Kristen Stewart will star as Princess Diana in a new film titled "Spencer."

From <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/princess-diana-style">fashion icon</a> to humanitarian, Princess Diana left a legacy few could follow-up, but it seems actress <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/kristen-stewart-yara-shahidi-juliet-pirelli-calendar-2020-2019">Kristen Stewart</a> is taking on the challenge. Following her buzzworthy role in Hulu&#39;s LGBTQ+ holiday rom-com Happiest Season, Stewart will star in Spencer,&nbsp;a new <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop%20culture/similarities-between-meghan-markle-princess-diana-royal-family">Princess Di </a>biopic. However, before the Twilight actress steps&nbsp;into the shoes of the people&#39;s princess, let&#39;s remember the ladies who have already taken on the role. L&#39;OFFICIEL remembers the actresses behind some of the most memorable depictions of the late princess in film and TV history.

Dynasty actress Catherine Oxenberg has played <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop%20culture/princess-diana-wedding-dress-tiara-see-all-the-photos">Princess Diana</a> in two different films. The first,&nbsp;The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana&nbsp;in 1982, celebrates&nbsp;the couple&#39;s new union, while&nbsp;the second&nbsp;Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After from 1992, depicts&nbsp;the breakdown of the royal marriage as told in Andrew Morton&#39;s book Diana: Her True Story&nbsp;published the same year. Through her mother, Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, Oxenberg is Prince Charles&#39; third cousin.

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Catherine Oxenberg

A year after the release of Andrew Morton&#39;s&nbsp;Diana: Her True Story, Serena Scott Thomas played the eponymous role in a film of the same name. David Threlfall plays&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop%20culture/prince-charles-william-support-harry-meghan-markle-miscarriage">Prince Charles</a>, while Elizabeth Garvie appears&nbsp;as <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/politics-culture/prince-charles-camilla-parker-bowels-royals-scandal-diana">Camilla Parker Bowles</a>.

Serena Scott Thomas

In 1996, the same year as Diana&#39;s divorce&nbsp;was finalized, Julie Cox starred in Princess in Love, a film based on the book of the same name by&nbsp;Anna Pasternak which details&nbsp;the affair between the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop%20culture/princess-diana-brother-rare-photo-charles-spencer-controversy">Princess of Wales</a>&nbsp;and James Hewitt.

Julie Cox

Just a year after Princess Diana&#39;s death in 1997, Amy Seccombe played her in Diana: A Tribute to the People&#39;s Princess.

Amy Seccombe

Based on Kate Snell&#39;s book&nbsp;Diana: Her Last Love, the 2013 film&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/04/naomi-watts-princess-diana-movie-sinking-ship">Diana</a>&nbsp;stars <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/save-the-date/naomi-watts-marilyn-monroe-blancpain-exhibition-beauty">Naomi Watts</a> as the British people&#39;s favorite former royal as she lives out the last two years of her life, beginning with her divorce from Prince Charles.

Naomi Watts

In November 2020, Netflix released <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/the-crown-season-four-fashion-princess-diana">season four</a> of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/the-crown-netflix-hair-makeup-olivia-colman">The Crown</a>, featuring Emma Corrin as the young Diana Spencer. The season follows the soon-to-be-princess from her early courtship with Prince Charles to the final breakdown of their marriage in 1990. The series has generated major controversy over its depiction of events, including discontent with the British government and royal family. This week, the&nbsp;UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden called for Netflix to add a disclaimer that the series is fictional. Speaking with the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8996921/Culture-Secretary-Oliver-Dowden-demands-Netflix-make-clear-Crown-fiction.html">Daily Mail</a>, he likened the request&nbsp;to a&nbsp;&ldquo;health warning.&rdquo;

Emma Corrin

While fans have enjoyed Corrin&#39;s portrayal as the late princess, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/17/entertainment/elizabeth-debicki-princess-diana-the-crown-intl-scli-gbr/index.html">Debicki</a> will be taking on the role in season five, as The Crown changes the cast every two seasons. When Debicki&#39;s casting was <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCrownNetflix/status/1295057878768918529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1295057878768918529%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2020%2F08%2F17%2Fentertainment%2Felizabeth-debicki-princess-diana-the-crown-intl-scli-gbr%2Findex.html">announced</a> in August, she said in a statement, &quot;Princess Diana&#39;s spirit, her words and her actions live in the hearts of so many. It is my true privilege and honour to be joining this masterful&nbsp;series which has had me absolutely hooked from episode one.&quot;

Elizabeth Debicki

This summer, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/kristen-stewart-charlies-angels-reboot">Stewart</a> was cast in an upcoming biopic titled <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/06/kristen-stewart-princess-diana-pablo-larrain-film-spencer-diana-rejects-fairy-tale-ending-1202961395/">Spencer</a>. Director Pablo Larra&iacute;n has said that the film will center around the Princess of Wales&#39; decision to end her marriage.

Kristen Stewart, Emma Corrin, and More Actresses as Princess Diana in Film and TV

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