Helen Mirren wins Lifetime Achievement Award!

Helen Mirren was suitably pleased on Friday when she attendedÂ the Women In Film And Television Awards in London on December 4 and she had good reason to be, as she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the event, one of the most prestigious!

Dec 4 2009.Â Actress Dame Helen Mirren poses with her Lifetime Achievement Award at the Women In Film And TV Awards at London Hilton on December 4, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

In her acceptance speech the actress now 64 remarked on how many changes she’s seen in the industry in her time where female actresses were few and far between.

She said ”

“When I started as a young actress, you walked on to the set and it was all men. If you were lucky there was one woman who was perhaps the make-up person or the girl who helped you get into your costume. Everybody was male.

“My God, it’s changed, but it hasn’t gone nearly far enough.”

She added: “It’s incredible to see now the number of women in producing and writing, and I’ve worked with wonderful female assistant directors, but I want to see more women behind the camera because in my experience there are not enough female cinematographers and that’s an area we have to keep working on.” according to The Telegraph

A well earned award for Helen Mirren which couldn’t go toÂ a better person!

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