Friday, April 8, 2011

Actress Helen Mirren

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Helen Mirren is among the top legendary actresses who lives in the hearts of millions of fans around the world. She was born in London, England on the 26th of July in the year 1945. She is the daughter of a Russian father and an English mother. 

She  started her career at the Catholic girls school where she participated in the different productions of the drama club. It was there that she realized that this was the field she wanted to work in. She later on worked for  New College of Speech and Drama in London.

At the  age of eighteen years, she auditioned for the National Youth Theater and was selected. At the age of 20, she got a role as Cleopetra in their production. She got famous from there. Her career in theater was a huge success and from then onwards she yearned to work in films and in television. She worked in  many films over the years. Her earlier works include popular films such as  Age of Consent, O Lucky Man!, Caligula, Excalibur, The Long Good Friday, White Nights and The Mosquito Coast and many mroe.

She has played different roles in television serials. Her most popular one has been on the prime time serial Prime Suspect as detective Jane Tennison and this helped her gain popularity around the world. For her great works and admirable portrayal of a wide range of characters of the years, she has won  one Academy Award for Best Actress, four SAG Awards, four BAFTAs, three Golden Globe awards, four Emmys, and two Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Awards during her career. She is married to American actor Taylor Hackford She has no children and has said in an interview that she lacks the maternal interview. In 2010 she unveiled her statue in the famous Madame Tussauds London.

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