Helen Mirren News

SHANGHAI To Chinese audiences, Helen Mirren is best-known for playing Elizabeth II in The Queen so her request to be taught how to say "pain in the arse" in Chinese during her first public appearance at the Shanghai International Film Festival stunned and amused the Chinese media scrum.

If we are to believe reports that have been doing the rounds this morning, high street store Marks and Spencer has tapped none other than Dame Helen Mirren for a new ad campaign.

A number of new movies will hit theaters this week, including the following films opening in wide release: Monsters University Genre: Animation and comedy Cast: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Dave Foley, Sean P. Hayes, Joel Murray, Peter Sohn, Charlie Day, Nathan Fillion, Bobby Moynihan, Julia Sweeney, ... (more)

The plans of a former Microsoft manager to create the "Starbucks of Pot" are worrying other activists who pushed for the legalization of marijuana in Washington state.

National Theatre Live, which broadcasts stage shows from England to movie screens worldwide, said Monday that its June 13 live broadcast of Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in the play "The Audience" has captured its largest audience to date.

They're not "matures" or "seniors," and they're definitely not "elders." In fact, baby boomers would rather not be labeled at all, thank you very much.

COURAGEOUS Katie Piper makes sure it's not just any ad - as she becomes the latest face of Marks & Spencer.

In one comedy scene Helen Mirren as the Queen falls asleep during a meeting with the Prime Minister played by actor Rufus Wright.

Former Doctor Who actor Arthur Darvill has said that Dame Helen Mirren should take over from Matt Smith when he departs as the Timelord at the end of this year.

Alan Cumming insists he's not a knight, but he did earn an Order of the British Empire for his flourishing career on stage and screen -- not to mention his ongoing efforts in the global fight against HIV.

Summit Entertainment has provided us with two TV spots for RED 2 , the Dean Parisot-directed sequel hitting theaters on July 19. The action comedy stars Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Byung Hun Lee, Brian Cox and Neal McDonough.

Helen Mirren 's Olivier-winning performance as The Queen in the world premiere of Peter Morgan 's The Audience is screened at the Lillian Booth Actor's Home June 14. The screening celebrates the donation of high-tech digital projector equipment to The Actors Fund.

Rihanna, Yoko Ono's meltdown, and Helen Mirren 's closing act as the Queen are our choices for London this weekend.

In Hitchcock she works for the first time with fellow British screen legend Sir Anthony Hopkins, who plays Sir Alfred Hitchcock.

He was also presented with a portable defibrillator at the London Ambulance Service's Saving Lives awards in City Hall.

THE AUDIENCE by Peter Morgan, , Writer _ Peter Morgan, Director - Stephan Daldry, Designer - Bob Crowley, Gielgud Theatre, 2013, Credit: Johan Persson/ It's a collaboration that worked splendidly in "The Queen," so writer Peter Morgan and actress Helen Mirren have reunited in "The Audience," a play in which Mirren again takes on the role of Queen ... (more)

Stars including LEONARDO DiCAPRIO and EDWARD NORTON created a social media storm to help an animal conservation charity win a 500,000 grant to stop rhino poaching in Africa.

DAME HELEN MIRREN was on hand to help honour volunteer life-savers at a ceremony in London over the weekend .

STEPHEN FRY returned to the red carpet on Monday night just days after revealing he attempted suicide while filming abroad last year .

Dame Helen Mirren has avoided starring in any Shakespearean plays over the last few years as she is convinced The Bard didn't write enough good roles for older women.