Cate Blanchett played a queen.
Cate Blanchett . A seven-time Oscar nominee , she has also received nominations for Notes on a Scandal ( 2006 ) , Elizabeth : The Golden Age ( 2007 ) , I 'm Not There ( 2007 ) and Carol ( 2015 ) . Elizabeth: The Golden Age . It stars Cate Blanchett in the title role and is a fairly fictionalised portrayal of events during the latter part of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England . Elizabeth (film) . Blanchett and Rush reprised their roles in the sequel , Elizabeth : The Golden Age ( 2007 ) , covering the later part of her reign .