Helen Mirren is an Oscar-winning actress in British cinema and Hollywood. She is famous for her excellent performance of historical roles on the big screen and theater. Her most significant films are "The Queen", "Elizabeth I", "National Treasure: The Book of Secrets", "Winchester. The House That Ghosts Built", "The Last Resurrection".
Childhood and early years
Helen Mirren, nee Elena Mironova, was born in London on July 26, 1945 in the family of Vasily Mironov and Kathleen Alexandrina. The girl grew up with her older sister Katherine and her brother Peter. Helen Mirren has aristocratic Russian roots from her father's side in the family tree. Her grandfather, a staunch monarchist, left Russia during the 1917 revolution and settled in England.
The girl's parents wanted their daughter to become a teacher. But Helen became more and more fond of the theatrical world and took part in school productions with pleasure. After graduating from school, Helen Mirren entered the New College of Speech and Drama, and then - at the National Youth Theater in London.
Career as an actress in theater and cinema
For the first two years, Helen Mirren played minor roles in the theater. Then she was entrusted with the role of Queen Cleopatra, which she performed flawlessly, and was invited by agents in the Royal Shakespeare campaign.
Helen Mirren has played many notable roles on the stage, including a large number of historical characters.
The world famous actress brought participation in films. The first significant film in Helen Mirren's film career was the epic drama Caligula by Tinto Brass. This was followed by work in the sensational crime film "The Chef, Thief, His Wife and Lover", which received many controversial reviews, especially among the Puritan English society.
In 1984, the actress first won the main prize at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance in the film "Diary of a Terrorist".
Among the following famous films by Helen Mirren are the adventures of "The Prince of Jutland", the biographical drama "The Madness of King George", the comedy detective "Gosford Park", the mini-series "Elizabeth I", the "Oscar-winning" drama about the English monarch "The Queen", the adventure "The Treasure" nations: Book of Secrets ", biographical drama about the family of the writer Tolstoy" The Last Resurrection ", melodrama" Spices and Passions ", horrors" Winchester. The house that the ghosts built."
The English actress has actively starred in serials, and also took part in the dubbing of animated films ("Prince of Egypt", "Monsters University").
Helen Mirren's personal life
The actress had a lot of novels, but only one of them became the main one in her life. In the 1980s, Helen Mirren met Taylor Hackford, the famous American director of films such as The Devil's Advocate, Proof of Life.
The couple officially cemented their relationship only in 1997. The star family is happy enough in marriage, however, despite the long union, the couple have no children.
