Cleopatra is another one of those female personalities that have many incarnations in film. And it’s not just films dedicated solely to her, but also films that include Cleopatra into the plot, like Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002).

Throughout history, she has been portrayed by a number of actresses, including Claudette Colbert, María Antonieta Pons, Loray White, Janet Suzman, Helen Gardner, Anna Valle, Alessandra Negrini, Theda Bara, Vivien Leigh, Leonor Varela, and many more. Cleopatra’s earliest credited appearance in film was in 1912, played by actress Helen Gardner, while the most recent ones are by Alessandra Negrini and Lyndsey Marshal in 2007.