Helen Mirren

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." Made her directorial debut by helming the "Happy Birthday" segment of the 2001 TV-movie On the Edge . In the 2002 TV-movie Door to Door, she played William H. Macy's mother even though he's only five years her junior. Named Dame of the British Empire in 2003. Nominated for… Show more three 2007 Golden Globes for her performances in Elizabeth I, The Queen and Prime Suspect: The Final Act . She won statuettes for the first two, portraying Queen Elizabeth I and II, respectively. Played a brothel madam in Love Ranch, a film directed by husband Taylor Hackford. Has served as an ambassador for the human rights organization Oxfam. ~ Rovi

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