In the Frame: My Life in Words and Pictures (autobiography) by Helen Mirren, Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2007ISBN 978-0-297-85197-4.
Rather than writing an autobiography Helen Mirren was commissioned by Alan Samson at Orion Books to write about her life in a series of chapters based on pictures from her extensive personal collection of photography and memorabilia. Edited by Chris Worwood, with whom she worked on the Award-winning HBO seriesElizabeth, the book covers every aspect of her life from her aristocratic Russian heritage to her days with Peter Hall'sRSC company to her Academy Award forThe Queen.
Theatre Record (originally London Theatre Record) and its Indexes for the quoted theatre reviews, credit listings and playbills
The Best of Plays and Players 1969–1983, selected and edited by Peter Roberts, (Methuen Drama, 1989ISBN 0-413-53730-7)