Career
Charles appeared as an actress in repertory theatre in her twenties but initially had difficulty obtaining Equity membership as a look-alike of the Queen. and Austin Powers in Goldmember. She also appeared as a semi-regular in Spike Milligan"s Q series on British Broadcasting Corporation Television and appeared on Channel 4"s Big Brother 10 to surprise the Brazilian contestant Rodrigo Lopes (who thought he was meeting the real Queen Elizabeth II for a task). She also appeared in Saturday Night Live episode, Season 2, Episode 20 in 1977 and Mind Your Language episode, Season 2 Episode 2 Queen Foreign a Day in 1978.
She is now retired and resides in Chelmsford, Essex.