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Leonor Varela. Produced by Hallmark Entertainment, it stars Leonor Varela as the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, Timothy Dalton as Julius Caesar, Billy Zane as Mark Antony, Rupert Graves as Octavius, Sean Pertwee as Brutus and Bruce Payne as Cassius.);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(r7vFZu7EEtzHwPAP64KHmAQ__54,
Historically, white actresses such as Claudette Colbert, Vivien Leigh, and, most famously, Elizabeth Taylor have portrayed Cleopatra. The thinking during Hollywood's Golden Age seemed to be that kohl eyeliner and a black wig was all it took to transform any white woman into the Queen of the Nile.
The controversy was ignited by the casting of a Black actress, Adele James, to play the titular queen; critics claim that James' casting is historically inaccurate, and have labelled it “appropriation.” Ironically, Cleopatra has often been played by non-Egyptian actresses in the past, most famously by Elizabeth Taylor.
Actress Elizabeth Taylor. Actress Elizabeth Taylor played one of the greatest roles of her career as the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra. Elizabeth took upon the role in the American film Cleopatra, which was released in 1963.);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(r7vFZu7EEtzHwPAP64KHmAQ__70,
actress Adele James. On May 11 Netflix premiered the new docuseries Queen Cleopatra starring black actress Adele James as the Pharaonic Queen of Egypt.