Over the course of her more than 50-year-long career, Helen Mirren has done it all.
It’s easy to see, then, why many forget that Mirren started her career as a bright young upstart at the National Youth Theatre – playing the female lead in its production ofat just 20-years-old.
“I had just done four years at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and my career had begun to cook a little – television, the odd film role; I was on the cusp,” she told Britishof the choice in the March 2018 issue. “When I announced to my agent that I was moving to Paris, they thought I was committing career suicide.”
As it turned out, working with Brook allowed her to hone her craft away from the spotlight – ultimately leading her to the realisation that she did, in fact, belong on screen. “I realised I wanted a startling career. I was vain and ambitious and, yes, I wanted to besuccessful, rather than famous. I wasn’t so righteous, or so committed to my utter submergence into the artistic life. I wanted a bit more fun than that.
As Mirren turns 77, revisit the most remarkable archive photographs of the future dame as a young theatre star.
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