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sagaftra.org / SAG-AFTR A SPECIAL ISSUE 2022 / 74 Oscar nominations for her performances in The Madness of King George, Gosford Park, and most recently earned an Oscar nomination for her performance in The Last Station. Mirren was born on July 26, 1945, the second of three children, to a Russian father and English mother. She began acting in school productions and, at the age of 18, joined the National Youth Theatre. Her work got her noticed, and two years later, she was invited to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. She would go on to tour with Peter Brook's theater company. Her first major film was Age of Consent in 1969, and she had her breakthrough performance in The Long Good Friday in 1980. Early films included Excalibur; Cal; The Mosquito Coast; The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover; and Where Angels Fear to Tread. Among her other film credits are Some Mother's Son, on which she also served as associate producer, Calendar Girls, The Clearing, Shadowboxer, State of Play, The Tempest and Brighton Rock. Recent films include F9: Elizabeth I, 2006 Where Angels Fear to Tread, 1991 FINE LINE FE ATURES/PHOTOFES T HBO/PHOTOFES T