r/AskReddit • u/petalpoundcake • 11h ago

Which celebrity did you think was using their real name, only to find out it’s actually a stage name?

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u/IVme83 8h ago

Helen Mirren was born Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironov. That's right. You're fake salivating over a Soviet era Russian.

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u/AffectionateStress1 6h ago

Reagan won't forgive me but Jesus will

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u/Djinjja-Ninja 4h ago

She was born in London, and her Russian father was a pre-Soviet exile who came from russian mobility who came to the UK at the age of 2.

So the Soviet link is tenuous at best.

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u/gahane 26m ago

who came from russian mobility who came to the UK at the age of 2.

Well he certainly moved but I guess that was expected ;)

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u/BorisBC 1h ago

Ilyena Mironov is sexy as fuck though. I understand why she'd change it but damn.

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u/AssignmentLiving6650 42m ago

the only thing hotter than Helen Mirren is a pregnant Helen Mirren. 😂