Sarah Gadon, Who Plays A Young Princess Elizabeth, On Deconstructing Icons
The Canadian actress keeps playing icons—and is becoming one herself. Armed with film theory, she's able to keep a distance from the hype.
Sarah Gadon booked the lead in A Royal Night Out—she plays a young Princess Elizabeth on V-E Day—over Skype. Then, the Toronto-based actress flew out to meet the director, Julian Jarrold, in London. "I had a big Goose parka on, and I bounced into a members-only club in Soho, and I was showing my emotions openly, and I was blonde"—none of which seemed very queenly. In Gadon's recollection, the blood drained from his Jarrold's face, and he said, "Oh my God. You're so Canadian."