Helen Mirren

Helen poses at the 59th Annual Emmy Awards on September 16, 2007.

A young Helen in 1972

Actress Helen Mirren in 1975.

Helen Mirren stars as Catholic widow Marcella in ‘Cal’, directed by Pat O’Connor, 1984.

Helen Mirren at the White Nights New York Premiere at the Coronet Theatre.

Helen Mirren in London, May 16th 1989.

Looking bridal at the 67th Annual Academy Awards.

Winner of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special for her role as Detective Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect 4: Scent of Darkness.

Actress Helen Mirren poses for a magazine shoot in 1997 at in Los Angeles, California.

Ms Mirren arriving at the 74th Annual Academy Awards.

Actress and now a Dame Commander of the British Empire, Helen Mirren poses for a portrait during the ‘CineVegas Film Festival’ on June 16, 2006 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Actress Dame Helen Mirren arrives on the red carpet of the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, in Los Angeles, 28 January 2007. Mirren and Forest Whitaker cemented their status as Oscars front-runners here after winning the top prizes at the 13th Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Another award for Helen Mirren, this time at BAFTAs for Actress in a Leading role for The Queen

Arriving at the 79th Annual Academy Awards, Helen took home the award for Best Actress for her role in The Queen.

Helen Mirren attends the premiere for the film ‘Chacun Son Cinema’ at the Palais des Festivals during the 60th International Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2007 in Cannes, France.

Dame Helen Mirren arriving at the National Movie Awards on September 28, 2007 in London, England.

Dame Helen Mirren attends the ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards at Grosvenor House Hotel on October 3, 2008 in London, England.

Actress Helen Mirren arrives at the 16th Annual BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel on November 1, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.

Actress Dame Helen Mirren attends the 7th Directors Guild of America Honors at the DGA Theater on October 16, 2008 in New York City.