"The Queen" of British actors on writing her Autobiography
She triumphed at the 2007 Emmy Awards and isÌýone of Britain’s best loved stars.ÌýHer life has beenÌýrich and varied - the daughter of a taxi driver and the great granddaughter of a Russian countess; the girl from Leigh-on-Sea who grew up to becomeÌý"the Queen of British cinema". Yet she hasÌýnever enjoyed talkingÌýabout herself.
Ritula talks to Helen MirrenÌýabout being at the top of her game at the age of 62 and her new autobiography.
In the Frame – My life in Words and Pictures by Helen Mirren is published by Weidenfeld and Nicholson, ISBN-13: 978-0297851974.