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Thatcher enters the Netflix television series
portraying the British royal family as it moves into the 1980s,
when the polarizing Conservative Party leader was at the height
of her power.
Anderson said she used no prosthetics, not even teeth, but
relied on body language and vocal idiosyncrasies to capture
Thatcher's appearance.
"It came down to holding my mouth in the right way," Anderson
said. "Then she had very specific mannerisms in terms of how she
cocks her head, and how she leans forward.
"You start putting those things together and at some point you
end up in the realm of Margaret Thatcher," said Anderson.
Thatcher was Britain's first female prime minister and her
11-year-term in office was the longest of the 20th century. She
died aged 87 in 2013.
The new season of "The Crown," released on Netflix on Sunday,
covers the escalation of conflict in Northern Ireland and the
Falklands War. It will also portray the unhappy marriage of
Prince Charles and Princess Diana, who will be played by Emma
Corrin.
Anderson said the first time she ran into Corrin, when both
actors were in full costume, "was kind of like a Madame Tussauds
moment."
Anderson, who grew up in both Britain and the United States and
is best known for television's "The X Files," had plenty of
material to work with to capture Thatcher.
"A lot of people have played her to acclaim before, so that's
always a bit daunting," she said, referring to the likes of
Meryl Streep, an Oscar winner for "The Iron Lady."
"Also she's certainly quite a character and people had very
strong opinions about her either way. There is so much richness
of character and history that as an actor you can bite into,"
Anderson said.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross; writing by Jill Serjeant; Editing by
Rosalba O'Brien)
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