Helen Mirren Remembers - Gosford Park
10:30 pm - 10:50 pm, Thursday, April 9 on BBC Four (9)
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Helen Mirren looks back on her role in Robert Altman's acclaimed and multi-award winning 2001 film - Gosford Park. Written by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, the murder-mystery tapped into that same world of servants and masters and saw Helen joining an all-star, ensemble cast that featured Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Alan Bates, and more acting greats
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Helen Mirren
(Contributor)
Born:
July 26, 1945
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing the Queen.
Early-life:
Born Ilyena Lydia Mironoff on July 26, 1945, in Chiswick, London. She has an older sister and a younger brother. Her father was a member of an aristocratic Russian military family forced to move to the UK by the 1917 Revolution. At six, Mirren decided she wanted to be an actress, but on leaving school went to teacher training college to keep her parents happy. She eventually ditched her studies in favour of the stage, and made an immediate impact playing Cleopatra in a 1965 production for the National Youth Theatre.
Career:
Mirren was snapped-up by the Royal Shakespeare Company and tackled numerous classical parts. She's continued to appear on stage throughout her career, alongside TV and film roles. Her most famous TV role is Jane Tennison in police drama Prime Suspect. Her first movie was Herostratus in 1967. More famous parts came in Caligula, The Long Good Friday, Excalibur, The Mosquito Coast, Calendar Girls and Elizabeth I. In 2003 she was made a Dame and three years later won an Oscar for The Queen. She's also been nominated for The Madness of King George, Gosford Park and Hitchcock. Other big-screen outings include State of Play, The Last Station, The Tempest, Brighton Rock, Red and the remake of Arthur.
Quote:
'Actors are rogues and vagabonds. Or they ought to be. I can't stand it when they behave like solicitors from Penge.'
Trivia:
Mirren claims to love camping, and even went on a trip with her ex-boyfriend, Liam Neeson, while they were still an item.
Simon Goretzki
(Series producer)
