| “Queen of the Nile” | |||||||
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| The Twilight Zone episode | |||||||
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 143 |
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| Written by | Jerry Sohl (credited to Charles Beaumont) |
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| Directed by | John Brahm | ||||||
| Guest stars | Ann Blyth : Pamela Morris/Constance Taylor Lee Philips : Jordan Herrick Celia Lovsky : Viola Draper Frank Ferguson : Krueger Ruth Phillips : Maid |
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| Production no. | 2626 | ||||||
| Original airdate | March 6, 1964 | ||||||
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| List of Twilight Zone episodes | |||||||
"Queen of the Nile" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.
Synopsis
A movie actress is interviewed by a columnist, who learns the secret of her enduring youth, which turns out to be a small scarab beetle jewel that drains the life of others. When he finally begins to question why she tells him this, he becomes yet another of her victims. At the end of the episode, it is implied that the actress is actually Cleopatra, and that she has been existing this way for centuries.
