Helen Mirren | Born: 1945

Revered award-winning actress Helen Mirren was attracted to the theater at an early age and found inspiration from an amateur production of Hamlet when she was 13. During her high school, Mirren was urged by an English teacher, who was then recruiting for the National Youth Theatre, to audition for the troupe. To get credit, she got accepted at the age of 18.

At age 20, Mirren played Cleopatra in the production of Antony and Cleopatra in 1965. Her performance secured her an agent, as well as a place with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She made her West End stage debut in 1975. From then, Mirren was able to establish her name in the entertainment industry. She’s been involved with a ton of movies after, from comedy, drama, to basically anything. Indeed, the name Mirren is always mentioned, alongside heavyweights such as Deniro and DiCaprio, when talk of greatest actors comes up.