Poll: Inspirational Women's History Leader Biopics

Results of 639 votes:

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   Elizabeth (1998)

    

   Elizabeth I: Queen of England, Queen for 45 years and one of the worlds most respected monarchs ever. Alternate Biopics: Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Young Bess (1953)
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   A Royal Affair (2012)

    

   Queen Caroline: Queen of Denmark, influenced her son King Fredrick VI to reform and modernize Denmark.
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   The Crown (2016)

    

   Queen Elizabeth II: UK Queen, Queen of United Kingdom for over 65 years, longest serving British monarch ever. Alternate Biopic: The Queen (2006) and A Royal Night Out (2015)
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   Jackie (2016)

    

   Jackie Kennedy: USA First Lady, champion of the arts and of historic architecture preservation, as well as, known for her style, elegance, and grace. She was a fashion icon and role model to women eve…
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   Pocahontas (1995)

    

   Pocahontas: Powhatan Indian princess, emissary to the English settlers and allegedly saved John Smith from execution by offering to sacrifice her own life. Alternate Biopic: The New World (2005)
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   The Iron Lady (2011)

    

   Margaret Thatcher: UK Prime Minister, United Kingdom leader for 10 years.
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   The Young Victoria (2009)

    

   Queen Victoria: Queen of England, for 40 years presided over one the greatest empires the world has ever seen. Alternate Biopic: Victoria & Albert (2001)
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   Marie Antoinette (2006)

    

   Marie Antoinette: Queen of France, brought the French monarchy tumbling down. Alternate Biopic: Marie Antoinette (1938)
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   Grace of Monaco (2014)

    

   Grace Kelly: Princess of Monaco, an immensely successful Academy Award winning actress over a very short career. She used her popularity as a fashion and style icon to promote her philanthropic work a…
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    Cleopatra (1963)

     

    Cleopatra: Queen of Egypt, last active pharaoh of Ptolemaic dynasty. Alternate Biopic: Cleopatra (1934)
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    The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

     

    Anne Boleyn: Queen of England, key figure in the English Reformation. Alternate Biopic: Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
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    Spencer (2021)

     

    Diane Spencer: People's Princess, the beloved Princess of Wales was known for her HIV/AIDS, Landmines, and Cancer charitable work. Her fashion, style, beauty and compassion made her admired the world…
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    The Lady (2011)

     

    Aung San Suu Kyi: State Counsellor of Myanmar, the de facto Head of State of Myanmar. The Nobel Peace Prize winning opposition leader spent two decades as a political prisoner, when the military refu…
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    Jodhaa Akbar (2008)

     

    Rajkumari Mariam-uz-Zamani aka Jodhaa Bai: Empress of the Mughal Empire, personally agreed to a loveless arranged marriage of political alliance between the Mughal empire Akbar and Rajput empire. Her …
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    Warrior Queen Boudica (2006)

     

    Boudica: Celtic Queen, a British Iceni tribe chieftain who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60.
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    One Night with the King (2006)

     

    Esther: Queen of Persia, the iconic biblical figure saved her Herbrew people by preventing a genocide. Alternate Biopic: The Book of Esther (2013)
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    Queen Margot (1994)

     

    Queen Margot: Queen Consort of France and Navarre, the victim of a manipulative mother, a loveless arranged marriage, imprisoned by her ruthless brothers and trapped in religious war between Catholics…
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    Queen Christina (1933)

     

    Queen Christina: Queen of Sweden, one of the most educated women of the 1600s, sought to establish Stockholm as the "Athens of the North". An independent thinker, she broke with tradition by…
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    The Lion in Winter (1968)

     

    Eleanor of Aquitaine: First Queen of France, influenced the politics of many western European nations, personally and through her sons, English kings: King Richard and King John. Alternate Biopic The…
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    Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

     

    Queen Mary: Queen of Scots, only six days old when she asceded to the throne of Scotland. She also was briefly the Queen consort of France and laid claim to the English throne. Held captive for two de…
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    Catherine the Great (2019)

     

    Catherine the Great: Empress of Russia, one of the great political leaders of 18th century. Alternate Biopics: The Scarlet Empress (1934), A Royal Scandal (1945), Catherine the Great (1995), Young C…
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    Evita (1996)

     

    Evita Peron: First Lady of Argentina, inspiration to the Argentinian people. Alternate Biopic: Evita Peron (1981)
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    Southside with You (2016)

     

    Michelle Obama: USA First Lady, an advocate for poverty awareness, nutrition, physical activity, and healthy eating. She is known a fashion icon, a role model for women, and important part of her husb…
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    Lady Jane (1986)

     

    Lady Jane Grey: Nine-Day Queen, the de facto monarch of England and Ireland for nine days. She was a traitor-heroine of the Reformation and whose Protestant martyrdom grew to legendary proportions ove…
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    Mad Love (2001)

     

    Joanna of Castile: Queen of Spain, established modern Spain and became its first queen by uniting the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon under her rule.
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    Eleanor, First Lady of the World (1982)

     

    Eleanor Roosevelt: USA First Lady, Unofficial co-president of United States 1933-1945, plus an iconic human rights advocate/leader.
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    Golda (2023)

     

    Golda Meir: First Prime Minister of Israel, the Iron Lady of Israel was crucial to Israel's survival during it's formative years. Alternate Biopic: A Woman Called Golda (1982)
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    Salomé (2013)

     

    Salome: Queen of Chalcis and Armenia Minor, infamous for demanding and receiving the head of John the Baptist. Alternate Biopic: Wilde Salomé (2011)
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    Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)

     

    Tsarina Alexandra: Empress of Russia, best known for her faith in the mystic Rasputin and for influencing the King's resistance to a surrender of autocratic authority over Russia. Both, severely damag…
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    Queen of the Desert (2015)

     

    Gertrude Bell: Political Officer aka Queen of the Desert, Bell played a major role in establishing and helping administer the modern state of Iraq. Her knowledge as an archaeologist and writer gave he…
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    Kurmanjan datka (2014)

     

    Tsaritsa Kurmanjan Datka: Queen of Alai (Kyrgyzstan), persuaded her people to accept Russian annexation, wisely recognizing the futility of resistance and for the welfare of her people at a great pers…
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    Corsage (2022)

     

    Elisabeth of Bavaria: Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary She helped to bring about the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary in 1867. Sissi's was a popular royal, famed for being an unusual royal, as …
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    Winnie Mandela (2011)

     

    Winnie Mandela: "Mother of the Nation" She served as a Member of Parliament from 1994 to 2003 and from 2009 to 2018. Also, Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist serving on the …
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    Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019)

     

    Rani Lakshmibai: Queen of Jhansi, Rani Lakshmibai, one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and her resistance to the British Rule. added 10 April 2021