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Mirren, an Oscar winner, has played more than
70 roles ranging from Queen Elizabeth to a secret services
assassin over her 45 year career across film, television and
theatre.
"Dame Helen Mirren is quite simply a brilliant and luminous
talent," said Fran Drescher, president of the SAG-AFTRA union
for Hollywood actors.
"She has set the bar very high for all actors and, in role after
role, she exceeds even her own extraordinary performances,"
Drescher added in a statement.
Mirren, 76, will add the award to her Oscar, four Emmys, five
SAG awards and a Tony. She started her career on the British
stage in the 1960s and had a breakthrough role in television as
a troubled police detective in "Prime Suspect" before moving
into movies such as "The Queen," "Gosford Park," "RED," and "F9:
The Fast Saga."
Mirren said she was honored to get the award, which will be
handed out at the SAG ceremony in Los Angeles on Feb. 27.
“Since I was a young actor starting out, I have always been
inspired by and learned from American screen acting, so this
award is particularly meaningful for me,” she said in a
statement.
Previous recent SAG lifetime achievement honorees include Robert
De Niro, Alan Alda, Carol Burnett and Lily Tomlin.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
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