Actresses are often charged with taking fictional characters and bringing them to life.
Add to that portraying someone that’s literally royalty, and the job gets all the more hard.
Mirren apparently knew that and gave a warning to Queen Elizabeth.
Because when you’re a Dame, you’re able to apparently do that.
Let’s just say that it very much paid off for the actress.
Naturally, the actress was a little nervous to play the role.
So what did she do?
“I said: ‘We are doing this film.
We are investigating a very difficult time in your life.
I hope it’s not too awful for you.’
I can’t remember how I put it.
The actress did get something arguably a little better than a response though.
Mirren won anOscarfor her performance in “The Queen.”
If it weren’t for her I certainly wouldn’t be here.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the queen.”
That wasn’t Mirren’s first run-in with Queen Elizabeth, either.
Back in 2003 Helen Mirren was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Something tells us that Queen Elizabeth was very pleased with Mirren’s performance.
