Rachel Skarsten Takes a Royal New Role
Lost Girl and Fifty Shades of Grey actress, Rachel Skarsten has landed the role of the infamous monarch, Queen Elizabeth on the CW drama, Reign. Entertainment Weekly reports Skarsten is scheduled to first appear in the season two finale and reveals the finale will mostly focus on the drama surrounding her character.
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“The character of Elizabeth, Queen of England, the only living child of Henry VIII and the murdered Ann Boleyn, looms over Mary Queen of Scots for the duration of her life,” executive producer Laurie McCarthy said in a statement. “Elizabeth has also, without ever stepping onto our stage, loomed over our first two seasons as a forceful and intriguing presence. I have been dying to introduce her to our characters and our audience. Because no single character understands Mary’s unique circumstances more. No character is more of a threat to her happiness and her life. Elizabeth’s debut in the season finale is a catalyst for events in season 3,when Reign will chronicle the lives, loves and tribulations of three queens: Mary, Catherine, and now Elizabeth.”
“I’m delighted to cast Rachel Skarsten as Elizabeth, a female monarch still in her twenties, early yet in her rule. She is a beautiful, cunning and brave mix of opposites: a young woman hardened too soon by life’s events, but vulnerable when it comes to love. A mercenary foe riddled with compassion for her rival. With her introduction, our world expands: the stakes grow even more heightened as we travel to another court filled with the beauty of privilege, passion and intrigue. The wait is over. Elizabeth is here. And I’m certain our audience will welcome her into the fold.”