6 Facts About Helen Mirren

1. On 11 May 2010, Helen Mirren attended the unveiling of her waxwork at Madame Tussauds London.

2. In 1990, Helen Mirren stated in an interview that she is an atheist.

3. At the 75th awards ceremony, Helen Mirren received her 15th Golden Globe nomination.

4. In 2015, Helen Mirren reunited with her former assistant Simon Curtis on Woman in Gold, co-starring Ryan Reynolds.

5. In 2003, Helen Mirren starred in Nigel Cole's comedy Calendar Girls, inspired by the true story of a group of Yorkshire women who produced a nude calendar to raise money for Leukaemia Research under the auspices of the Women's Institutes.

6. In 1972 and 1973, Helen Mirren worked with Peter Brook's International Centre for Theatre Research, and joined the group's tour in North Africa and the US, during which they created The Conference of the Birds.