There is nothing like this Dame, as in Helen Mirren of course. She is the Oscar/Emmy/Tony- and everything else-winning acting icon who never seems to slow down. Now with the Yellowstone prequel, 1923, she has also done her first western and signed up for a second season as well. She visits my Deadline video series, The Actor’s Side this week and talks about it and working with Harrison Ford as they not only conquer the west, but also the small screen.
But Dame Helen also talks about working wherever the roles take her, and in addition to 1923, her current upcoming work includes summer releases The White Bird, Golda, Fast X, Barbie (she’s the narrator), and most recently her first superhero movie with DC’s Shazam: Fury Of The Gods. As for playing the role of Israeli legend Golda Meir (which looked fantastic in the footage shown at CinemaCon last week) she received some blowback on the internet when the casting was announced, with some complaining that she wasn’t Jewish. She has interesting things to say about that, as well as her final meeting with Queen Elizabeth just a month before she died, and why the memory of that brings tears to her eyes. There is so much more, and wait until you see her reaction to the 23 page wikipedia list of her awards and nominations I present to her, as well as her statement that the one she still doesn’t have is a Grammy. That could be coming too as I point to her recent music video with Kendrick Lamar on “Count Me Out” . This four time Oscar, 12 time Emmy, and 3 time Tony nominee is always changing it up and doing surprising things To watch our conversation just click on the link above.
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