Russia : my father's Russian ancestry
Dad : changing from Mironov to Mirren
Mum : an extraordinary woman, making her dreams come true
Childhood : growing up with my brother and sister
Southend : becoming an Essex Girl
Starting out : with the National Youth Theatre, Cleopatra and getting an agent
Stratford : the Royal Shakespeare Company and a house called Parsenn Sally
Peter Brook : experimental theatre, touring the world
Theatre : my life on the stage, Lady Macbeth to Natalya Petrovna
James Wedge : extraordinary photographs by an extraordinary artist
In front of the camera : from the East End to Northern Ireland
America : hello Hollywood!
In front of the camera : moving up a level and Jane Tennison
My amazing year : playing queens, saying goodbye to Jane Tennison and winning an Oscar
Taylor and my family today : one wedding and a very happy clan
