Award-winning British actress Helen Mirren is one of the most respected, versatile, and prolific actresses in the film industry. She has enjoyed success and recognition for her work in films, television, and on stage. She has several acting credits under her belt. She has won many awards and nominations for her work.
Helen Mirren is the only performer to have achieved both the American and the British Triple Crowns of Acting. She has won one Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, five Emmy Awards, and one Tony Award. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the Queen’s 2003 Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Dame (DBE) for services to drama.
Helen is the wife of American film director Taylor Hackford. Taylor is the former president of the Directors Guild of America. Helen and Taylor have been husband and wife since 31 December 1997. Helen has no children and has stated that she has “no maternal instinct whatsoever”. However, she is the stepmother of Taylor’s children from his previous marriages.
Helen Mirren has mentioned that she has “never had a moment of regret about not having children.” Although Helen has no children, she has siblings.
Who Are Helen Mirren’s Siblings?
Dame Helen Mirren was born Helen Lydia Mironoff on 26 July 1945, in London, England to Kathleen “Kitty” Alexandrina Eva Matilda (née Rogers; 1908–1996) and Vasily Petrovich Mironoff also known as Basil Mirren (1913–1980). She is not the only child her parents gave birth to. She was the second of three children. She has an older sister and a younger brother. Helen has a close relationship with her siblings. She considers her upbringing to have been “very anti-monarchist”.
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Katherine Mirren Is Helen Mirren’s Older Sister
Katherine “Kate” Mirren was born in 1942. She is the first child of Basil Mirren and Kathleen Alexandrina Eva Matilda Rogers. Her parents were married in Hammersmith in the year 1938. She is the first of her parent’s three children. Kate works as a teacher in a school in the United Kingdom. She has a son named Simon Mirren.
Kate’s son Simon Mirren is a British television writer and producer. Simon has served as a writer for the films “G:MT Greenwich Mean Time” and “Beef Wellington”, and for TV series including “Casualty”, “Waking the Dead”, “Without a Trace”, “Third Watch”, and “Criminal Minds”. He directed 3 episodes of the series “Criminal Minds”, per his IMDb page.
Katherine “Kate” Mirren’s son Simon has also worked as a producer for some television series. He was the producer of the series “Without a Trace”, supervising producer for the series “Third Watch”, executive producer for “Criminal Minds”, and executive producer for “Versailles”. Kate is the grandmother of her son Simon’s three children.
Katherine Kate has two grandsons, Cameron and Felix, and one granddaughter, Natasha Fitzgerald. Katherine loves to spend time with her grandchildren and her family. She has a close relationship with her famous sister actress Helen Mirren. However, Kate prefers a low-key life. She doesn’t like to be in the spotlight much.
Peter Basil Mirren Is The Younger Brother Of Helen Mirren
Basil Mirren and Kathleen Alexandrina Eva Matilda Rogers welcomed their only son Peter Basil Mirren in 1947. Peter is the youngest among his parent’s three children. He grew up having two older sisters looking out for him. He became a musician and jazz bassist however much is unknown about his career and his achievements.
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Peter Basil Mirren was married to Estela M. Abion. The duo kept their relationship away from the spotlight. They walked down the aisle in April 1985, in Greenwich, London, England, sources say. It is unknown if Peter and his wife had any children together or not. Unfortunately, Peter passed away in the year 2002. He was 55 years old when he died. The cause of his death is unknown.
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