Dame Helen Mirren: ‘Each role is a journey into the unexpected. It terrifies me’
Mirren began her career with the National Youth Theatre in 1965, playing Cleopatra in Antony & Cleopatra. She has since won an Academy Award, for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, five Emmys, four Baftas and three Golden Globes. She was made a dame in 2003