The Forgotten Vintage Fashion Moments of Actress Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren is not only an incredible, Academy Award winning actress whose career has spanned five decades on the stage, television and film, but she’s also a fashion icon in her own right who never fails to wow audiences in her films and on the red carpet.

She began acting during the swinging sixties in the Royal Shakespeare Company and she hasn’t slowed down since.

Even though Mirren is well into her 70’s, she has a ton of youth and vibrance in her. And after years of working with some of the best known names in Hollywood, she has learned a thing or two about living life to the fullest.

Mirren is a gorgeous person inside and out who knows that the key to life is not caring what other people think!

February 1968

In 1967, Mirren got her first taste of life as a professional actress when she was hired by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

She performed iconic roles in famous plays like “Hamlet” and “Antony and Cleopatra.” Her classical skills would prove to come in handy as her career transitioned to film and she began to win awards left and right.

August 1968

In this photo, Helen Mirren was starring as Cressida in the play “Troilus and Cressida” at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. The outfit was obviously a modern take for the character and it included a flowing babydoll dress and metallic jewelry.

She looks like the perfect picture of ‘60s fashion here!

1978

Mirren donned curly hair, which is a look that she typically hasn’t rocked since the ‘60s, for her performance as Cassandra in the play “Agamemnon.” Her eccentric face makeup made her look older than she was even at the young age of 33.

But Mirren has never been one to shy away from bold fashion looks. 

September 1965

This iconic look is obviously Mirren portraying Cleopatra for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her menacing stare and timeless beauty could even put Elizabeth Taylor’s portrayal of the historical figure to shame!