Helen Mirren is an actor whose career spans classical theatre, television and cinema. After playing Cleopatra with the National Youth Theatre, she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and later worked with Peter Brook's experimental theatre group.
Her screen roles include DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect and performances in The Long Good Friday and The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover. She won the Academy Award for her portrayal of Elizabeth II in The Queen and returned to the monarch on stage in The Audience, earning both Olivier and Tony awards.
