ELIZABETH DEBICKI SCREEN QUEEN

THE AUSTRALIAN STAR IS TAKING HER FAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL, THANKS TO HER PORTRAYAL OF A ROYAL ICON

- Penelope Clifton

If she thought her debut, award-winning role opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in The Great Gatsby would be the most-watched of her career, she was wrong. This month, Elizabeth Debicki transformed into the late Diana,

Princess of Wales, in Season 5 of The Crown, and the 32-year-old Paris-born, Melbourne-raised actress has nailed the controversial portrayal, which has panned many before her. From Naomi Watts in the 2013 film Diana to Kristen Stewart in 2021’s Spencer, no-one’s done the job justice like Debicki.

“Not that long ago, I remember leaving a big movie set and thinking, ‘Well, if that’s the last one, I’m happy I got to do it,’” she admitted to The Guardian, after discussing her impressive resume. Baz Luhrmann snapped her up for The Great Gatsby straight out of drama school. From there she starred in BBC thriller