Overview
The mother died under the executioner's axe; the daughter rose to become England's greatest monarch -- the brilliant and cunning Queen Elizabeth I. Jean Simmons portrays young Bess in this rich tapestry of a film that traces the tumultuous, danger-fraught years from Elizabeth's birth to her unexpected ascension to the throne at a mere 25. Charles Laughton reprises his Academy Award®-winning* role as her formidable father Henry VIII. Deborah Kerr plays her last stepmother (and Henry's last of six wives), gentle Catherine Parr. And Simmons' then real-life husband, Stewart Granger, adds heroics as Lord Admiral Thomas Seymour. In a resplendent world of adventure, romance and court intrigue, Young Bess reigns.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 24 | January 22, 2010 (80) | |
 | 40 | August 16, 1993 (80) | |
 | 31 | October 16, 2007 (86) | |
 | 53 | December 15, 1962 (63) | |
 | 41 | April 16, 2005 (93) | |
 | 41 | October 19, 2003 (91) | |
 | 32 | January 18, 2009 (88) | |
 | 62 | February 28, 1973 (82) | |
 | 10 | 82 | |
 | 27 | October 1, 2008 (83) |