Helen Mirren

Although this Britain-born actress doesn't boast conventional Hollywood beauty, her rebellious attitude, remarkable versatility, palpable sensuality and frequent nude scenes have turned her into the t...
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07/25/1945
Chiswick, England
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Made her directorial debut by helming the "Happy Birthday" segment of the 2001 TV-movie On the Edge.
Frustrated with her career in her twenties, she visited a hand reader who said the height of her success wouldn't happen for another 20 years. He was right.
Called her Prime Suspect role "the biggest break of my career."
Named Dame of the British Empire in 2003.
In the 2002 TV-movie Door to Door, she played William H. Macy's mother even though he's only five years her junior.