Helen Mirren
Succession’s Harriet Walter: ‘The mother always gets blamed. It’s built into our culture’
“Mothers are expected to be perfect and fathers are allowed to be tricky,” says the actor, reflecting on Lady Caroline, her bulldozer ex Logan Roy and their bratty children.
- Jonathan Dean
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How this action franchise reinvented itself to land four Oscar-winning actresses
Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron and Brie Larson unpack how incredible action, diversity and family are the secret to the explosive success of Fast & Furious franchise.
- Osman Faruqi
- ★★★
- Review
Vin Diesel loses his humanity in race to become America’s James Bond
As the Fast and Furious saga nears its end, its star becomes more interested in family and less in reality.
- Jake Wilson
Oscar-winner Helen Mirren backs growing call for new awards category
Alongside her Fast X cast mates Oscar-winner Helen Mirren has joined the likes of Steven Spielberg and Keanu Reeves in backing a new category at the Oscars.
- Osman Faruqi
Succession in a Stetson: everything you need to know about 1923
A western only in the same way that Game of Thrones is a fantasy series rather than a political thriller, once you sweep the western trappings away, 1923 is a huge family soap opera. But not in the sudsy sense.
- Michael Idato
- Analysis
- Royal family
The King has enough challenges without having to wrestle with his past
While Charles has been cleaning up after his relatives, his own scandalous past has been laid bare to a new generation thanks to The Crown.
- Rob Harris
Often great, not always grand: how actors honoured Queen Elizabeth II on screen
From Claire Foy and Olivia Colman in The Crown, to Helen Mirren in The Queen, there have been many fictional monarchs.
- Michael Idato
- Magazine
- Sunday Life
The August 7 Edition
Veteran actor Helen Mirren, now 77, shares the secrets of her sartorial success and tells Sonia Haria how she came to choose seven of her most fabulous looks.
Helen Mirren’s seven golden rules for ageless style
At 77, the actor has more fashion- and beauty-industry clout than most Instagram stars could ever dream of.
- Sonia Haria
- Exclusive
- Vale
TV legend Sir Michael Parkinson tells of anguish at losing ‘dear friend’ Shane Warne
“Parky” says his time with Warne, who he described as charismatic, complex and fascinating was always “filled with laughter”.
- Rob Harris
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