Q: I remember that when actress Helen Mirren won her Oscar, there was talk that she would be meeting the Queen. Did that ever happen? — A.W.

A: No, at least not at this writing. Mirren, who won practically every award of this past film awards season for portraying Elizabeth II in The Queen, said there had been overtures from the monarch’s secretary, but nothing concrete resulted — at least nott.

Q: What happened to actor Johnny Depp’s daughter? — L.F.

A: Reportedly, Depp’s seven-year-old daughter, Lily-Rose, contracted blood poisoning and was hospitalised in serious condition in England, where Depp and girlfriend Vanessa Paradis are on location while he films Sweeneodd<$>. The child was released from the hospital and is apparently recovering, but Depp is taking a hiatus from filming to be with her until she fully recovers.

Q: Are Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie going to do any more seas of The Simple Life? — .

A:<$> Yes, their show is continuing. They just started production on the show’s next season, this time called The Simple Life Goeo Camp<$>, which puts them in close proximity to a camp full of preteens.

Q: I think actor Billy Bob Thornton is really great. Can you tell me what he’ll be doing next? —.L.

A:<$> Thornton, currently onscreen in The Astrot Farmer<$>, co-stars with Susan Sarandon in the film Woodcock<$>, due out in September, and the upcoming drama Peaceke a River<$>, currently in production. He’s also due to reunite with his Monster’s Ball co-star Halle Berry the drama Tulia, but there’s no start date yet.

Q: I’m a long-time fan of actress Carol Burnett. Is she still working? — J.R.

A: From time to time — most recently in episode of Desperate Housewives<$>. She’s also set to lend her voice to an animated film of the Dr. Seuss classic Hon Hears a Who<$>, playing a kangaroo, alongside a star-filled cast including Jim Carrey and Steve Carell.

Q: Can you tell me what the handsome actor Colin Firth is doing?8212; J.F.

A:<$> He’s been a busy guy. Upcoming are: the action flick The Last Legion, with Ben Kingsley and Indian actress AishwarRai, the drama And When Did You Last See Your Father? and the romantic comedy Then She Found Me, directed by and co-starring Helen Hunt. He’srrently filming The Accidental Husband<$>, with Uma Thurman and has a pile of others scheduled to start: a thriller callThe Meat Trade<$>, the historical South African ma The Colossus<$>, with Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon and Ian McKellen,e mystery Genova<$>, a family adventure called e Little White Horse<$>, a comedy called>St. Trinian’s <$>and a remake ofe crime film Gambit<$>.

Q: I thought Jeffreymbor was very funny on Arrested Development. Is he doing anything else? — M.L.

A: He co-stars with Anthony Hons in the upcoming film Slipstream<$>, which Hopkins also wrote and directed, and the action film <ellboy 2: The Golden Army<$>. After doing several episodes of the short-livedries Twenty Good Years <$>last year, he’s also trying TV again, shooting a pilot for a CBS comedy called The Captain, which takes place in a legendary Hollywood apartment building. One of the other reside is played by Raquel Welch.

Q: What is actor Michael Keaton doing? I always thought he was very funny. — K.C.

A:<$> He co-stars with Alfred Molina and Chris O’Donnell in an upcoming TNT TV miniseries The Company, about the CIA, and halans to shoot a film called Reaper, <$>playing a private detective.

Q: Can you tell me if Melanie Griffith itill acting? — N.D.

A:<$> She is; most recently, she put in a few appearances on TVries such as Robot Chicken <$>and Twins. And she apparently has signed on to dhe same for a CBS pilot called Viva Laughlin! if it becomes a series.

Q: Is it true that Madonna is going to be on “Nip/Tuck”? — M.J.

A: Apparently, yes. The show’s creator, Ryan Murphy, who previously admitted that he was crafting a guest appearance for Nicole Kidman, is also writing a part for Madonna on the show. Sandra Bullock might guest star on the show at a later date too.