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    Nicol Williamson
    Thomas Nicol Williamson (14 September 1936 – 16 December 2011) was a British actor. He was once described by playwright John Osborne as "the greatest actor since Marlon Brando". He was also described by Samuel Beckett as "touched by genius" and viewed by many critics as "the Hamlet of his generation" during the late 1960s.
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  • Jan 3
    Helen Mirren - You Magazine Cover [South Africa] (31 December 2015)
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    • format_quote I haven't had children and now I can't look at anything to do with childbirth. It absolutely disgusts me.
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    • stars  Is a self-confessed naturist (nudist).
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    • stars  Played a Queen a total of six times: The Queen (2006), Elizabeth I (2005) (TV), The Prince of Egypt (1998), The Snow Queen (1995), The Madness of King George (1994), and Caligola (1979).
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    • stars  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)
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    • stars  She is the only actress to play both Queen Elizabeth I (in Elizabeth I (2005) (TV)) and Queen Elizabeth II (The Queen (2006)).
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    • stars  She won an Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen (2006), making her the most recent of eleven actors to win the Award for playing a real person who was still alive at the evening of the Award ceremony (as of 2007). The other ten 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 Benjamin 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), 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) and Jim Broadbent for playing John Bayley in Iris (2001/I).
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  • Dec 26, 2024
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    Helen Mirren is a legend with such grace and talent. Her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in The Queen was stunning. Do you prefer her in historical dramas or modern roles? @HelenMirren
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  • Dec 13, 2024
    Helen Mirren - My Weekly Magazine Cover [United Kingdom] (10 December 2024)
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  • Nov 30, 2024
    Helen Mirren - Woman & Home Magazine Cover [South Africa] (November 2024)
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  • Nov 24, 2024
    Shadowboxer - Helen Mirren @HelenMirren @Shadowboxer
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Age79
Birthday 26 July, 1945
Birthplace Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Height 5' 4" (163 cm)
Eye Color Blue
Hair Color Grey
Zodiac Sign Leo
Nationality British
Occupation Actress
Claim to Fame Excalibur, Prime Suspect, The Queen
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Dame Helen Lydia Mirren, DBE (née Mironoff; born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. Excelling on stage with the National Youth Theatre, her performance as Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra in 1965 saw her invited to join the Royal Shakespeare Company before she made her West End stage debut in 1975. Since then, Mirren has also had success in television and film. She has achieved the Triple Crown of Acting in the US and the UK, the only person to do so in both countries. She won the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, the Tony Award and Olivier Award for the same role in The Audience, the British Academy Television Award once and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie four times.

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