USA TODAY on Helen Mirren, Spy Extraordinaire

In his USA TODAY profile, "Helen Mirren: International woman of mystery," Bryan Alexander, looks at the British actress new acting direction: "butt-kicker in the spy world." She's learned a little martial arts and a little gun play, but she's most proud about her language skills, of having learned Russian. Mirren comments "Actually, Russians who have seen it say the accent is great...I'm thrilled."

In his USA TODAY profile, "Helen Mirren: International woman of mystery," Bryan Alexander, looks at the British actress new acting direction: "butt-kicker in the spy world." She's learned a little martial arts and a little gun play, but she's most proud about her language skills, of having learned Russian. Mirren comments "Actually, Russians who have seen it say the accent is great...I'm thrilled."