Episode 1138 - Helen Mirren

WTF with Marc Maron : Episode 1138 - Helen Mirren Image
WTF with Marc Maron : Episode 1138 - Helen Mirren Image

Episode 1138 - Helen Mirren

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Dame Helen Mirren is a winner of the Oscar, the Tony, the Emmy, and the BAFTA, and is in the middle of an illustrious career in which she played the great roles of Shakespeare, Catherine the Great and Queen Elizabeth, to name a few. And yet she still begged to be cast in the Fast and Furious franchise. Helen tells Marc why she finds film acting powerful, challenging, and uniquely fulfilling compared to her stage work. They also talk about her breakthrough on Prime Suspect, her job at an amusement park, and bears.