Overview

• Dame Helen Mirren says she hates being told she looks “good for her age” because she finds the compliment patronising.
• She declared her commitment to “ageing with fun” rather than the conventional notion of graceful ageing.
• She maintains her wellbeing with a decades-long 12-minute Royal Canadian Air Force exercise routine, a strict vitamin regimen and a smoke-free diet.
• A British acting icon, she earned an Academy Award for The Queen and gained early fame as Detective Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect.
• She is set to co-star with Pierce Brosnan, Celia Imrie and Sir Ben Kingsley in Netflix’s film adaptation of Thursday Murder Club.