Being Cleopatra: Blake Lively

Blake Lively being Cleopatra as she prepares pumpkin-chocolate marble cake for the special Halloween edition of The Martha Stewart Show in 2008

Cleopatra Through the Artist's Eye: Horst P. Horst

Odalisque I (1943)

Horst P. Horst (1906-1999)

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Being Cleopatra: Patricia Velasquez

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Patricia Velasquez being the Cleopatra-esque character of Anck su Namun in the 1999 film, The Mummy

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"Cleo Patra" singing jazz

Cleo Patra Brown singing Me And My Wonderful One, 1935

Being Cleopatra

Sue Holderness being Cleopatra in part three of The Cleopatras which aired on BBC in 1983

Being Cleopatra

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Mata Hari being Cleopatra. Mata Hari (1876-1917) was a Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan, and accused spy who was executed by firing squad in France under charges of espionage for Germany during World War I. Click here to read more about this interesting life!

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Being Cleopatra: Lauren Lovett

Photo: Ian Merrill Peakes

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Photo: DeSalesUniversity

Photo: DeSalesUniversity

Photo: DeSalesUniversity

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Photo: Lisa Zinni Costume Designer

Lauren Lovett being Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, 2009

Being Cleopatra: Suelyn Medeiros

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Suelyn Medeiros being Cleopatra in a photoshoot

Catherine Zeta-Jones confirms plans in being Cleopatra

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There has been much talk over the years about Catherine Zeta-Jones being Cleopatra. On The View on Friday June 15, 2012, Zeta-Jones was a guest where she addressed these rumors, “I just finished a movie with Steven Soderbergh and we have an idea - actually it was for a movie - to play Cleopatra. It’s a rock and roll musical movie, but we think it would just be fantastic on Broadway.”

Being Cleopatra: Miss Darragh

Photographed and published by Percy Guttenberg for the Queen's Theatre, Manchester. Card No. 714.

Miss Darragh (aka Letitia Marion Dallas) being Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare at the Queen's Theatre in Manchester, 1908 

Cleopatra in Ads

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Cleopatra in Ads features this one for Panasonic Evolta batteries published in the September of 2009

Being Cleopatra: Kim Martin-Cotten

Kim Martin-Cotten being Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra with the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival in Kansas City, Missouri June 19-July 15, 2012

WHAT: Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare 

WHEN: June 19 - July 15, 2012 (June 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 and July 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14)
WHERE: The base of a sloping hill in Southmoreland Park located in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri
TICKETS: Admission to the festival is FREE and open seating on the hill is on a first-come, first-served basis. There are designated areas for blankets and for lawn chairs. Beach chairs are allowed in the blanket area as long as the chair seat rests on the ground. If you do not bring your own lawn chairs, plastic chairs are available to rent for the evening for $10 per chair. There is a reserved seating section down front close to the stage and reserved seats can be purchased for $25.  If you are a Fan of the Festival, you receive complimentary reserved seats with your contribution.

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Being Cleopatra: Natasha Grimm

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Natasha Grimm being Cleopatra in Cleopatra with Ballet Nebraska Program at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska on March 30, 2012

Showcasing a variety of dance styles like ballet, swing, jazz, and pointe, Ballet Nebraska presents Momentum, a collection of seven short dance works. Dancers will tell the story of Cleopatra, the last ruler of classical Egypt. This piece, choreographed by Erika Overturff the artistic director of Ballet Nebraska, is inspired by To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures, a traveling exhibit currently on display at the Joslyn Art Museum.

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Being Cleopatra: Frances Barber

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Frances Barber being Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare at the Shakespeare's Globe Theater in 2006

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Being Cleopatra: Alejandra Alonso

Photos: Karl Lagerfeld

Model Alejandra Alonso being Cleopatra in Chanel’s Pre-Fall 2011 Byzantine era collection

Being Cleopatra: Harriet Walter

Photo: Nigel Norrington/Camera Press/Retna Ltd.

Photo: Nigel Norrington/Camera Press/Retna Ltd.

Photo: Nigel Norrington/Camera Press/Retna Ltd.

Photo: Nigel Norrington/Camera Press/Retna Ltd.

Photo: Nigel Norrington/Camera Press/Retna Ltd.

Photo: Pascal Molliere

Photo: Pascal Molliere

Photo: Pascal Molliere

Harriet Walter being Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare with The Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, 2006