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Helen Mirren Searches For Her Russian Roots

April 6th, 2007 9:55am EDT  Post a comment

Helen MirrenOscar winner Helen Mirren is making a documentary about her Russian ancestry. The actress - whose real name is Ilyena Lydia Mironova - and her sister Kate plan to travel to Moscow with a documentary crew to explore their aristocratic roots.

Helen and Kate's grandfather was a diplomat working for Tsar Nicholas II, forced out of Russia during the 1917 revolution and unable to return. The documentary, to be titled The Journey, will fulfill a lifetime's ambition for Mirren.

She says, "I'm hoping to get the full family tree, at long last."

- Helen Mirren Pictures

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)


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