Helen Mirren Helen Mirren Dame Helen Lydia Mirren, (; born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. Mirren began her acting career with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1967, and is one of the few performers who have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2007 for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Queen" and received the Olivier Award for Best Actress and Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the same role in "The Audience". Mirren's other Academy Award nominations include "The Madness of King George" (1994), "Gosford Park"
Judi Dench following its international release, eventually grossing $US134 million worldwide, mostly from its domestic run. "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" was ranked among the highest-grossing specialty releases of the year, and Dench, who Peter Travers from "Rolling Stone" called "resilient marvel", garnered a Best Actress nod at both the British Independent Film Awards and Golden Globe Awards. Also in 2012, "Friend Request Pending", an indie short film which Dench had filmed in 2011, received a wide release as part of the feature films "Stars in Shorts" and "The Joy of Six". In the 12-minute comedy, directed by "My Week with Marilyn" assistant