Helen Mirren

stage

Raised performance platform

• ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
• Royal Shakespeare CompanyBritish classical theater ensemble
• National TheatreMajor London performance venue

West End · Broadway · Cleopatra · playwright · curtain · proscenium · thespian · playhouse · dramaturgy · soliloquy

Oscar

Academy's golden award

• BAFTAUK film awards organisation
• Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
• EmmyTelevision industry accolade

SAG Award · Tony · Academy Award · nomination · ceremony · red carpet · Best Actress · trophy · statuette · winner

performance

Carrying out a task

• rolePosition or part
• characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
• talentInborn aptitude

script · monologue · dialogue · scene · audition · casting · rehearsal · ensemble · protagonist · method

elegance

Refined, graceful quality

• graceEffortless beauty of motion
• poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
• sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity

class · dignity · charm · style · confidence · outspoken · wit · sensuality · ageless · icon

Excalibur

Mythic British blade

• REDCaps-lock emphasis mode
• CaligulaDepraved third Roman emperor
• HollywoodAmerican film industry center

Hitchcock · blockbuster · premiere · filmography · box-office

Dame

British honorific for women

• EnglandLargest British country
• LondonEngland's capital city
• royaltyPayment for usage rights

Queen Elizabeth II · Windsor · UK · BBC · Thames · Westminster · knighthood · honor · monarchy · Essex

• Hollywood StarsBrad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie
• Stage NamesLady Gaga, Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant, John Wayne, Cher
• British TheatreWest End, Macbeth, Globe, King Lear, pantomime
• Elizabeth I filmsElizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, Shakespeare in Love, Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench
• fast and furious castVin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris, Dwayne Johnson
• TV PersonalitiesJohnny Carson, Oprah Winfrey, Bob Barker, Dick Clark, Steve Harvey