And yesterday Dame Helen Mirren proved once again why she was worth of the honour.
The actress belied her pensionable age as she stepped out on the set of her new movie in a colourful tunic and leggings - which wouldn't looked out of place on a 20-year-old.
A smiling mirren teamed her youthful look with a matching pink headscarf and shades as she headed to shoot scenes for the Phil Spector movie she is filming in New York.
Helen looks sensational for her age and yesterday was seen laughing heartily as she played a game of hopscotch. She was recently awarded the title of Body of the Year by 2,000 fitness fanatics.
According to the New York Daily News, Helen received 17.7 percent of the votes cast by 2,000 respondents to a survey by international gym chain LA Fitness.
Helen beat Elle Mapherson, Jennifer Lopez and Pippa Middleton to win the accolade.
Speaking to the newspaper, LA Fitness spokesman Tony Orme said: 'It's great to see the public celebrating bodies of all shapes and sizes, and proving that you really can look fabulous over 40 and 50.'
Helen plays Linda Kenney Baden in the Phil Spector movie, Spector's long-time lawyer and supporter, in the biopic, which stars Al Pacino as the former record producer who is now serving a prison sentence for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.
The film is understood to be sympathetic to the former Beatles producer and claims he was wrongly jailed for murder. Helen agreed to star in the movie despite being threatened with awards snubs and worse for refusing to pull out of the film.
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