Helen Mirren to receive another honour

Veteran actress Helen Mirren is to be conferred with a lifetime achievement award for her contribution to cinema. The Oscar-winner will be presented with the trophy at the 19th annual Women in Film and Television Awards.

Veteran actress Helen Mirren is to be conferred with a lifetime achievement award for her contribution to cinema.

The Oscar-winner will be presented with the trophy at the 19th annual Women in Film and Television Awards here next month, reports imdb.com.

Event organisers say Mirren will receive the honour for her "outstanding and lasting contribution to film and television".

Previous winners of the award include former Bond girl Dame Diana Rigg, multi Oscar-winner Katharine Hepburn, and "Educating Rita" star Julie Walters.

Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. She has won an Academy Award, four SAG Awards, four BAFTAs, three Golden Globes and four Emmy Awards in her career.