The day after the Academy Awards, Helen Mirren was a guest at the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center in New York to talk about “Woman in Gold” and the story behind the film. Reality became a perfect film plot: A stunning Gustav Klimt portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, a Jewish society woman in Vienna in the early 20th century, was stolen by the Nazis in Austria in 1941. Six decades later, declaring that theft irrelevant, the Austrian government refused to return the painting to the woman’s niece. But the 81-year-old, who’d fled Vienna during the Holocaust, refused to be a victim again and fought back… all the way to the US Supreme Court. Helen Mirren, who received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for playing Maria Altman, discussed the ironic transformation of the portrait of a Jewish woman into an Austrian national treasure, her niece’s long legal battle and the importance of pursuing truth. Pictures from the conversation have been added to the photo gallery.

Helen Mirren testified in Congress Tuesday in support of a bill to make restitution easier for American heirs of Holocaust era victims, The Art Newspaper reported. Mirren told two Senate judiciary subcommittees in a joint hearing on the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act that “the very act of Nazi expropriation was not only unjust but it was inhumane.” She added, “Greed, cruelty, self-interest and domination will always be with us, it’s an easy option. Justice is so much more difficult, so much more complex. But we all dream of justice. We are incapable of changing the past, but fortunately we have the ability to make change today.” A complete article with more quotes can be read over here. Pictures have been added to the photo gallery.

Congratulations to Helen Mirren for receiving 3 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations this morning! Two nominations for “Trumbo” (as Best Supporting Actress and as part of the Best Ensemble) and one nomination for Best Actress for “Woman in Gold”. This is indeed a crowning achievement for a successful year. She shares the Lead Actress category with Cate Blanchett (Carol), Brie Larson (Room) Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn) and Sarah Silverman (I Smile Back), the Supporting Actress category with Rooney Mara (Carol), Rachel McAdams (Spotlight), Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl) and Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs) and the Ensemble category with Beasts of No Nation, Spotlight, The Big Short and Straight Outta Compton. The SAG Awards will be handed out on Saturday, January 30.

“Woman in Gold” has kept Helen Mirren busy throughout the year – from its world-premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February to the most recent promotional tours in Italy and Japan for the film’s theatrical October release. It has been released on DVD and Blu-Ray in most European countries. Blu-Ray screencaptures from both the film and the making of featurette have been added to the photo gallery.

Photo Gallery – Career – Woman in Gold – Blu-Ray Screencaptures
Photo Gallery – Career – Woman in Gold – Making Of Screencaptures

The promotion tour for “Woman in Gold” continues with a trip to Tokyo, Japan. On October 22, Helen has attended the festival’s opening ceremony, as well as today’s screening of the film. Pictures from both events have been added to the photo gallery.

It has taken a while for “Woman in Gold” to premiere in Italy, but Helen – alongside director Simon Curtis and his wife/co-star/Countess of Grantham Elizabeth McGovern have attended a promotional photocall and premiere for the October 15 release. Pictures from both functions have been added to the photo gallery.

On March 30, Helen has attended the New York premiere for “Woman in Gold”, followed by an after-party that reunited the cast and crew with Gustav Klimt’s painting. Over 500 pictures from the premiere have been added to the photo gallery. Also, additional production stills, on-set pictures and international posters have been added as well.

Helen has had a busy schedule earlier this week when the public promotion for “Woman in Gold” was packed into two days. She has attended The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Live with Michael & Kelly and The Today Show (twice). Additionally, interview clips from Entertainment Tonight and BBC Talking Movies have been added to the video archive alongside a promotional interview and new clip from the film. Enjoy!

Video Archive – Talkshows – The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (March 31, 2015)
Video Archive – Talkshows – The Today Show (April 01, 2015) Part 1
Video Archive – Talkshows – The Today Show (April 01, 2015) Part 1
Video Archive – Talkshows – Live with Michael & Kelly (April 01, 2015)
Video Archive – News Segments – Entertainment Tonight (April 01, 2015)
Video Archive – News Segments – BBC Talking Movies (April 01, 2015)
Video Archive – Career – Woman in Gold – Interview 01
Video Archive – Career – Woman in Gold – Film Scene 06

Helen’s new film “Woman in Gold” releases in US theaters on April 03, so it’s about time to add production stills and videos from the current promotion for the film. Promotionals, on-set pictures and screencaptures from the making of and trailer have been added to the photo gallery. Various trailer, tv spots and clips have been added to the video archive. Also added is an excerpt of Helen’s most recent appearance on The Charlie Rose Show to promote the Broadway opening of “The Audience”. For “Woman in Gold”, Helen will be attending The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on March 30 and Live with Kelly & Michael on March 31. The New York premiere will be held on March 30 as well, so check back next week for more pictures.

This week, Helen has attended the world-premiere of “Woman in Gold” at the 65th Annual Berlin Film Festival. As usual to the festival, a photocall and press conference were held prior to the film’s premiere. Pictures from all events have been added to the photo gallery.

Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2015 – Berlin Film Festival – Premiere
Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2015 – Berlin Film Festival – Press Conference
Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2015 – Berlin Film Festival – Photocall