November 18, 2011 5:38 PM
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Helen Mirren to co-host Nobel Peace Prize show
Helen Mirren speaks at the 39th AFI Life Achievement Awards on June 9, 2011 in Culver City, Calif.
(Credit: Getty Images)The event will feature performances by singer-songwriter David Gray, vocalist Jill Scott, country duo Sugarland, Evanescence, Matthew Morrison from "Glee" and others.
Mirren's co-host will be announced later, according to organizers.
The show is held a day after the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, which this year honors President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and women's right activist Leymah Gbowee -- both of Liberia -- and democracy activist Tawakkul Karman of Yemen.
Mirren is attached to the upcoming TV biopic about record producer Phil Spector.Add A Comment +
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