Helen Mirren

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Biography

Helen Mirren began as Ilyena Mironoff, having been born in England into a Russian family. Her grandfather was a Russian diplomat who was in…more

Born

7/26/1945, Chiswick, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Ilyena Lydia Mironoff

Gender

Female
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    • Helen spent a night in a brothel in preparation for her role in Love Ranch, in which she plays the owner of Nevada's first legalised brothel, The Mustang Ranch. Helen didn't want to go, but her husband Taylor Hackford, who is directing the film, insisted she do so.
    • In 2008, Dame Helen donated a signed copy of Suite Francais by Irene Nemirovsky for it to be auctioned off; other books were donated by Sir Ian McKellen, Sir David Jason and Gary Lineker. The proceed of the auction went to the charity Book Aid International which raises money to develop literacy in Sub-Saharan Africa.
    • Helen was ranked #39 in Glamour's "The 50 most glamorous women of '08" list
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    • Helen: I was always a good girl. I always showed up on time. I was never ever late. I never got drunk. I did drugs but only on my own time, not when I was working.
    • Helen: I waited my whole life to win an Oscar, then after I won it, I forgot I even had it. There's nothing like waking up and realising you've won an Oscar.
    • Helen: (explaining she had to force husband, Taylor, to kiss her after she won her Best Actress Oscar in 2007) I had to force my husband to stand up and kiss me. At first he didn't want to do it because he said, 'It's not my moment.' But I told him it was his moment as well.
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