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Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, reunited a nation divided by religious strife, faced down the Spanish Armada and, after an unprecedented 45-year reign, died one of England's best-loved monarchs. During her time as Queen, poets and playwrights wrote about her, artists painted her, composers dedicated their work to her, all .. Read more

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  Mirren's The Queen is film fans' favourite movie monarch

  • 18 Jan 2011

  Dame Helen Mirren's portrayal of The Queen is movie fans' favourite royal role, according to a new online poll. In anticipation of Colin Firth's Best Actor win at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday (16Jan11) for The King's Speech, and his assured Oscar nomination, websites WENN and Fandango.com staged a weekend vote to find the best movie monarch. Mirren topped the poll with 47 per cent, while Cate Blanchett's Elizabeth I came in second with 31 per cent of the vote. Dame Judi Dench came in... Read more

  

  Bonham Carter: 'Red Queen is Davis, Crawford and my daughter'

  • 02 Jun 2010

  Helena Bonham Carter has movie greats Bette Davis and Joan Crawford and her daughter to thank for her tantrum-throwing Red Queen character in husband Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland - the odd trio helped her create the perfect fantasy villain. The actress begged her director husband to be a part of the film and when he agreed he presented her with some research she had to work with. And the Brit admits Burton's ideas for the character really helped her become the Red Queen. She tells WENN, "He Read more

  

  Nominees unveiled for Bafta bash

  • 18 Mar 2008

  Period drama Cranford, which stars Oscar winner Dame Judi Dench, dominates the field in the nominations for this year's British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) TV awards. The show has picked up four nods, including Programme of the Year and a Best Actress nomination for Dench. Dame Judi, who won her Oscar for her portrayal of Elizabeth I in Shakespeare In Love and also plays James Bond's spymaster boss M, will be up against Gina McKee (The Street), Eileen Atkins (Cranford) and... Read more

  

  'Majestic' Mirren wins in Venice

  • 11 Sep 2006

  Dame Helen Mirren has won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival for her portrayal of Elizabeth II in The Queen. The film, which tells the story of the aftermath of Princess Diana's death in 1997, was the only British movie in the competition but, despite Mirren being hailed 'your Majesty' in the awards ceremony, did not succeed in carrying off the Best Film prize. That honour fell to a Chinese picture, Still Life, which focuses on the impact the construction of the Three Gorges Dam Read more

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    Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, reunited a nation divided by religious strife, faced down the Spanish Armada and, after an unprecedented 45-year reign, died one of England's best-loved monarchs. During her time as Queen, poets and playwrights wrote about her, artists painted her, composers ...

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