Actress Bette Davis (1908-1989) was evidently fond of Queen Elizabeth
I as seen in this Christmas season photo taken in her
Hollywood home in the early 1980's. Framed portraits of Elizabeth can be seen on the left.
Photo taken from the collection of Bette Davis' former personal
assistant Kathryn Sermak.
Davis played Elizabeth I twice on screen: 'The Private Lives of Elizabeth
and Essex' (1939) and 'The Virgin Queen' (1955).
Called 'Anne Boleyn', by an Unknown Artist, Bibliothèque
nationale de France
Unfortunately, the portrait is not comparable to known
likenesses of Anne Boleyn, and the coat-of-arms is not hers. The inscription
appears to be a later addition as well.