Elizabeth Best

from The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Role: Protagonist

Murder Club founder

Helen Mirren plays Elizabeth Best in The Thursday Murder Club (2025 Netflix film), the adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.

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