Joely Richardson, Anonymous

Joely Richardson comes from a long line of Filmdom royalty (daughter of Vanessa Redgrave and Tony Richardson; granddaughter of Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson). How appropriate then is her role as the younger Queen Elizabeth in Roland Emmerich's Anonymous, starring alongside her mother who plays the elder Queen Elizabeth?

Best known for her roles on The Tudors and Nip/Tuck television series, Richardson will also costar this holiday season in Hollywood's take on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, directed by David Fincher.

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