( CNN ) -- Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren has revealed that she was date-raped when she was a student . Helen Mirren has previously spoken about a bad experience she had after taking drugs in her early 20s . In an interview with Britain 's GQ magazine , the 63-year-old also admitted to using cocaine at parties until she was forced to quit in the early 1980s . Mirren , who picked up an Academy Award last year for her starring role in `` The Queen , '' said she was date-raped `` a couple of times '' when she was young but did not report the attacks because `` you could n't do that in those days . '' Despite her experiences , the British-born actress said date-rape was a `` tricky area '' and something men and women had to work out between themselves . She said it was rape if a couple engaged in sexual activity but the woman said `` no '' at the last second . Watch as Mirren 's comments spark anger » . However , in comments likely to anger anti-rape campaigners , she added , `` I do n't think she can have that man into court under those circumstances . I guess it is one of the subtle parts of the men/women relationship that has to be negotiated and worked out between them . '' Mirren also spoke of her `` love '' for cocaine during the interview for the October edition of GQ but claimed that she gave up the drug after learning that a leading Nazi war criminal had been profiting from the drug . `` I loved coke . I never did a lot , just a little bit at parties , '' she told GQ . `` But what ended it for me was when they caught Klaus Barbie , the Butcher of Lyon , in the early '80s . `` He was hiding in South America and living off the proceeds of being a cocaine baron . And I read that in the paper , and all the cards fell into place , and I saw how my little sniff of cocaine at a party had an absolute direct route to this horrible man . ''
Oscar winner Helen Mirren said she was date - rape ` ` a couple of times '' British - born actress said date rape was a ` ` tricky area '' She gave up cocaine after hearing that a Nazi war criminal profited from the drug .