her waiting to audition for White Nights, and she was icy. "It was a strange way to meet Helen, because she is a lovely person", says Hackford, "but she didn’t hold back her fury." Hackford and Mirren wed in 1997, although as a young woman Mirren had vowed never to marry. The couple live along the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. In 2009, Hackford signed a petition in support of director Roman Polanski, calling for his release after his arrest in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for statutory rape. Filmography Executive producer only Rooftops (1989) The Long Walk Home (1990) Queens Logic (1991) Mortal Thoughts (1991) Sweet Talker (1991) Defenseless (1991) A Place to Stand (2014) (Documentary) Producer only La Bamba (1987) When We Were Kings (1996) (Documentary) G:MT – Greenwich Mean Time (1999) References External links Peace Corps biography of Taylor Hackford news clips "Notable Former Volunteers / Arts and Literature". Peace Corps official site. Accessed 5 January 2007. 1944 births Living people Film directors from California Presidents of the Directors Guild of America Directors of Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners CAS Filmmaker Award honorees Golden Orange Honorary Award winners Grammy Award winners USC School of International Relations alumni Peace Corps volunteers Activists from California People from Santa Barbara, California