Victoria Hamilton

Victoria Hamilton
Birth date	5 April, 1971
Birth place	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Work
Character	Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
Training	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts

Victoria Hamilton (born Victoria Sharp) is an English actor. Hamilton portrays Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother in Seasons 1 and 2 of The Crown.

Trivia

• Hamilton previously played Queen Victoria in the 2001 TV Miniseries, Victoria and Albert.
• She is only 13 years older than Claire Foy, who portrays her eldest daughter on the show. The real-life age gap between The Queen Mother and Elizabeth II was 25 years. The age difference between Hamilton and Vanessa Kirby, who portrays her younger daughter Princess Margaret, is 17 years.
• Hamilton is married to fellow actor Mark Bazeley, who appeared as Alastair Campbell in the 2006 film, The Queen.
• Of the three actresses who portrayed The Queen Mother on the show, Hamilton was the only one who was not born during the reign of King George VI.