STAGE TUBE: THE AUDIENCE's Helen Mirren's Best Leading Actress Tonys Speech

THE AUDIENCE's Helen Mirren won the 2015 Tony Award for Leading Actress in a Play earlier tonight, and you can watch her full acceptance speech below!

Mirren has won international recognition for her work on stage, screen and television. For her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen in 2006, she received an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Actress. She was also named Best Actress by virtually every critics' organization from Los Angeles to London. In 2014 she was honored with the BAFTA Fellowship for her outstanding career in film. On television she played the title role in "Elizabeth I" for which she won Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Awards.

The 2015 Tony Awards are airing as we speak on CBS tonight, June 7, co-hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming, and, as usual, BroadwayWorld.com is your one-stop shop for all things Tonys on Tony Day, Night and Beyond!