CLAIRE FOY
Foy, 33, the Golden Globe–winning actress for The Crown, reprises her role as Queen Elizabeth II when season two of the acclaimed Netflix series picks up Dec. 8. The monarch faces the downfall of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (Anton Lesser) and the introduction of President John F. Kennedy (Michael C. Hall) and wife Jackie (Jodi Balfour).
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