Princess Diana

Diana, Princess of Wales

• Kristen Stewart is the latest actress to portray Princess Diana in the movie 'Spencer'.
• Princess Diana was a member of the House of Wales for approximately 11 years (1981-1992).
• The main focus of the movie 'Spencer' is on Princess Diana's life during the Christmas holidays with the British royal family.

The Crown

• Emma Corrin played Lady Diana Spencer in the fourth season of Netflix's The Crown.

Other Performances as Princess Diana

• The movie 'Diana' is based on the book 'Diana: Her Last Love' written by Kate Snell.
• Julie Cox played Diana and Christopher Villiers played Captain James Hewitt in a movie.
• Catherine Oxenberg played Diana in the 1982 movie 'The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana'.

Nelson Mandela

• Idris Elba was the second South African actor to portray Nelson Mandela in a film or TV production.
• The film 'Winnie Mandela' is centered around Jennifer Hudson's portrayal of Winnie Mandela.
• Morgan Freeman received an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Nelson Mandela.
• Danny Glover earned an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Nelson Mandela in a TV movie released in 1987.
• Chiwetel Ejiofor and William Hurt starred alongside Clarke Peters, who portrayed Nelson Mandela, in a TV miniseries.
• Dennis Haysbert played Nelson Mandela in the BBC depiction of Winnie Mandela's story released in 2010.

Abraham Lincoln

• Daniel Day-Lewis said, 'You're crazy. I can't play Lincoln. That's like playing God, to me'.
• Sam Waterston won an Emmy for his portrayal of Lincoln in a miniseries.
• Gregory Peck played Lincoln in the miniseries 'The Blue and the Gray'.
• Kris Kamm played Lincoln in a 1995 TV movie on The Family Channel.
• D.W. Griffith directed the film 'The Birth of a Nation', which featured the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
• Shirley Temple played the daughter of a Confederate soldier during the Civil War and made a plea for her father's freedom to President Lincoln in a film.
• Walter Huston portrayed Abraham Lincoln in a short film called 'Two Americans' released in 1929.

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