Claire Foy Didn't Give Her Any Advice About Being the Queen As the first actress to play Elizabeth II in The Crown, you might have expected Claire Foy to pass on some advice before Colman takes over. But she didn't think it was necessary. We're both playing two very different women in a sense and she's an absolutely extraordinary actress, so she doesn't need me to give my twopence," Foy told The Daily Mail. Image Source: Getty / Nicholas Hunt