Helen Mirren

Winner of Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for 'The Queen' Helen Mirren poses in the press room during the 79th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre on February 25, 2007 in Hollywood, California. (February 25, 2007 - Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images Entertainment) LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - There ain't nothing like a dame, and Helen Mirren 's best actress Oscar nomination Tuesday for her role in "The Last Station" proved that once again. Mirren's turn as Leo Tolstoy's wife in the film, which opens February 19 in the U.K., gives her a chance at her second Oscar after her ... Read Full Story

Actress Helen Mirren arrives at the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival gala held at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 5, 2010 in Palm Springs, California. (Getty Images) more pics » Helen Mirren impressed the crew of her recent movie The Last Station with her knowledge of the German language. Producer Jens Meurer, who worked with the British actress on the new romantic drama, said Helen often mispronounced words but got stuck in and charmed them all. He said: "It was very obvious that Helen Mirren was extremely well prepared and knew exactly how to play the part. Our first event together ... Read Full Story

Getty Images You'd never guess it, but Helen Mirren has a tattoo. The 64-year-old actress claimed she got the small piece of body art on her hand to be a rebel when she was younger, but now she thinks tats are just trendy. She said: “I was very, very drunk. It was a very, very long time ago, when only sailors and Hell’s Angels were tattooed, honestly, and prisoners. I decided to get a tattoo because it was the most shocking thing I could think of doing.” Helen Mirren (Getty) The Queen star no longer likes the tattoo because everywhere she goes she sees ... Read Full Story

Actress Dame Helen Mirren attends the UK premiere of The Last Station at the Curzon Mayfair on January 26, 2010 in London, England. (Getty Images) more pics » I love Helen Mirren, but only when I can stand back and appreciate her extraordinary talent, and I don’t have to listen to some of the crazy things she says. Like when she said that women can’t take a man to court for raping them , or that locking a woman in a closet and forcing her to have sex isn’t rape, or that female jurors won’t convict a man of rape because of sexual jealousy ... Read Full Story

Celebrities attend the 'The Last Station' premiere during the 4th Rome International Film Festival. (Photo Agency) more pics » As she grows older, Oscar-winner Helen Mirren is seeing a change in the kind of roles she's being offered, but she's just excited to take on new projects. In her next film Helen can be seen playing a Mossad agent -- the national intelligence agency of Israel -- and she is about to start work on another action role. She said: "I'm a retired special ops person in my next role. Actually, I just played a retired Mossad agent in a film called The Deck ... Read Full Story