Netflix on Saturday confirmed earlier reports that Gillian Anderson has been cast as Margaret Thatcher, who served as Britain’s first female Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. She will first appear in Season 4, which is currently in production.
“I am so excited to be joining the cast and crew of The Crown and to have the opportunity to portray such a complicated and controversial woman,” Anderson said in a statement. “Thatcher was undoubtedly formidable but I am relishing exploring beneath the surface and, dare I say, falling in love with the icon who, whether loved or despised, defined an era.”
Anderson’s casting extends her relationship with Netflix. In addition to her upcoming role on The Crown, she stars as single mother/sex therapist Jean Milburn in the critically acclaimed Sex Education, which has been renewed for Season 2.
Source: TV Line