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Helen Mirren's Style Evolution Is As Impressive As Her Resume

She's worn many hats, literally and figuratively.
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We’re just going to come right out and say it: Helen Mirren is the sexiest, coolest, most badass woman in Hollywood.

Aside from her obviously superb acting chops, there are so many reasons to be taken with Mirren. She rides the subway. She once had pink hair. She’s made out with Stephen Colbert. She’s a dame, for crying out loud.

Queen, er, Dame.
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Queen, er, Dame.

But hair color and roles aside, there’s one thing that has remained constant: her fun, sexy, sometimes over the top but timeless style.

From the red carpet to the stage, in little black dresses and elaborate ball gowns, she is truly a style star. In honor of her 71st birthday, we swoon over some of Mirren’s best looks throughout the years.

Join us, won’t you?

1976
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1982
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1984
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1984
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1989
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1993
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1995
Ron Galella via Getty Images
1997
Ron Galella via Getty Images
1997
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2000
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2001
Evan Agostini via Getty Images
2002
Anthony Harvey via Getty Images
2002
Gregg DeGuire via Getty Images
2003
Kevin Winter via Getty Images
2005
Tim Whitby via Getty Images
2006
Ethan Miller via Getty Images
2006
Kevin Winter via Getty Images
2007
Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images
2008
Frazer Harrison via Getty Images
2008
Andrew H. Walker via Getty Images
2009
Gregg DeGuire via Getty Images
2009
Danny Martindale via Getty Images
2010
Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images
2010
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2010
Venturelli via Getty Images
2011
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2011
Frederick M. Brown via Getty Images
2011
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2012
Jim Spellman via Getty Images
2012
Toby Canham via Getty Images
2012
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2013
Frazer Harrison via Getty Images
2013
Kevin Winter via Getty Images
2013
Dave J Hogan via Getty Images
2013
David M. Benett via Getty Images
2013
Mike Marsland via Getty Images
2014
Mike Marsland via Getty Images
2014
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2015
George Pimentel via Getty Images
2015
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2015
Dominique Charriau via Getty Images
2015
Karwai Tang via Getty Images
2016
Alberto E. Rodriguez via Getty Images
2015
Taylor Hill via Getty Images
2016
ALBERTO PIZZOLI via Getty Images
2016
Marc Piasecki via Getty Images
2016
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