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Helen Mirren

Acting

Born: July 26, 1945Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Dame Helen Mirren (/ˈmɪrən/; born Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironov; July 26, 1945) is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the only person to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting in both the United States and the United Kingdom. She received an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, a Tony Award and a Laurence Olivier Award for the same role in The Audience, three British Academy Television Awards for her performance as DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect, and four Primetime Emmy Awards, including two for Prime Suspect. Excelling on stage with the National Youth Theatre, Mirren's performance as Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra in 1965 saw her invited to join the Royal Shakespeare Company before she made her West End stage debut in 1975. Since then, Mirren has also had success in television and film. Aside from her Academy Award-winning performance, Mirren's other Oscar-nominated performances were for The Madness of King George (1994), Gosford Park (2001), and The Last Station (2009). For her role on Prime Suspect, which ran from 1991 to 2006, she won three consecutive British Academy Television Awards for Best Actress (1992, 1993 and 1994), a joint-record of consecutive wins shared with Julie Walters, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Playing Queen Elizabeth I in the television series Elizabeth I (2005), and Queen Elizabeth II in the film The Queen (2006), she is the only actor to have portrayed both the regnant Elizabeths on screen. After her breakthrough film role in The Long Good Friday (1980), other notable film roles included Cal (1984), for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, 2010 (1984), The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999), Calendar Girls (2003), Hitchcock (2012), The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014), Woman in Gold (2015), Trumbo (2015), and The Leisure Seeker (2017). She also appeared in the action films Red (2010) and Red 2 (2013) playing an ex-MI6 assassin, and in the Fast & Furious films The Fate of the Furious (2017), Hobbs & Shaw (2019), and F9 (2021). In the Queen's 2003 Birthday Honours, Mirren was appointed a Dame (DBE) for services to drama, with investiture taking place at Buckingham Palace. In 2013 she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2014 she received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In 2021, she was announced as the recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Mirren, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Goodbye June

Goodbye June

June

2025
This Ordinary Thing

This Ordinary Thing

Self (voice)

2025
The Thursday Murder Club

The Thursday Murder Club

Elizabeth

2025
Duse, the Greatest

Duse, the Greatest

2025
White Bird

White Bird

Grandmére

2023
Golda

Golda

Golda Meir

2023
Barbie

Barbie

Narrator (voice)

2023
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

Self

2023
Fast X

Fast X

Queenie

2023
Helen Mirren - Queen of Actresses

Helen Mirren - Queen of Actresses

Self (archive)

2023
Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Hespera

2023
Kendrick Lamar Live: The Big Steppers Tour

Kendrick Lamar Live: The Big Steppers Tour

Therapist (voice)

2022
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth

L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth

Self

2021
Escape from Extinction

Escape from Extinction

Narrator (voice)

2021
Parkinson at 50

Parkinson at 50

Self (archive footage)

2021
The Duke

The Duke

Dorothy Bunton

2021
F9

F9

Queenie Shaw

2021
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Self (archive footage)

2021
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

Lip-sync Billy Bush

2020
The One and Only Ivan

The One and Only Ivan

Snickers (voice)

2020
Berlin, I Love You

Berlin, I Love You

Margaret

2019
The Good Liar

The Good Liar

Betty McLeish

2019
#AnneFrank. Parallel Stories

#AnneFrank. Parallel Stories

Narrator

2019
On Broadway

On Broadway

Self

2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Queenie Shaw

2019
An Accidental Studio

An Accidental Studio

Self (archive footage)

2019
Anna

Anna

Olga

2019
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Mother Ginger

2018
Winchester

Winchester

Sarah Winchester

2018
The Leisure Seeker

The Leisure Seeker

Ella Spencer

2018

Il était une fois... « The Queen »

Self

2017
The Pulitzer At 100

The Pulitzer At 100

Self

2017
The Fate of the Furious

The Fate of the Furious

Queenie (uncredited)

2017
Cries from Syria

Cries from Syria

Narrator

2017
Collateral Beauty

Collateral Beauty

Brigitte

2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Self - Performer

2016
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

Self (archive material)

2015
Trumbo

Trumbo

Hedda Hopper

2015
Eye in the Sky

Eye in the Sky

Colonel Katherine Powell

2015
Unity

Unity

Narrator (voice)

2015
Woman in Gold

Woman in Gold

Maria Altmann

2015
The Hundred-Foot Journey

The Hundred-Foot Journey

Madam Mallory

2014
Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story

Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story

Narrator

2014
Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Self

2013
Istintobrass

Istintobrass

Self

2013
RED 2

RED 2

Victoria

2013
Monsters University

Monsters University

Dean Hardscrabble (voice)

2013

Goodbye Granadaland

Self

2013
Phil Spector

Phil Spector

Linda Kenney Baden

2013
National Theatre Live: The Audience

National Theatre Live: The Audience

The Queen

2013
Radioman

Radioman

Self

2012
Hitchcock

Hitchcock

Alma Reville

2012
The Door

The Door

Emerenc Szeredás

2012
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

Self

2011
Arthur

Arthur

Hobson

2011
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren

When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren

Sharon

2011
RED

RED

Victoria

2010
The Debt

The Debt

Rachel Singer

2010
Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock

Ida

2010
The Tempest

The Tempest

Prospera

2010
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Nyra (voice)

2010
Love Ranch

Love Ranch

Grace Bontempo

2010
Arabia 3D

Arabia 3D

Narrator (voice)

2010
The Last Station

The Last Station

Sofya Tolstoya

2009

Yes Madam, Sir

Narrator

2009
National Theatre Live: Phèdre

National Theatre Live: Phèdre

Phèdre

2009
The Jazz Baroness

The Jazz Baroness

Nica - Narrator

2009
State of Play

State of Play

Cameron Lynne

2009
Behind The Scenes of Caligula

Behind The Scenes of Caligula

2009
Inkheart

Inkheart

Elinor Loredan

2008
National Treasure: Book of Secrets

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Emily Appleton

2007

The Making of 'The Queen'

Self

2007
The Queen

The Queen

The Queen

2006
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'

Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'

Self

2006
Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday

Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday

Herself

2006
Best Ever Muppet Moments

Best Ever Muppet Moments

Self

2006
Shadowboxer

Shadowboxer

Rose

2005
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

Tiberia

2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Deep Thought (voice)

2005
The Clearing

The Clearing

Eileen Hayes

2004
Pride

Pride

Macheeba (voice)

2004
Cary Grant: A Class Apart

Cary Grant: A Class Apart

Narrator (voice)

2004
Raising Helen

Raising Helen

Dominique Courier

2004
Calendar Girls

Calendar Girls

Chris Harper

2003
Celebrity Naked Ambition

Celebrity Naked Ambition

Self (archive footage)

2003
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

Karen Stone

2003
Door to Door

Door to Door

Mrs. Porter

2002
The Making of Gosford Park

The Making of Gosford Park

Self

2002
No Such Thing

No Such Thing

The Boss

2002

Robert Altman in England

Herself

2002
Gosford Park

Gosford Park

Mrs. Wilson

2001
Last Orders

Last Orders

Amy

2001
Greenfingers

Greenfingers

Georgina Woodhouse

2001
On the Edge

On the Edge

Distinguished Woman (segment "Happy Birthday") (uncredited)

2001
The Pledge

The Pledge

Doctor

2001
Long Night's Journey into Day

Long Night's Journey into Day

Narrator

2000
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

Self (archive footage)

1999
Teaching Mrs. Tingle

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

Mrs. Tingle

1999
The Passion of Ayn Rand

The Passion of Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand

1999
The Prince of Egypt

The Prince of Egypt

Queen (voice)

1998
Critical Care

Critical Care

Stella

1997
Losing Chase

Losing Chase

Chase Phillips

1996
Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son

Kathleen Quigley

1996
The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen

1995
The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George

Queen Charlotte

1994
Children of God

Children of God

Narrator

1994
Prince of Jutland

Prince of Jutland

Geruth

1994
The Hawk

The Hawk

Annie Marsh

1993
Bethune: The Making of a Hero

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

Frances Penny Bethune

1993
Where Angels Fear to Tread

Where Angels Fear to Tread

Lilia Herriton

1991
The Comfort of Strangers

The Comfort of Strangers

Caroline

1990
Red King, White Knight

Red King, White Knight

Anna

1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

Georgina Spica

1989
When the Whales Came

When the Whales Came

Clemmie Jenkins

1989
Pascali's Island

Pascali's Island

Lydia Neuman

1988
Cause Célèbre

Cause Célèbre

Alma Rattenbury

1987
The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

Princess Emilia

1987
The Mosquito Coast

The Mosquito Coast

Mother Fox

1986
Heavenly Pursuits

Heavenly Pursuits

Ruth Chancellor

1986
Invocation: Maya Deren

Invocation: Maya Deren

Narrator

1986
Coming Through

Coming Through

Frieda von Richtofen Weekley

1985
White Nights

White Nights

Galina Ivanova

1985
2010

2010

Tanya Kirbuk

1984
Cal

Cal

Marcella

1984
An Audience with Mel Brooks

An Audience with Mel Brooks

Self (uncredited)

1984
2010 : The Odyssey Continues

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

Herself

1984
Cymbeline

Cymbeline

Imogen

1983
Soft Targets

Soft Targets

Celia

1982
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Titania

1981
Mrs. Reinhardt

Mrs. Reinhardt

Mrs. Reinhardt

1981
Excalibur

Excalibur

Morgana

1981
The Making of Excalibur: Myth into Movie

The Making of Excalibur: Myth into Movie

Self

1981
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'

A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'

Self / Caesonia

1981
The Long Good Friday

The Long Good Friday

Victoria

1980
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Alice Rage

1980
Hussy

Hussy

Beaty Simons

1980
S.O.S. Titanic

S.O.S. Titanic

May Sloan, Stewardess

1980
Caligula

Caligula

Caesonia

1979
Blue Remembered Hills

Blue Remembered Hills

Angela

1979
As You Like It

As You Like It

Rosalind

1978
The Country Wife

The Country Wife

Margery Pinchwife

1977
Hamlet

Hamlet

Ophelia / Gertrude

1976
The Collection

The Collection

Stella

1976

The Little Minister

Babbie

1975

The Philanthropist

Celia

1975
Caesar and Claretta

Caesar and Claretta

Claretta Petacci

1975

The Apple Cart

1975
The Empty Space

The Empty Space

Self

1975
A Coffin for the Bride

A Coffin for the Bride

Stella McKenzie

1974
The Changeling

The Changeling

Beatrice-Joanna

1974
O Lucky Man! Innovations in Entertainment

O Lucky Man! Innovations in Entertainment

Herself

1973
O Lucky Man!

O Lucky Man!

Patricia / Casting Assistant

1973
Savage Messiah

Savage Messiah

Gosh Boyle

1972
Miss Julie

Miss Julie

Miss Julie

1972
Red Hot Shot

Red Hot Shot

1970
Age of Consent

Age of Consent

Cora Ryan

1969
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Hermia

1968
Herostratus

Herostratus

Advert Woman

1967