Dame Helen Mirren is known for her regal screen presence, having won an Oscar for playing Elizabeth II in 2006’s “The Queen,” just one of her celebrated portrayals of royalty or nobility.

Often cited as her first big break, Mirren starred as Cleopatra in the National Youth Theatre’s 1965 production of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Mirren as Cressida in a scene from ...

Learn the revealing backstory to the iconic character of Jane Tennison in this Prime Suspect prequel starring Stefani Martini (The Last Kingdom) in the role Dame Helen Mirren made famous.

As Amazon MGM readies a new reboot of the James Bond franchise, Helen Mirren admits that she “never liked” the British spy series because of “the way women were” presented in it. While the prospect of ...