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All the world's a stage for Helen Mirren

Film fans state the case for Mirren and Crowe

Demure look for inspirational Dame Helen

Mirren returns to the National in Phèdre title role

Why Helen Mirren is still sexy in her sixties and a role model for growing old gracefully

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Spandau's Tony Hadley wins Gold in his home city

06.11.09

Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley has been honoured for his contribution to music in a celebration of what makes London great to visit.... more

Plumbers at war over celebrity clients

04.11.09

Plumbers in the capital are preparing for battle, with London�s biggest private firm accusing a rival of trying to steal famous clients including Keira Knightley and Hugh Grant... more

Helen Mirren's Prime Suspect sold to US

03.09.09

Polie drama Prime Suspect has been sold to US broadcaster NBC but Dame Helen Mirren will not play the role she made famous.... more

3LAB pure pampering

12.08.09

3LAB, the cutting-edge American luxury skincare line, is offering a 30-minute express facial at its counter in Selfridges... more

All the world's a stage for Helen Mirren

24.06.09

Thousands of people around the world will get to watch Helen Mirren on stage tomorrow when the National Theatre launches live broadcasts... more

Dame Helen Mirren sets pulse sprinting in Ph�dre

12.06.09

Dame Helen Mirren evokes Ph�dre's conflicted identity with skittish command. She is a heroic lover, yet also viciously self-lacerating.... more

Film fans state the case for Mirren and Crowe

22.04.09

Dame Helen Mirren and Russell Crowe received rave reviews from members of the public for the political thriller State Of Play in its premiere at Leicester Square... more

Danny, Sally and the unsung secret of our screen success

13.01.09

As the Evening Standard Film Awards shortlist is announced, one writer who has reviewed film and stage for 20 years says our theatre is the key to our Hollywood glory... more

Inkheart has great cast but lacks character

11.12.08

Inkheart is a noisy fantasy directed by British film-maker Iain Softley and based on the bestselling book by Cornelia Funke.... more

But women are your friends, Dame Helen

18.11.08

However magnificent Dame Helen Mirren, 63, may look in a bikini, she seems to let herself down when she starts talking without a script... more

Demure look for inspirational Dame Helen

08.10.08

Actress Dame Helen Mirren looked unusually demure when she collected an award for her fashion sense... more

Mirren returns to the National in Phèdre title role

17.09.08

Dame Helen Mirren will return to the National Theatre to appear as a woman in love with her stepson... more

Mirren under fire for date rape views

01.09.08

Dame Helen Mirren is under fire after saying date rapists should not always be prosecuted... more

Lynda Bellingham dares to bare all in stage version of Calendar Girls

04.08.08

The 60-year-old actress, who is a regular presenter on ITV's Loose Women, is daring to bare all in a stage version of the award-winning film Calendar Girls. ... more

Calendar Girls set date for West End show

04.08.08

Not since the heady days of Oh! Calcutta! and Hair will there have been so much naked flesh freely on display in the West End. ... more

Why Helen Mirren is still sexy in her sixties and a role model for growing old gracefully

16.07.08

Joan Collins says bravo to Helen Mirren for proving that despite the excessive emphasis that is placed by society on youth, women can still be incredibly sexy over 60.... more

Women hold the secret of happiness

16.07.08

Women are happier than men and have a better quality of life as they get older, a study shows... more

Helen Mirren the bikini queen reigns supreme at 63

15.07.08

Dame Helen looked fabulous as she holidayed in Puglia, on the southern tip of Italy, with her film director husband Taylor Hackford, 63.... more

Going, going, gone! Blustery winds take off with Helen Mirren's hat at Ascot

19.06.08

Strong winds left Helen Mirren struggling to hold onto her hat today as she prepared to present the prize at Royal Ascot's Ladies Day.... more

Night of rock 'n' roll

02.06.08

Beverley Knight, Nick Mason and Toyah Willcox are to play at a charity rock 'n' roll gala at the Roundhouse on June 12.... more

OSCARS FASHION: Dame Helen Mirren and Heidi Klum lead the way as ladies in red dazzle

25.02.08

Hollywood's brightest stars - including Dame Helen Mirren, Heidi Klum and Katherine Heigl - painted the night red at this year's Oscars... more

No sign of treasure here

07.02.08

National Treasure: Book of Secrets uses good actors to dim effect and director Jon Turteltaub should be given a good slap.... more

DVDs of the week

13.03.07

Guillermo del Toro's masterpiece Pan's Labyrinth, Helen Mirren's Oscar-winning performance as the Queen and magical thriller The Prestige all come to DVD this week.... more

Worthy winners however you roll the dice

12.02.07

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Dame Helen's dress rehearsal

29.01.07

Dame Helen Mirren enjoyed a dress rehearsal for the Oscars after scooping yet another major best actress trophy.... more

Battle of the Dames

24.01.07

Two of Britain's best-loved actresses are leading our charge for Oscar success. But which one of these queens of stage will get the golden statue? Nick Curtis assesses the form.... more

Hollywood's new royalty

16.01.07

After the Golden Globe successes and record growth in the British film industry, we name our top 50 major players.... more

Will the Brits get the gongs?

21.12.06

British actors have put in some prizewinnning performances this year. They'll get Oscar nominations, just don't expect them all to win.... more

Dame Helen crowned queen of film awards

30.11.06

Dame Helen Mirren has been crowned queen of the British Independent Film awards after receiving a special award for film achievement.... more

My Queen is no betrayal

31.08.06

Helen Mirren may be snubbed by the royals for playing The Queen, but the star says Stephen Frears's acclaimed film is no betrayal of the monarch.... more