Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford - Marriage Profile Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford A Scottish Wedding Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford at the 79th Academy Awards Governors Ball. ©, A.M.P.A.S. Used by Permission - All Rights Reserved. Share By Sheri Stritof After saying for years that she would not marry, once Helen Mirren married Taylor Hackford, she was very pleased with her decision. Here's information about their Scottish wedding, and more. Born: Helen Mirren aka Ilyena Vasilievna Mironov / Ilyena Lydia Mironoff: Born July 26, 1945 near London, England. Taylor Edwin Hackford: December 31, 1944 in Santa Barbara, California. Although some sources give his birth date as December 3, 1944, the California Birth index, 1905-1995 lists Taylor as being born on the 31st. How Taylor and Helen Met: Helen and Taylor met when Taylor was directing her in White Nights. Their first meeting did not go well. "He kept her waiting to audition for White Nights, and she was icy.

“It was a strange way to meet Helen, because she is a lovely person,” says Hackford, “but she didn’t hold back her fury.” Obviously their relationship improved once they were working together, and they discovered they shared a working-class background, a love of adventure travel, and a dedication to telling thrilling stories on film." continue reading below our video 5 Ways You Can Tell It is Love Wedding Date: Having been together since 1986, on Taylor's 53rd birthday, he and Helen were married on December 31, 1997 in Scotland at Ardersier Parish Church near Inverness. Helen wore a white embroidered dress. Taylor wore a traditional Scottish kilt. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. Alex Whiteford. their reception for their small gathering of around 40 locals, and family and friends was held at the Castle Stuart. Children: Helen has not had any children of her own and has stated that she has no regrets. She has plenty of children to love in her family including Taylor's sons, and the children of her siblings. Taylor has two sons. Rio Del Valle Hackford: Born June 28, 1970 in Los Angeles County, California.

Rio is an actor and has owned several clubs. Alexander Hackford: Occupations: Helen: Actress, producer, director. In 2/07 Helen won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Queen. Taylor: Director, actor, producer, editor, and writer. Previous Marriages: Taylor has two previous marriages. Lynne Littman: Born on June 16, 1941 in New York, New York. Lynne is a director, producer, and writer. Taylor and Lynne married on May 7, 1977. Their marriage ended in divorce. Unknown: Residences: Taylor and Helen have lived in a hacienda in the Hollywood Hills since 1986. They also own a Georgian-styled home in Wapping in East London and a home in the south of France. Quotes About Marriage and Helen Mirren: Helen about Taylor: “I have to say that the thing I loved most about Taylor was his absolute, total commitment to his children." Source: AARPMagazine.org Helen on why she had not married: "I might get married, but it would be a backward step.

The reason I never wanted to marry is because I've never wanted to be divorced ... All my life I hated the idea of getting married. I thought it would always be a massive mistake for me. Then one day almost exactly a year ago I just felt it would be the right thing for me to do. I had been with Taylor for 15 years. He'd given me respect and loyalty and I trusted him 100% but still I was terrified it would change our relationship. I told him I would marry him on the condition that nothing would change. But when I woke up on the morning after the wedding I realized everything had changed and I loved it. I felt totally and utterly different. I was his wife and he was my husband and it was such an enormous thing to me. It was wonderful. Even after almost a year I still feel a shiver when I hear him say 'my wife' and I get this enormous sense of pleasure when I say 'my husband'." Source: HelenMirren.com Helen on being married: “I still sort of don’t believe in marriage, but that’s not to say I’m not incredibly happy to be married.

And the one thing I thought I’d hate”—lots of girlish emphasis here—“which was ‘my husband,’ I say all the time. I can’t wait for an opportunity to say it…you know: ‘My husband is over there at the moment.’ I absolutely love it.” Taylor Hackford - Biography - IMDb Taylor Hackford Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (3) | Trivia (17) | Personal Quotes (33) Overview (3) 6' 2" (1.88 m) Mini Bio (1) Taylor Hackford was born on December 31, 1944 in Santa Barbara, California, USA as Taylor Edwin Hackford. He is a producer and director, known for The Devil's Advocate (1997), Ray (2004) and Parker (2013). He has been married to Helen Mirren since December 31, 1997. He was previously married to Lynne Littman and Georgie Lowres.

Spouse (3) ( 7 May 1977 - ?) (divorced) (1 child) Georgie Lowres Trivia (17) Graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1968) Before marrying Helen Mirren in 1997, he had lived with her in Los Angeles since 1986. Graduated from USC School of International Relations Father of actor Rio Hackford (b. 1970), with Georgie Lowres, and Alexander Hackford (b. 1979), with Lynne Littman . Stages exciting and energetic musical numbers. Graduate of Santa Barbara High School. He started as a documentary-maker for public TV in LA. Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 2000. Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 2001. He, his ex-wife Lynne Littman and his wife Helen Mirren are all Oscar-winners. He and his wife have houses in Los Angeles, the South of France, London and have an estate in New Orleans. Son of Mary and Joseph Hackford.

Married Helen Mirren on New Year's Eve 1997, his 53rd birthday. Was named new president of the Director's Guild in July 2009. Met third wife Helen Mirren when he directed her in White Nights (1985). Has directed three actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Louis Gossett Jr. , Debra Winger , and Jamie Foxx . Gossett and Foxx won Oscars for their performances. Served in the Peace Corps. Personal Quotes (33) An actor has to embody a role. But a writer's contribution is literary and a film is not literary. When you take that stuff off the page, and cast the people who are going to fit into those roles, that's what being a director is. It was the era of Tab Hunter and Rock Hudson; they all had a certain look. The whole concept of the devil is a metaphor on one level. It isn't glamorous until after the film is finished, and you are at the premiere and getting your picture on the cover of magazines.

And it's a question of how far we're willing to go in order to let the ego shine, in order to let that beacon penetrate not only the local scene but the world. Because when you have millions of people with this kind of need for gratification, and the culture is saying that it's possible for everyone to satisfy all of their needs and desires all of the time, there are obviously going to be clashes - clashes of ego. But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented. It's very clearly stated in the film: You make your own choices, and what you're always fighting is ego. My creative partner is a writer, and he's got an executive producing credit on this film. We've made three films together and I would never underestimate the impact of a writer. If people are worried about the size of their trailers, I kind of say their priorities are off. Look at Walter Huston in The Devil and Daniel Webster: It's an incredible performance. Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American music, not once but twice.

Show business is one of those things that people can use to get themselves out of the lower rung of society. It's much easier to work with an unknown. I make films about working class people. I feel very comfortable shooting music, and I think you can see that. But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films. I also know what looks good before the camera, how to move the camera, and how to get a story on the screen. I try to get the best performance an actor can give. I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out. Music has always been an important thing to me in my life and understand I've worked in the music business. The SAS is the most elite of the special forces in the world. They are not people who go out and advertise; they keep it inside. They don't want anybody to know about them. This devil loves mankind because men are going to always make the choice that will send him into ascendancy. He's been winning the game for a long time.

I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well of talent. We all get paid very, very well, and we have responsibilities. Well I don't think I've scored my life exclusively to Ray Charles. The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself. When I finish a film, I put it away and I never look at it again. You'd be surprised how many movie stars still care about the work. Russell Crowe is very difficult, but it's worth it. He's the real thing. I can tell you this. Russell Crowe was just as difficult before he was an international star as he was afterwards. In terms of input, I think that when the director gets involved, the script usually changes a bit. It's written from a particular point of view, and the director's the one to visualize it, interpret what the story is up on the screen. I just think that those people who say well, the script is incidental, its all my stamp and so forth, are full of baloney. You've got to respect the script's integrity. The changes you make should complement the project instead of fighting it... the bottom line of any film is the script.

See also Helen Mirren - Biography - IMDb Helen Mirren Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (75) | Personal Quotes (48) Overview (4) 5' 4" (1.63 m) Mini Bio (1) Dame Helen Mirren was born in Queen Charlotte's Hospital in West London. Her mother, Kathleen Alexandrina Eva Matilda (Rogers), was from a working-class English family, and her father, Vasiliy Petrovich Mironov, was a Russian-born civil servant, from Kuryanovo, whose own father was a diplomat. Mirren attended St. Bernards High School for girls, where she would act in school productions. After high school, she began her acting career in theatre working in many titles, all the way up to Broadway. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Aidanmacv Spouse (1) ( 31 December 1997 - present) Trivia (75) Her paternal grandparents were Russian.

Her grandfather, Piotr Vasilievich Mironoff, was a Tsarist aristocrat who was in London negotiating an arms deal during World War I when the 1917 Russian Revolution stranded him there. His wife and son (Helen's father) joined him in London. On her mother's side, she is of English descent. Before marrying director Taylor Hackford in 1997, she had lived with him in Los Angeles since 1986. Used to work in Southend on Sea; Essex; UK at an amusement park "The Kursaal" as a "blagger" to attract customers on to rides. She was awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama. John Boorman said he cast her opposite Nicol Williamson in Excalibur (1981), against both of their protests, because he felt their dislike of each other made them perfect as rivals Morgana and Merlin. She allegedly refused the C.B.E. (Commander of Order of the British Empire) in 1996.

Nominated for Best Actress, Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for her performance of "Orpheus Descending" at the Donmar Warehouse. [2001] Nominated for Best Actress, Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for her performance in "Mourning Becomes Electra" at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton Stage. [2004] Became an Associate Member of RADA. Nominated for Best Actress, Tony Award for "Dance of Death" by August Strindberg . [2002] Despite her Russian birth name and ancestry, she does not speak Russian, but is fluent in French. Her great-great-great-great-grandfather was field-marshal Kamensky, one of the Russian heroes of the Napoleonic wars. She is the only actress to play both Queen Elizabeth I (in Elizabeth I (2005)) and Queen Elizabeth II ( The Queen (2006)). At the premiere of The Queen (2006) at the Venice Film Festival, her performance received a 5 minute standing ovation. Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 2004.

Played a Queen a total of six times: The Queen (2006), Elizabeth I (2005), The Prince of Egypt (1998), The Snow Queen (1995), The Madness of King George (1994), and Caligula (1979). Became the third person, after Sigourney Weaver and Joan Plowright , to win two Golden Globes for acting in the same year. The characters she played were both Queens of England, Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Elizabeth II . She dedicated her BAFTA win for The Queen (2006) (for Best Actress in a Leading Role) to Ian Richardson for playing a huge part in her success story. She said (in her acceptance speech) that Richardson was very supportive towards her when she started out acting, and without him she may not have been so successful. She dedicated this award two days after Richardson died. [2007] Nominated for Best Actress, Tony Award for "A Month in the Country" by Ivan Turgenev . [1995] She and her husband Taylor Hackford are both Oscar-winners. She owns houses in Los Angeles, London, and the south of France.

According to the April 2007 issue of Architectural Digest, She and her husband have sold their estate in New Orleans, which still remains her favorite American city. She won an Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen (2006), making her one of 17 actors to win the Award for playing a real person who was still alive at the evening of the Award ceremony (as of 2015). The other sixteen actors and their respective performances are: Spencer Tracy for playing Father Edward Flanagan in Boys Town (1938), Gary Cooper for playing Alvin C.

York in Sergeant York (1941), Patty Duke for playing Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (1962), Jason Robards for playing Ben Bradlee in All the President's Men (1976), Robert De Niro for playing Jake La Motta in Raging Bull (1980), Sissy Spacek for playing Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)_, Jeremy Irons for playing Claus Von Bullow in Reversal of Fortune (1990), Susan Sarandon for playing Sister Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking (1995), Geoffrey Rush for playing David Helfgott in Shine (1996), Julia Roberts for playing Erin Brockovich in Erin Brockovich (2000), Jim Broadbent for playing John Bayley in Iris (2001), Sandra Bullock for playing Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side (2009), Melissa Leo for playing Alice Eklund-Ward in The Fighter (2010), Christian Bale for playing Dickie Eklund in The Fighter (2010), Meryl Streep for playing Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady (2011) and

 Eddie Redmayne for playing Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014).

Was voted 2nd in Entertainment Weekly's Entertainers of the Year in December 2006. Won Film Achievement, Greatest Britons. [2007] Won 29 major awards for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen (2006), including all the awards that are considered the biggest (except Cannes). She was also nominated for 3 more awards for the same film. Sister of Peter Basil Mironoff and Katherine Mironoff. Daughter of Vasily Mironoff and Kathleen Rogers. Is one of 13 actresses to have won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Award, Golden Globe Award and SAG Award.

The others in chronological order are Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich (2000), Renée Zellweger for Cold Mountain (2003), Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line (2005), Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls (2006), Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008), Mo'Nique for Precious (2009), Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010), Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011), Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables (2012), Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine (2013), Patricia Arquette for Boyhood (2014) and Julianne Moore for Still Alice (2014). Has a tattoo of a star on her left hand, acquired at a Native American reservation in Minnesota. Met husband-to-be Taylor Hackford when he directed her in White Nights (1985). When the couple married in the Scottish Highlands, Hackford was dressed in a traditional Scottish tartan kilt. According to an article in People Weekly (November 3, 1980) her tattoo is an American Indian symbol meaning "equal but opposite".

Nominated for the 2002 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "Dance of Death". Was in consideration for the part of Sarah/Anna in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) but Meryl Streep , who went on to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead. She succeeded John Gielgud in two roles after the characters' gender was changed: (1) Gielgud played Prospero in a 1957 production of "The Tempest" in the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane while Mirren played Prospera in The Tempest (2010) (2) Gielgud played Hobson in Arthur (1981) and Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) while Mirren played Lillian Hobson in Arthur (2011). Placed her hand and footprint in cement in front of Graumann Chinese theatre on March 28, 2011. Dated Liam Neeson in 1980 whom she met on the set of Excalibur (1981).

Was presented the 2,488th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame accompanied by her husband Taylor Hackford , two stepsons and Phil Spector (2013) director David Mamet (January 3, 2013). The longest she has gone without an Oscar nomination is 7 years, between The Madness of King George (1994) and Gosford Park (2001). Won Olivier's Award as Best Actress, for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Audition" (2013). She named Anna Magnani as her acting idol. She was awarded the Plays and Players London Theatre Critics Award as Best Actress for her roles in 'Teeth 'n' Smiles' and 'The Seagull' (1975). She was awarded the Outer Critics Circle for Outstanding Debut of an Actress for her role in 'A Month in the Country' (1995). Winner of the Volpi Cup as Best Actress for her role in the forthcoming The Queen (2006) at the 63rd Venice Film Festival. [September 2006] Release of her book, "In the Frame: My Life in Words and Pictures".

[March 2008] Was the 130th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Actress Oscar for The Queen (2006) at The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) on February 25, 2007. She holds the record for second-largest "Best Actress" award sweep (40 wins) for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen (2006), following Cate Blanchett (41 wins) for her performance as Jasmine French in Blue Jasmine (2013). She has two roles in common with Judi Dench : (1) Dench played Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968), in which Mirren also appeared, while Mirren played her in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981) and (2) Dench played Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love (1998) while Mirren played her in Elizabeth I (2005). Won the Best Actress in a Play Tony Award for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Audience" on June 7, 2015.

Is one of 15 actresses to have won the Triple Crown of Acting (an Oscar, Emmy and Tony); the others in chronological order are Helen Hayes , Ingrid Bergman , Shirley Booth , Liza Minnelli , Rita Moreno , Maureen Stapleton , Jessica Tandy , Audrey Hepburn , Anne Bancroft , Vanessa Redgrave , Maggie Smith , Ellen Burstyn , Frances McDormand and Jessica Lange .

In 2015, she became the 22nd performer to have received the Triple Crown of Acting: the 1996 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special ( Prime Suspect: The Scent of Darkness (1995)), the 1999 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie ( The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999)), the 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie ( Elizabeth I (2005)), the 2007 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie ( Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act (2006)), the 2007 Academy Award for Best Actress ( The Queen (2006)), and the 2015 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ("The Audience"). Is one of 9 actresses who have received an Academy Award nomination for portraying a real-life queen.

The others in chronological order are Norma Shearer for Marie Antoinette (1938), Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter (1968), Geneviève Bujold for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Vanessa Redgrave for Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), Janet Suzman for Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Judi Dench for Mrs Brown (1997) and Shakespeare in Love (1998), Cate Blanchett for Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and Helena Bonham Carter for The King's Speech (2010). Helen's first Best Actress Oscar and Tony Award for, respectively, The Queen (2006) and "The Audience" (2015), were both written by Peter Morgan and both roles involved portrayals of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II . Helen's initials are, coincidentally, the official abbreviation for "Her Majesty"). She was considered for the role of Sarabi in The Lion King (1994) and that of Zira in The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998).

She was considered for the role of Solitaire in Live and Let Die (1973) that went to Jane Seymour . She tested for the role of Emma in Betrayal (1983). Producer Sam Spiegel eventually chose Patricia Hodge because Mirren's "butt was too big for the part". She turned down the role of Catherine Earnshaw Linton in Wuthering Heights (1970). She was delighted when her friend Anna Calder-Marshall got the part. She auditioned for the role of Neely O'Hara in Valley of the Dolls (1967) that went to Patty Duke . She was considered for many guest roles on Doctor Who (1963) and Doctor Who (2005) - Kassia in "The Keeper of Traken", Todd in "Kinda", Preston in "Warriors of the Deep", Jane Humpden in "The Awakening", Felicity Kendal - Clemency, Lady Eddison in Doctor Who: The Unicorn and the Wasp (2008) and Adelaide Brooke in Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars (2009).

She was considered for Lynda Bellingham 's role in Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), as well as Hilary Pritchard 's role in Adventures of a Private Eye (1977). She was considered for the role of Amy Sumner in Straw Dogs (1971) that went to Susan George . She was offered the role of Daphne Manners in The Jewel in the Crown (1984), but she was unavailable. The role went to Susan Wooldridge . David Lynch considered her for the role of Dorothy Malone in Blue Velvet (1986) that went to Isabella Rossellini . She turned down Joan Collins role in Decadence (1994). She was originally cast as Ms. Weiss in Precious (2009), but obtained a role in a "bigger project.". She was considered for the role of Lilith Beresford in Awake (2007) that went to Lena Olin . She was considered for the role of Julia Drusilla in I, Claudius (1976) that went to Beth Morris .

She was considered for the role of Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) that went to Meryl Streep . She was considered for the role of Lady Ames in The Missionary (1982) that went to Maggie Smith . She was considered for the role of Louise Sawyer in Thelma & Louise (1991) that went to Susan Sarandon . David Greene wanted her for Susannah York 's role in Sebastian (1968). She was considered for the role of Carol Bell in Heroes (1977) that went to Sally Field . She was originally cast as Ranyevskaya in The Cherry Orchard (1999) and was involved with the project from the very beginning and even attended the rehearsals. But when director Mihalis Kakogiannis announced that no one was to leave Bulgaria during the three months of filming she pulled out.

Personal Quotes (48) Helen Mirren | Glee TV Show Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Years Active: 1965-Present Helen Lydia Mironoff, known by her stage name Helen Mirren, born July 26, 1945, is a 69-year-old English actress. She has won an Academy Award for Best Actress, four SAG Awards, four BAFTAs, three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and two Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Awards. On Glee , she appeared as the inner voice of Becky Jackson. She was heard in Yes/No and Prom-asaurus , the tenth and nineteenth episode of Season Three respectively. Contents Personal Life Mirren was born in London, Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Hammersmith, London. She married American director Taylor Hackford (her partner since 1986) on December 31, 1997, his 53rd birthday. The ceremony took place at the Ardersier Parish Church near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. In 1990, Mirren stated in an interview that she is an atheist.

In the August 2011 issue of Esquire magazine, Mirren said, "I am quite spiritual. I believed in fairies when I was a child. I still do sort of believe in the fairies. And the leprechauns. But I don't believe in God." Career She has appeared in theater, film, and television series. After a slew of lead roles on the London stage, her first big TV break happened in 1992 when she was cast as Detective Jane Tennison in the series, Prime Suspect. Perhaps her greatest role was that of Queen Elizabeth II in the 2007 film, The Queen. Filmography Helen Mirren reveals why she never wanted children but admits she cried uncontrollably over missing out Helen Mirren reveals why she never wanted children but admits she cried uncontrollably over missing out Mirror 28/03/2016 By Claire Rutter © Provided by Mirror Helen Mirren adores children, but other people’s. The Queen actress, 70, is a Hollywood star and has been with director Taylor Hackford since 1986, with the couple marrying in 1997.

But having children has never appealed to Helen, who has two stepchildren from husband Hackford’s previous relationship, but she admits there has been a moment when she mourned the “loss” of not experiencing being a mother. “I love children, they are so funny and so sweet, but I never wanted my own,” she told the Sunday Times' Culture magazine. © Provided by Mirror “I have never had a moment of regret about not having children. Well, I lie. When I watched the movie, Parenthood, I sobbed for about 20 minutes.” She continued: “It was about the whole story of being a parent and how it never stops, even when you’re a grandparent. Helen Mirren's best fashion moments "I realised I would never experience that, and for about 20 minutes, I sobbed for the loss of that and the fact that I never experienced it.” Mirren then added: “Then I got over it and I was happy again.” © Provided by Mirror The British actress, who has homes in Los Angeles and in London, stars in Oscar-nominated movie Trumbo as well as in Eye in the Sky.

Helen Mirren: Life in pictures Helen Mirren, successful actress - Russian Personalities Russian Personalities Ulyana Sergeenko – Russian lady » Helen Mirren, successful actress Helen Mirren is one of the best known and most respected actresses with an international career, who has won an Academy Award, four BAFTAs, three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and two Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Awards. She is the only actress ever to have portrayed both Queens of England, Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Elizabeth II, on the screen. Helen was appointed a Dame of the British Empire in 2003. Mirren was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in January 2013. There is her waxwork at Madame Tussauds London. Helen was born Helen Lydia Mironoff on July 26, 1945 in London. Her father, Vasiliy Mironov, was of Russian origin, and her mother, Kitty, was English. Helen’s father changed the family name to Mirren in the 1950s. Mirren was the second of three children.

Helen began her career playing Cleopatra with the National Youth Theatre and in the latter half of the 1960s she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. Helen Mirren 1975 Mirren has also appeared in a large number of films throughout her career. Helen played her debut film role in Michael Powell’s Age of Consent. Other early work included Caligula, but her breakthrough role came in John Mackenzie’s The Long Good Friday. She also starred in O Lucky Man! , Excalibur, Cal, White Nights, Mosquito Coast, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover and many others . Mirren played the police detective Jane Tennison on the praised ITV series Prime Suspect for a total of seven seasons from 1991 to 2006. During her career, she has portrayed three British queens in different films and television series. Mirren played a Queen a total of six times: The Queen (2006), Elizabeth I (2005), The Prince of Egypt (1998), The Snow Queen (1995), The Madness of King George (1994), and Kaligula (1979).

On 15 February 2013, at the Gielgud Theatre she began a turn as Elizabeth II in the World Premiere of Peter Morgan’s The Audience. During the early 1980s Mirren lived with an actor Liam Neeson, whom she met whilst working on Excalibur (1981). On December 31, 1997 Helen married American director Taylor Hackford (her partner since 1986). They had met on the set of White Nights. She has no children and says she has “no maternal instinct whatsoever.” Helen’s autobiography “In the Frame: My Life in Words and Pictures” was published by Orion Books in the UK and Simon & Schuster in the US. Helen Mirren talks about her unsentimental marriage to director Taylor Hackford | Daily Mail Online comments She has confessed she only married for ‘economic’ reasons. So it should come as no surprise to learn Helen Mirren and her husband Taylor Hackford are not the most romantic of couples. Miss Mirren has revealed they don’t send each other Valentine cards and regularly forget to mark birthdays with a present.

Modernist: Helen Mirren has revealed she and her husband don¿t send each other Valentine cards and regularly forget to mark birthdays with a present The 67-year-old actress only tied the knot 11 years into her relationship with Mr Hackford. The ceremony took place on New Year’s Eve in 1997, which would be regarded as a romantic gesture by many, but it is one of the few to appear through the years – and it appears this is the key to their successful relationship. Miss Mirren has now revealed: ‘Taylor and I aren’t remotely romantic with each other. And actually we appreciate the lack of romance in the other person. I’d be completely horrified if Taylor gave me a Valentine’s card! That’s not our sort of relationship at all – we would pour cold water on that sort of thing.

Hitchcock: The new film looks at the sexless marriage of the acclaimed director and his wife Alma played by Mirren ‘We even forget to get each other birthday presents – I’m always thinking the day before, “Oh, I must get Taylor something for his birthday.” Without being corny, we try simply to be considerate to each other every day rather than lavishing each other with gifts.’ Miss Mirren, who is currently starring in Hitchcock playing the role of Alma Reville, wife of film director Alfred Hitchcock. The film looks at the sexless marriage of the acclaimed director and although Miss Mirren admits sex is not what makes marriages last, for her it is clearly important. Exclusive: To read the interview with Helen Mirren in full see the February issue of Woman & Home out now. The Oscar winner once told an interviewer many years ago that she always set her alarm for early in the morning so she could make love. And it seems passion rather than date nights that work for Miss Mirren. In the interview with Woman & Home, she said: ‘When we’re together, we’ll occasionally go out for dinner, but we don’t need date nights.

Being with Taylor is exciting and I feel as if I’m on a permanent date with him. ‘Communication is so important and we do talk a lot. Actually, I probably don’t talk to Taylor quite as much as he’d like me to – I’m not the kind of woman to constantly ask how he’s feeling or to want to pry if he’s quiet. ‘I’m quite self-contained and happy just to let people be. But we chat to each other about our day and things going on. Taylor absolutely loves a good gossip. ‘ We have a shared passion for film, of course, and a love of adventure.’ Miss Mirren began her acting career with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1960s. Widely acclaimed and best known in recent years for her portrayal of the monarch in The Queen for which she was given an Academy Award, Miss Mirren has also picked up four BAFTAs, three Golden Globes and four Emmy Awards. But despite her decades of experience, Miss Mirren has admitted she is not immune to stage fright and it is her husband who helps to calm her through a bouquet of yellow roses. She said: ‘I still suffer terribly from stage fright. I get sick with fear.

Not every night, but at the beginning and on occasion – not necessarily when I’m expecting it. You just have to cope with it – take it on the chin and work through it, trying to use the adrenalin to perform. ‘The one thing that Taylor does always do for me, though, is to send me a bouquet of yellow roses on a first night for luck. When they arrive, I know they’re from him and I love that. And they are all the more special because he’s not constantly giving me things.’ Several years ago, Miss Mirren admitted she only married for ‘economic’ reasons. She said: ‘ In the end, with our two families becoming very close, there was no longer any reason for us not to be married. And anyway, the estate laws of both our countries preferred us to be married. ‘It was never my intention to marry anybody. Economics are basically the only reason to get married, but I’m very glad I did it.’ Helen Mirren Was Morgana In Excalibur - YouTube Helen Mirren Was Morgana In Excalibur Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content.

Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Aug 11, 2010 Helen Mirren Was Morgana In Excalibur © Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. She has won an Academy Award, four SAG Awards, four BAFTAs, three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and two Cannes Film Festival during her career. Mirren married American director Taylor Hackford (her partner since 1986) in the Scottish Highlands on 31 December 1997, his 53rd birthday, in Scotland at Ardersier Parish Church near Inverness, by the Rev. Alex Whiteford. The couple had met on the set of White Nights. It was her first marriage, and his third (he has two children from his previous marriage). Mirren has no children and says she has "no maternal instinct whatsoever." Mirren's autobiography, In the Frame: My Life in Words and Pictures, was published in the UK by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in September 2007.

Reviewing for The Stage, John Thaxter wrote: "Sumptuously illustrated, at first sight it looks like another of those photo albums of the stars. But between the pictures there are almost 200 pages of densely printed text, an unusually frank story of her private and professional life, mainly in the theatre, the words clearly Mirren's own, delivered with forthright candour." In 1990, Mirren stated in an interview that she is an atheist. In a GQ interview in 2008, Mirren stated she had been date raped as a student and had often taken cocaine at parties during the 1980s. She stopped using the drug after reading that Klaus Barbie made a living from cocaine dealing. On May 11th 2010, Mirren attended the unveiling of her waxwork at Madame Tussauds London. The figure reportedly cost £150,000 to make and took four months to complete. Category Helen Mirren Profile @ ClickTheCity Movies [ Freebase ] Dame Helen Lydia Mirren, DBE (née Mironoff; born 26 July 1945), is an English actor.

Mirren has won an Academy Award, four BAFTAs, three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and two Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Awards. In 2003, she received a damehood for services to the performing arts at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Mirren began her acting career with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the latter half of the 1960s. From her very first film appearance (playing the young muse to a middle-aged artist in 1969’s Age of Consent), Mirren displayed the overtly sensual screen persona that would become her trademark. Other early movies included O Lucky Man! (1973), Excalibur (1981) and The Long Good Friday (1982). During her career, she has portrayed three British queens in different films and television series:Elizabeth I in the television series Elizabeth I (2005), for which she received Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress, Elizabeth II in The Queen (2006), which won her the Academy and BAFTA Award for Best Actress, and Queen Charlotte in The Madness of King George (1994), for which she earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

She is the only actress ever to have portrayed both Queens Elizabeth on the screen. Mirren played the no-nonsense police detective Jane Tennison on the praised ITV series Prime Suspect for a total of seven seasons from 1991 to 2006, and won numerous awards for the role, including BAFTA and Emmy awards. Making her West End stage debut in the 1970s, Mirren returned to the London stage most recently in 2013, playing Queen Elizabeth II for the second time in a play titled The Audience. Mirren was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in January 2013. In April 2013, she was awarded best actress at the Laurence Olivier Awards for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience. In January 2014, BAFTA announced that Mirren would be the recipient of the Academy Fellowship. Early life and family​ Mirren was born Helen Lydia Mironoff in Queen Charlotte's Hospital Hammersmith,London.

Her father, Vasiliy Petrovich Mironov (1913–1980), was of Russian origin, originally from Smolensk Oblast, and her mother, Kitty (née Kathleen Alexandrina Eva Matilda Rogers; 1909–1996), was English. Mirren's paternal grandfather, Colonel Pyotr Vasilievich Mironov, was in the Imperial Russian Army and fought in the 1904 Russo-Japanese War. He later became a diplomat, and was negotiating an arms deal in Britain when he and his family were stranded during the Russian Revolution. The former diplomat became a London cab driver to support his family and eventually settled down in Britain. His son, Helen Mirren's father, changed the family name to Mirren in the 1950s and became known as Basil Mirren. He played the viola with the London Philharmonic before World War II, and later drove a taxi cab and was a driving-test examiner, before becoming a civil servant with the Ministry of Transport.

Mirren's mother was a working-class Londoner from West Ham, East London, and was the 13th of 14 children born to a butcher whose father had been the butcher to Queen Victoria. Mirren considers her upbringing to have been "very anti-monarchist". Mirren was the second of three children; she was born two years after her older sister Katherine ("Kate"; born 1942), and has a younger brother, who was named Peter Basil after his grandfather and great-great-grandfather. Mirren was brought up in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Film career Mirren has appeared in a large number of films throughout her career. Some of her earlier film appearances include roles in Midsummer Night's Dream, Age of Consent, O Lucky Man!, Caligula, Excalibur, 2010, The Long Good Friday, White Nights, When the Whales Came and The Mosquito Coast. She appeared in Some Mother's Son, Painted Lady, The Prince of Egypt and The Madness of King George. One of her other film roles was in Peter Greenaway's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, as the thief's wife, opposite Michael Gambon. In Teaching Mrs.

Tingle she plays sadistic History teacher, Mrs Eve Tingle. In 2007 she claimed director Michael Winner had treated her "like a piece of meat" at a casting call in 1964. Asked about the incident, Winner told The Guardian: "I don't remember asking her to turn around but if I did I wasn't being serious. I was only doing what the [casting] agent asked me – and for this I get reviled! Helen's a lovely person, she's a great actress and I'm a huge fan, but her memory of that moment is a little flawed." Mirren continued her successful film career when she starred more recently in Gosford Park with Maggie Smith and Calendar Girls where she starred with Julie Walters. Other more recent appearances include The Clearing, Pride, Raising Helen, and Shadowboxer. Mirren also provided the voice for the supercomputer "Deep Thought" in the film adaptation of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

During her career, she has portrayed three British queens in different films and television series: Elizabeth I in the television series Elizabeth I (2005), Elizabeth II in The Queen (2006), and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the wife of George III, in The Madness of King George (1994). She is the only actress ever to have portrayed both Queens Elizabeth on the screen. Mirren's title role of The Queen earned her numerous acting awards including a BAFTA, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award, among many others. During her acceptance speech at the Academy Award ceremony, she praised and thanked Elizabeth II and stated that she had maintained her dignity and weathered many storms during her reign as Queen. Mirren later appeared in supporting roles in the films National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets, Inkheart, State of Play, and The Last Station, for which she was nominated for an Oscar.

In preparation for her role as a retired Israeli Mossad agent in the film The Debt, Mirren reportedly immersed herself in studies of Hebrew language, Jewish history, and Holocaust writing, including the life of Simon Wiesenthal, while in Israel in 2009 for the filming of some of the movie's scenes. The film is a remake of a 2007 Israeli film of the same name (Hebrew: Ha-khov). Education Mirren attended St Bernard's High School for Girls in Southend-on-Sea, where she acted in school productions, and subsequently a teaching college, the New College of Speech and Drama in London, "housed within Anna Pavlova's old home, Ivy House" on the North End Road – which leads from Golders Green to Hampstead, N. London. Aged eighteen, she auditioned for the National Youth Theatre and was accepted. By the time she was 20, she was playing Cleopatra in the NYT production of Antony and Cleopatra at the Old Vic, which led to her signing with the agent Al Parker. Personal life Mirren lived with actor Liam Neeson during the early 1980s.

They had met whilst working on Excalibur (1981). Interviewed by James Lipton for Inside the Actors Studio, Neeson said she was instrumental in his getting an agent. Mirren married American director Taylor Hackford (her partner since 1986) on 31 December 1997, his 53rd birthday. The ceremony took place at the Ardersier Parish Church near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. The couple had met on the set of White Nights. It is her first marriage, and his third (he has two children from his previous marriages). Mirren has no children and says she has "no maternal instinct whatsoever."

Question: Who married Taylor Hackford (the director of "White Nights", in which she appeared), her partner since 1986, on 31 December 1997?
Answer: Helen Mirren