Marie-Antoinette — The Affair of the Necklace Character Profile

About Marie-Antoinette

The young Queen of France who becomes the unwitting victim and central figure of the diamond necklace scandal, suffering severe reputational damage that fuels public unrest.

Character Facts

Played by

Joely Richardson

Appears in

The Affair of the Necklace (2001)

Role

Supporting

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• Jeanne St. Remy de Valois (Hilary Swank)
• Cardinal Louis de Rohan (Jonathan Pryce)
• Rétaux de Vilette (Simon Baker)
• Count Nicolas De La Motte (Adrien Brody)
• Monsieur Bassenge (Peter Eyre)
• Minister Breteuil (Brian Cox)
• Madame Campan (Helen Masters)
• President D'Aligre (Geoffrey Hutchings)
• Madame Pomfré (Diana Quick)
• Louis XVI (Simon Shackleton)
• Magistrate Titon (James Vaughan)
• Darnell de Valois (James Larkin)