'Becoming Elizabeth' star Alicia von Rittberg on playing the last Tudor queen: It's 'very much needed'

Alicia von Rittberg's big break came as recent as 2014 when she played opposite Brad Pitt in “Fury.” She is know playing the historical "Virgin Queen."

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While Elizabeth died over 400 years ago, von Rittberg told Fox News Digital her story is just as relevant today.

"I think that just to tell the story of how a young woman became one of the greatest leaders we know today – it’s just something that is as modern and as contemporary today as it was 400 years ago," the 28-year-old actress explained. "I think to tell that story not just from an approach where you get to know the person behind that great icon because you learn how she grew up, but also to tell the story from a female point of view, I think it’s something that is just very new and very much needed."