Sunday, January 7, 2007
Morley Safer profiles acclaimed British actress Dame Helen Mirren. Her many roles range from Jane Tennison in the television series "Prime Suspect" to that of Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 film "The Queen" - a performance many feel will earn her an Academy Award nomination.
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- Helen was born on July 26, 1945 in London as Ilyena Mironoff.
- Her Russian father and British mother changed their last name to "Mirren" in the 1950's.
- In December of 2003, she was made a "dame" by Prince Charles.
- Mirren is married to Taylor Hackford, an American film director.
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