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Known in her youth for a forthright style, a liberated attitude and a bohemian outlook, she has never ceased to be out of the public eye, with legions of admiring fans all over the world. This illustrated memoir is an account of an extraordinary talent, and a life well lived.

Helen's aristocratic Russian grandfather, Pyotr Vasilievich Mironov, a military man, was sent to London by the Czar and found himself stranded and penniless by the Bolshevik revolution, cut off from the family estate near Smolensk. He brought with him a trunk of papers and photographs. This delightful memoir starts with the contents of the trunk, with evocative pictures of Helen's Russian antecedents. She has kept a rich seam of photo-graphs and memorabilia from her life, and her parents, family life, childhood, teenage and early years as an actress living in insalubrious flats are vividly documented.

Helen's many distinguished roles in theatre, cinema and television and the illustrious men and women she has encountered are commemorated, as well as her forays into Hollywood and her sub-sequent life in the United States with her husband, film director Taylor Hackford. Golden Globe and Oscar ceremonies make their appearance, as do many stunning images of Helen by the world's leading photographers.

In the Frame: My Life in Words and Pictures is a book to savour, created and written by one of the great personalities of our age.

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Must have for Helen Mirren fans.	Customer Rating:
This is a photo-filled memoir that is as enjoyable to look at as to read. It is quite comprehensive covering her childhood all the way to the awards season for The Queen.

The Complete Helen Mirren	Customer Rating:
This is a beautiful book. Even if you don't read through it for the interesting life of this wonderful actress, the photos are really fabulous--I had never seen most of them before. I ordered it, thinking that it was going to be a autobiography, but it is so much more.

A Must Have For Helen Mirren Fans	Customer Rating:
Beautiful book - it is a must have for Helen Mirren fans - its like a family album of her entire life...love it!

Very enjoyable read!	Customer Rating:
If you like Helen Mirren, you will certainly like her book. I read it in one sitting, quite a feat during Spring gardening season. She sounds as fascinating offscreen as she is to watch on screen. My neighbor liked it very much also.

A wonderful photo album of Ms. Mirren's life	Customer Rating:
If you are a fan of Helen Mirren, you must buy this book. A very personal book that is more photos than text which allows us to know a little more about the woman behind the wonderful roles that she has played.