These Celebrities Don't Actually Use Their Real Names

Helen Mirren

The British actress was born with the name Ilyena Lydia Mironoff, but her father changed their surname to Mirren in the 1950s. She then simplified her first name when she took up acting. Thankfully, her career was such a knockout success, regardless of what her name was.

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