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The film stars Elizabeth Taylor in the eponymous role, along with Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall and Martin Landau. It chronicles the struggles of the young queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.
From the very first films, actresses have portrayed their own unique version of Cleopatra. While Vivien Leigh captured Cleopatra's charm in 1945's. Elizabeth Taylor also turned a few heads with her classic portrayal in 1963's Cleopatra, and Monica Bellucci played Cleopatra in Asterix & Obelix.
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(Q77FZpHnHo2BkvQP3Ie-6Ao__48,
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.
Cleopatra was no beauty queen, said the reports. The face on the coin was nothing like that of Elizabeth Taylor. Instead she looked “plain”, even “shrewish”, and had a “hook-like hooter”. This was announced as a revelation.