Oscar winner and Dame Helen Mirren will be a guest star on Glee when it returns in 2012! You might be interested in what role she’ll be playing!

TVLine.com just broke the news that Dame Helen Mirren will be a guest star on Glee‘s returning episode, 3×10, on January 17th! According to the source, Helen will not be appearing on the show, only be heard as she is set to play the inner voice of a character who shall remain nameless for now.

“Helen came in and secretly recorded several long and hilarious monologues two weeks ago,” says the source. “Then she visited the kids on set, and they had no idea she was coming; they were stunned.”

Apparently the role was written for Helen but there was no guarantee that she would actually sign on to do the part.

Looks like we’re going to see both ends of the acting spectrum with Nene Leakes and Helen Mirren on the same episode!

What are your thoughts on Helen Mirren’s inner dialogue role? Whose inner dialogue could she be playing?