AMERICAN actress Gillian Anderson has won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Margaret Thatcher on The Crown. 18/11/2020 SPLASH. Gillian Anderson joins The Crown season 4 cast as Margaret The Iron Lady Thatcher, Great Britain's first female prime minister. -- ADVERTISEMENT --At this years 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards she beat her co-star on The Crown, Helena Bonham Carter, as Gillian, 52, has revealed she had to wear a Margaret Thatcher does not, but Gillian Anderson does. This content is imported from YouTube. By Natalie Cornish. In the new season of The Crown, Gillian Anderson takes on the role of the Iron Lady. Shes just the latest in a long line of Thatcher impersonators. Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher (Image: Matt Sprake / SplashNews.com). When Gillian Anderson first appears as Margaret Thatcher in The Crown, the first thing you notice is the hair. Anderson looks like the spitting image of Margaret Thatcher She did "a lot of research" to play Thatcher. Season 4 score a series-best 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, with glowing reviews for Gillian Andersons portrayal of Thatcher and Emma Corrin as Diana. While The Crowns fourth season is streaming on Netflix now, the fifth season will most probably arrive in 2022. Gillian Anderson plays Thatcher in The Crown. From her uncanny mannerisms to that voice, Gillian Anderson's portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in season four of The Crown is nothing short of mesmerising. Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: GILLIAN ANDERSON / Margaret Thatcher THE CROWN Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: JASON SUDEIKIS / T How Gillian Anderson transformed into Thatcher. The Crown actress Gillian Anderson has told how it was 'obvious' The Crown was a TV show amid calls for a disclaimer Credit: Getty - Contributor. There was a moment, making the fourth series of The Crown, when Gillian Anderson was in full costume as Margaret Thatcher and her partner, the Viewers will see Gillian Anderson in the role of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady whose politics divided and changed Britain during her lengthy leadership. Emma Corrin and Gillian Anderson talk about playing Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher, respectively, on "The Crown." The actress says her portrayal of Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is "not a one-dimensional portrait". The Crown's make-up and hair designer shares the secrets from the set. Gillian Anderson is joining the all-star cast of the next series of The Crown playing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a role that while coveted for its complexity, she was no doubt nervous to undertake, as she explained to The Times in an interview this week. as a third continued to highlight the portrayal discrepency and put: "Emma Corrin is Another viewer bluntly posted: "Gillian Andersons Thatcher IS AWFUL!!!" The Crown star Gillian Anderson has opened up about undergoing a complete transformation to play late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Here's what we know about Gillian Anderson's role as Margaret Thatcher in The Crown season 4. Gillian Anderson is extraordinary as Thatcher in The Crown; Yes! Netflix first announced that Anderson had been cast as Thatcher in September 2019. Why is it so hard to turn the Iron Lady into flesh? This is Andersons second Golden Globe as she won Best Lead Actress in 1997 for her role as Dana Scully on The X-Files. 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