It's great to be queen!

Reviewing her portrayal for The Sunday Telegraph Francis King wrote: "Miss Mirren never leaves it in doubt that even in her absences this ardent beautiful woman is the most important character of the story. Her father Vasiliy Petrovich Mironov (1913–1980) was of Russian origin originally from Smolensk Oblast and her mother Kitty (née Kathleen Alexandrina Eva Matilda Rogers; 1909–1996) was English. Another person had to remind him to give Mirren the star.

Mirren was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in January 2013. She is the only actress ever to have portrayed both Queens Elizabeth on the screen. From her very first film appearance (playing the young muse to a middle-aged artist in 1969’s Age of Consent) Mirren displayed the overtly sensual screen persona that would become her trademark.