Historical Film Characters

Images of actresses in period costumes from films, reflecting the aesthetics of various historical settings.

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

CATE BLANCHETT in AN IDEAL HUSBAND (1999), directed by OLIVER PARKER.

AVA GARDNER in 55 DAYS AT PEKING (1963), directed by NICHOLAS RAY.

ISABELLA ROSSELLINI in IMMORTAL BELOVED (1994), directed by BERNARD ROSE.

TARA FITZGERALD in BELGRAVIA (2020), directed by JOHN ALEXANDER.

TAMSIN EGERTON in CAMELOT (2011), directed by STEFAN SCHWARTZ and MIKAEL SALOMON.

HELEN MIRREN in THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE (1994), directed by NICHOLAS HYTNER.

Frances Fisher and Kate Winslet , Titanic , 1997 directed by James Cameron Twentieth Century Fox Pictures

JESSICA LANGE in BIG FISH (2003), directed by TIM BURTON.

MADELEINE STOWE in BAD GIRLS (1994), directed by JONATHAN KAPLAN.

KELLY MACDONALD in BOARDWALK EMPIRE (2009), directed by MARTIN SCORSESE.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in ATONEMENT (2007), directed by JOE WRIGHT.

KATE WINSLET in FINDING NEVERLAND (2004), directed by MARC FORSTER.

BETTE DAVIS in THE LITTLE FOXES (1941), directed by WILLIAM WYLER.

DAKOTA JOHNSON in PERSUASION (2022), directed by CARRIE CRACKNELL.

EVAN RACHEL WOOD in MILDRED PIERCE (2011), directed by TODD HAYNES.

MICHELLE DOCKERY in DOWNTON ABBEY (2010), directed by JULIAN FELLOWES.

EMMY ROSSUM in BEAUTIFUL CREATURES (2013), directed by RICHARD LAGRAVENESE.

ANGELINA JOLIE in ORIGINAL SIN (2001), directed by MICHAEL CRISTOFER.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in ATONEMENT (2007), directed by JOE WRIGHT.

MERYL STREEP in DEATH BECOMES HER (1992), directed by ROBERT ZEMECKIS.

CATE BLANCHETT in BLUE JASMINE (2013), directed by WOODY ALLEN.

JULIA STILES in MONA LISA SMILE (2003), directed by MIKE NEWELL. 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.

Anefo photo collection. Opera I. Puritani in Stadsschouwburg. Anna Moffo. January 23, 1962

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (2002), directed by GIACOMO CAMPIOTTI.

MONICA BELLUCCI in DRACULA (1992), directed by FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in THE DUCHESS (2008), directed by SAUL DIBB.

RUTH WILSON in MRS. WILSON (2018) -Original title: MRS WILSON-, directed by RICHARD LAXTON.

JESSICA LANGE in AMERICAN HORROR STORY (2011).

GRETA SCACCHI in WAR AND PEACE (2016), directed by TOM HARPER.

Audrey Hepburn Green Mansions 1959

KAYA SCODELARIO in WUTHERING HEIGHTS (2011), directed by ANDREA ARNOLD.

CATE BLANCHETT in THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL (2022), directed by PAUL FEIG.

DIANE KRUGER in COPYING BEETHOVEN (2006), directed by AGNIESZKA HOLLAND.

MICHELLE PFEIFFER in DANGEROUS LIAISONS (1988), directed by STEPHEN FREARS.

ORNELLA MUTI in THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (1998) -Original title: LE COMTE DE MONTE CRISTO-, directed by JOSEE DAYAN.

MADELEINE STOWE in THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS (1992), directed by MICHAEL MANN. 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.

NATALIE PORTMAN in A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS (2015), directed by NATALIE PORTMAN.

AMANDA PEET in SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE (2003), directed by NANCY MEYERS.

MICHELLE DOCKERY in DOWNTON ABBEY (2010), directed by JULIAN FELLOWES. Season 6 Episode 4.

KIRSTEN DUNST in MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006), directed by SOFIA COPPOLA.

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

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

JENNA COLEMAN in ROOM AT THE TOP (2012), directed by AISLING WALSH.

HALLE BERRY in FRANKIE & ALICE (2010), directed by GEOFFREY SAX.

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

LENA HEADEY in GAME OF THRONES (2011), directed by DANIEL MINAHAN. Season 8.

EMILY BLUNT in EMPIRE (2005), directed by JOHN GRAY, KIM MANNERS and GREG YAITANES.

SOPHIA LOREN in LADY L (1965), directed by PETER USTINOV.

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

EMMA MACKEY in DEATH ON THE NILE (2021), directed by KENNETH BRANAGH.

GRETA GERWIG in JACKIE (2016), directed by PABLO LARRAIN.

JACQUELINE BISSET in AN OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS (2010), directed by DON MCBREARTY.

CHRISTINA RICCI in SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999), directed by TIM BURTON.

CHARO LOPEZ in LA FEBRE D'OR (1993), directed by GONZALO HERRALDE.

KATE WINSLET and KENNETH BRANAGH in HAMLET (1996), directed by KENNETH BRANAGH.

KATE WINSLET in AMMONITE (2020), directed by FRANCIS LEE.

SOPHIE TURNER in GAME OF THRONES (2011), directed by DANIEL MINAHAN. Temporada 6.

LEA SEYDOUX in DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID (2015) -Original title: JOURNAL D'UNE FEMME DE CHAMBRE-, directed by BENOIT JACQUOT.

VANESSA KIRBY in THE CROWN (2016), directed by PETER MORGAN.

JAIME MURRAY in HUSTLE (2004) -Original title: HUSTLE-TV-, directed by ROBERT BAILEY.

CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG in JANE EYRE (1996), directed by FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI.

MINDY KALING in A WRINKLE IN TIME (2018), directed by AVA DUVERNAY.

Winona Ryder and Daniel Day-Lewis , The Age of Innocence , 1993 directed by Martin Scorsese Columbia Pictures

MICHELLE DOCKERY and DAN STEVENS in DOWNTON ABBEY (2010), directed by JULIAN FELLOWES. Season 3 Episodie 8.

VANESSA REDGRAVE in HOWARDS END (1992), directed by JAMES IVORY.

JESSICA BIEL in HITCHCOCK (2012), directed by SACHA GERVASI.

EMILY BEECHAM in 1899 (2022), directed by BARAN BO ODAR.

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

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

KATHERINE WATERSTON in FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM (2016), directed by DAVID YATES.

ORNELLA MUTI in ESTHER (1999), directed by RAFFAELE MERTES.

Henry Thomas, on-set of the Film, "Valmont", Photo by Jaromír Komárek, Orion Pictures, 1989

NATALIE PORTMAN in YOUR HIGHNESS (2011), directed by DAVID GORDON GREEN.

HALLE BERRY in WHY DO FOLLS FALL IN LOVE (1998), directed by GREGORY NAVA.

KARLA-SIMONE SPENCE in THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON (2022), directed by ANDREA HARKIN.

SOPHIE COOKSON in RED JOAN (2018), directed by TREVOR NUNN.

CATHERINE MCCORMACK in BRAVEHEART (1995), directed by MEL GIBSON.

EMILY BLUNT in HUNTSMAN, THE: WINTER'S WAR (2016), directed by CEDRIC NICOLAS-TROYAN.

PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE in FLEABAG (2016), directed by PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE. Season 1.

MINNIE DRIVER in THE GOVERNESS (1998).

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

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

EMILY WATSON and DOMINIC WEST in TESTAMENT OF YOUTH (2014), directed by JAMES KENT. 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.

ORNELLA MUTI in ESTHER (1999), directed by RAFFAELE MERTES.

EMMA THOMPSON and HUGH GRANT in SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995), directed by ANG LEE.

MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006), directed by SOFIA COPPOLA.

SONIA BRAGA in THE FIRST OMEN (2024), directed by ARKASHA STEVENSON.

GENEVIEVE O'REILLY in ROGUE ONE (2016), directed by GARETH EDWARDS.

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

PAUL BETTANY and CLAIRE FOY in A VERY BRITISH SCANDAL (2021), directed by ANNE SEWITSKY.

NATALIE PORTMAN in JACKIE (2016), directed by PABLO LARRAIN.

CHARLIZE THERON in SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (2012), directed by RUPERT SANDERS.

TINA FEY in MUPPETS MOST WANTED (2014), directed by JAMES BOBIN.

TOM HARDY and CHARLOTTE RILEY in WUTHERING HEIGHTS (2009), directed by COKY GIEDROYC.

Amelie Nothomb, belgian writer, reading & signing in Hugendubel Frankfurt, Main, Germany, Europe

RALPH FIENNES and NATASHA RICHARDSON in THE WHITE COUNTESS (2005), directed by JAMES IVORY.

KIT HARINGTON and ALICIA VIKANDER in TESTAMENT OF YOUTH (2014), directed by JAMES KENT. 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.

DAKOTA FANNING in WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005), directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.

ISABELLE FUHRMAN in ORPHAN (2009), directed by JAUME COLLET-SERRA.

JANET MONTGOMERY in SALEM (2014), directed by DAVID VON ANCKEN.

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