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Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren, born Helen Mironov of Russian-English parentage, is one of the best-known and most-respected actresses in Britain and America. In a career that spans stage, screen and television, she has become renowned for tackling challenging roles and has won many awards for her powerful and versatile performances.She began her career with the National Youth Theatre in 1965 in a performance that resulted in her discovery. Two years later she was invited to join the Royal Shakespeare Company and starred in a number of highly regarded productions. In 1972 she joined renowned director Peter Brook's Theatre Company and toured the world.Her film career began in the late... Read full bio

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In the Frame will be released on January 04, 2011 in eBook
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In the Frame is now available in eBook
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In the Frame will be released on March 25, 2008 in Hardcover
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Moviehole, May 17, 2012
...Spy Kids franchises. In 2011, Miramax released three new films including the critically acclaimed film The Debt, starring Helen Mirren and Jessica Chastain, directed by John Madden. Collectively, the Miramax library has received 284 Academy Award...
Indiewire, May 11, 2012
...Killers, and even Lee Daniels' Shadowboxer! Although MISS is much closer in content to Daniels' work, which starred Helen Mirren and Cuba Gooding Jr as assassins for hire, sometimes mother and son, and sometimes lovers; closer in the sense that MISS also...
The Independent, May 5, 2012
...we don't want to picture celebrities on their knees. Let's all toast this Jubilee! Thank you, Helen Mirren, for giving the OK for "grumpy anti-monarchists" to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee. "I didn't celebrate [the Silver Jubilee] and was appalled by the...
Girl.com.au, May 4, 2012
..."Private Parts." His extensive list of film credits also includes "The Last Station" opposite Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren, Tony Gilroy's "Duplicity," "Cold Souls," which Paul Giamatt also Executive Produced, David Dobkin's Fred Claus, "Shoot Em'...
Broadway World, May 3, 2012
...Bad, and Law and Order, Ugly Betty, The Closer, Lie To Me and numerous others, including Georgetown with Helen Mirren. Joanna Strapp (Sally) Most recently, Joanna appeared as Masha in The Seagull at the Antaeus Company, where she will perform in the...
PR-Canada.net, May 1, 2012
..." an espionage thriller based on the graphic novel by Warren Ellis starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren; the sleeper hit "The Devil Inside;" and "Man On A Ledge," starring Sam Worthington. Upcoming productions include "The Last Stand"...
TwinCities.com, May 1, 2012
...unnoticed servitude downstairs. Set in 1932, "Gosford" is a ripping good time, and the cast, which also includes Helen Mirren, Eileen Atkins, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kelly Macdonald, Emily Watson, Alan Bates and Clive Owen, is impeccable. (On home video)...
Oman Tribune, March 3, 2012
...lead actress, she won: Marion Cotillard did it playing Edith Piaf in 2007’s La Vie En Rose; Helen Mirren turned the trick incarnating Queen Elizabeth II in 2006’s The Queen; and Reese Witherspoon pulled it off tackling the role of June Carter in...
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 3, 2012
...Psycho will star Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh, James D'Arcy as Anthony Perkins, and Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren as Alfred and Alma Hitchcock. . . . Blake Lively stalker Sergei Mifle has been ordered by a judge to stay 100 yards away from her...
Zimbio, March 3, 2012
...used in the original black-and-white film to simulate blood.Anthony Hopkins has been tapped to play Hitchcock and Helen Mirren will play the director's wife, Alma.The Fox Searchlight project will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the 1960 horror classic....
BusinessofCinema.com, March 3, 2012
...of Psycho".According to contactmusic.com, the 27-year-old will star alongside James D'Arcy, Anthony Hopkins and Dame Helen Mirren in the project, which is being helmed by "Anvil" director Sacha Gervasi.Scarlett will next be seen in "We Bought a Zoo"...
NDTV, March 3, 2012
...it to the big screen, reported Contactmusic. Veteran actor Anthony Hopkins is signed to play Hitchcock, while Dame Helen Mirren will play his wife, Alma Reville. Hitchcock struggled to secure studio backing for Psycho, as movie bosses didn't believe a...
TriValleyCentral.com, March 3, 2012
...increasingly popular with seniors. The days of shapeless, frumpy clothing for seniors are over. With celebrities such as Helen Mirren stepping out in stylish designer dresses and chic suits, todays golden agers are more interested than ever in revamping...
TriValleyCentral.com, March 3, 2012
...can embrace the natural progression to gray and still embrace fashion-forward styles and updated cuts. Jamie Lee Curtis, Helen Mirren, Paula Deen and Judi Dench are all great examples of popular styles for seniors.Becky Cowan, 52, shares some of her...