SAG Life Achievement Honoree Helen Mirren Talks Career, ‘The Duke’ and Nearing an EGOT
variety.comJenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorHelen Mirren is the perfect choice for the SAG Life Achievement Award, that rare performer respected and awarded for their work but also beloved by audiences.
Able to effortlessly move between Shakespeare and Hollywood spectacle, Mirren joined the “Fast & Furious” franchise with 2017’s “The Fate of the Furious.” Fans loved that she was perfectly cast as the mother of Jason Statham’s Deckard and Luke Evans’ Owen.
She’s set to reprise the role in the final two “Fast” films, but that’s only part of her busy schedule.The SAG Life Achievement Award, which will be presented to her by Kate Winslet, is an honor previously bestowed on the likes of Robert De Niro, Sidney Poitier and Rita Moreno.
The accolade actually precedes the SAG Awards, which began in 1995; it was first given in 1962 to Eddie Cantor. The 28th annual SAG Awards will return live Feb.
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