Helen Mirren: "I've never felt the need for a child"
The actress, 68, tells AARP magazine she has no regrets over not having children and used to call marriage "voluntary imprisonment"
www.cbsnews.comDirect answer: Helen Mirren does not have biological children; she is a stepmother to Taylor Hackford’s two children, Rob and Rio, and has publicly said she never felt the need to have children of her own.[1][5][9]
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- Mirren and husband Taylor Hackford have no biological children of their own, and Mirren has stated she has no regrets about not having children.[5][1]
- Hackford has two children from prior relationships, Rob and Rio; Rio Hackford died in 2022 at age 51 from uveal melanoma, a rare eye cancer.[4][1]
- In interviews, Mirren has explained that her and Hackford’s busy lives and travels contributed to their not pursuing biological children, and she has suggested that not having children has been compatible with their relationship.[9][5]
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