Helen Mirren on Playing Author Behind ‘The Talented Mister Ripley’

Oscar-winner Helen Mirren joins TODAY to talk about her latest role as Patricia Highsmith the real-life author behind “The Talented Mister Ripley” and why she’s been drawn to dark characters in recent projects. “I’m very grateful for this chapter in my career, I have to say, because these characters are so full vim and vigor, so full of piss and vinegar…they’re not nimby pimby and so it’s a great gift for an actor,” she says.

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