMITH in THE SECRET GARDEN (1993), directed by AGNIESZKA HOLLAND.

HILARY SWANK in THE AFFAIR OF THE NECKACE (2001), directed by CHARLES SHYER.

BARBARA JEFFORD in LUST FOR A VAMPIRE (1971), directed by JIMMY SANGSTER.

HELENA BONHAM CARTER in GREAT EXPECTATIONS (2012), directed by MIKE NEWELL.

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