Helen MirrenMirren aged 24 in Age of Consent (1969) Dame Helen Mirren (born Ilynea Lydia Mironoff July 26, 1945) is a British stage, television and movie actress. She is particularly well-known for her role as female detective Jane Tennison in the Prime Suspect series of television dramas. Mirren was born in the UK to a Russian-noble father who emigrated there in response to the Russian Revolution. She first appeared on stage in 1965 as Cleopatra for the National Youth Theatre. This led to her joining the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing Cressida in Troilus and Cressida, and Lady Macbeth in the production by Trevor Nunn. In 1972 she joined Peter Brook's International Centre for Theatre Research, and joined the group's tour across North Africa which created The Conference of the Birds The "sexy" image she acquired in her youth has been little affected by encroaching age. She married director Taylor Hackford, her domestic partner since 1986, on 31 December 1997 in Los Angeles. She was invested as a DBE on December 5, 2003. At the Edinburgh Television Festival in August 2004, director Stephen Frears revealed that he had cast Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in a forthcoming project entitled The Queen, set during the week between the death and funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. Partial filmography
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At the Edinburgh Television Festival in August 2004, director Stephen Frears revealed that he had cast Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in a forthcoming project entitled The Queen, set during the week between the death and funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. Besides a strong domestic reputation gained through a widely varied list of roles in theater and television drama, film director Aki Kaurismäki's films have brought Kati Outinen international attention and even adulation, particularly in Germany and France. She was invested as a DBE on December 5, 2003. Her breakthrough role was as a tough girl in the generational classic youth film Täältä tullaan elämä by Matti Kassila. She married director Taylor Hackford, her domestic partner since 1986, on 31 December 1997 in Los Angeles. Having studied under Jouko Turkka during his "reign" of drama studies in Finland, she nevertheless has never been associated with the "turkkalaisuus" school of acting methodology. The "sexy" image she acquired in her youth has been little affected by encroaching age. Kati Outinen (born August 17, 1961) is a Finnish actress who has often played leading female roles in Aki Kaurismäki's films. In 1972 she joined Peter Brook's International Centre for Theatre Research, and joined the group's tour across North Africa which created The Conference of the Birds. This led to her joining the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing Cressida in Troilus and Cressida, and Lady Macbeth in the production by Trevor Nunn. She first appeared on stage in 1965 as Cleopatra for the National Youth Theatre. Mirren was born in the UK to a Russian-noble father who emigrated there in response to the Russian Revolution. She is particularly well-known for her role as female detective Jane Tennison in the Prime Suspect series of television dramas. Dame Helen Mirren (born Ilynea Lydia Mironoff July 26, 1945) is a British stage, television and movie actress. The Queen (2005). Shadowboxer (2005). Prime Suspect 6 (2004). The Clearing (2004). Calendar Girls (2003). Gosford Park (2001). Prime Suspect 4-5 (1995-1996). The Madness of King George (1994). Prime Suspect 1-3 (1991-1993). Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991). The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989). The Mosquito Coast (1986). 2010: Odyssey Two (1984). Excalibur (1981). Caligula (1979). O Lucky Man! (1973). Age of Consent (1969). |