But the London born Queen of stage and screen is actually of Russian aristocratic stock. She was born Ilyena Lydia Mironoff on 26 July 1945. Her family fled to England after the Russian Revolution in 1917. She started classical acting training at an early age and was already a star of the London stage by her teens. She has gone on to become one of the biggest names of screen and stage. Her movie hits include The Queen, Calendar Girls, Woman In Gold, RED 2, Hitchcock and The Madness Of King George. She also picked up a string of awards for her long-running television drama Prime Suspect.