One tweet in particular, which said Gadot is “stealing” the role from Arab actresses, started a robust debate. Some users pointed out that Cleopatra wasn’t Egyptian — as a Ptolemaic ruler ...

Israeli film star Gal Gadot has defended her plan to play Cleopatra following accusations of whitewashing. Critics say an Arab or African actress should play the ancient Egyptian queen.

African Queens: Queen Cleopatra features British actress Adele James as the Egyptian ruler A Netflix docudrama series that depicts Queen Cleopatra VII as a black African has sparked controversy in ...

The Egyptian queen was the most famous woman of antiquity and she has been portrayed on movie screens by some of the most famous actresses ... Varela But the story of Cleopatra on film also ...

Cleopatra Madonna Higgins, better known mononymously as Cleo, is a British R&B/soul/pop singer, dancer, songwriter and actress based in Manchester, England. Higgins was the lead singer of the ...