Ever since the Mistress was a wee one, I have always liked the story of Alice In Wonderland. I can not wait to go see Tim Burton's version of the masterpiece in March when it is released. And my favorite characters has always been the Queen of Hearts. Over the years, I have seen many versions of the movie and the actress who played the part. What's not to love about the Queen? She wears all the over the top make-up, huge gowns, ornate head piece and jewelry, and always has a elegant coif! A drag queens dream come true! Hell the Mistress even did a Queen of Hearts one year.! Complete with a huge red feather heart shaped fan! But no, there has been many actress who played the part, and each added their own twist to it. Here are some of my favorites.Miranda Richardson played the part of the Queen in NBC'S 1999 updated version from the 1985 movie. Miranda probably played the most twisted version of the part. With her voice and looks- she just looked plain old loco!
Jayne Meadows, who I loved as a actress, really did a good Queen. Boy was she mean as hell! She played the part in NBC'S version in 1985. It was a three night event! Yea, I have that one on VHS!
Teri Hacther played the part in a LA stage version.
Helena Bonham Carter will be playing the part in the much anticipated movie version.
Katy Bates will be playing the part in the up-coming Sci-Fi Channel's futurist version of the story.
The other character I liked was Carol Channing's White Queen in the musical version of NBC'S 1985 movie. How can one not like Carol's raspy voice,her wailing of the arms, and her plain old campiness! And she does sound like a sheep before the transformation. Here she is singing Jam from the movie. Tootles!
