BEGIN SLIDESHOW First photo of Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown debuts Ahead of the new season, and fresh off of 13 Emmy Award nominations, Netflix has released the first official photo from season 3 of The Crown, offering a first look at Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II. Colman steps into the role played by Claire Foy in the first two seasons of the series, now playing an older version of the Queen in the series.