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Helen Mirren
Dame Helen Mirren DBE (born Helen Lydia Mironoff), is an English actor born on the 26th of July, 1945, in the city of London, England. Mirren's illustrious career, spanning over six decades, has established her as one of the most acclaimed actors, winning multiple accolades including an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, five Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, an Olivier Award and a Tony Award. Mirren's acting career commenced at the mere age of 18 with the National Youth Theater and she has since played a variety of roles in world-renowned productions and blockbuster films, such as The Queen, Caligula, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, The Tempest, and Hitchcock. The actor’s television career highlights include playing DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect (1991–2006), which earned her multiple accolades. Despite being born in London to an English mother and Russian father, Mirren identifies as 'very anti-monarchist'. Mirren went on to marry American director Taylor Hackford, with whom she had no children.
Mirren's acting range is vast, from Egyptian queens to British royalty, and she is particularly known for her recurrent portrayals of British queens in various films and television series. Initially starting her acting career on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Mirren transitioned to film and television becoming a renowned global figure. She has featured in celebrated television series, acclaimed films and stage productions. The actor has portrayed three queens on screen, an achievement no other actress in history has managed. In 2003, Mirren was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her services to drama. Apart from acting, Mirren has also published an autobiographical book titled In the Frame: My Life in Words and Pictures.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Helen Lydia Mironoff
Born: London, England
Citizenship: United Kingdom, United States
Birthday: July 26, 1945
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1964-present
Spouses: Taylor Hackford
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Awards and Nominations Received by Helen Mirren
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Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Actress)
Gosford ParkBest Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Actress)
Gosford ParkMovies Featuring Helen Mirren
Fast X
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Mosquito Coast
The Last Station
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Barbie
The Duke
The Queen
Eye in the Sky
The Madness of King George
White Bird
Golda
The One and Only Ivan
The Clearing
The Hundred-Foot Journey
The Leisure Seeker
Woman in Gold
Anna
Trumbo
Greenfingers
Hitchcock
Collateral Beauty
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
The Debt
Calendar Girls
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
2010
The Good Liar
Love Ranch
RED 2
RED
F9: The Fast Saga
Excalibur
Arthur
Winchester
The Tempest
Berlin, I Love You
On Broadway
The Comfort of Strangers
The Long Good Friday
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut
Arabia 3D
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
Phil Spector
National Theatre Live: The Audience
Istintobrass
And the Oscar Goes To…
Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story
Radioman
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
Unity
An Accidental Studio
On Broadway
#AnneFrank. Parallel Stories
Door to Door
Catherine the Great
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula
Elizabeth I
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
The Making of ‘Gosford Park’
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
On the Edge
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
A Documentary on the Making of ‘Gore Vidal’s Caligula’
Soft Targets
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Cal
Coming Through
Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Hussy
Cymbeline
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
Invocation: Maya Deren
Heavenly Pursuits
The Little Mermaid
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Red King, White Knight
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine
2010: The Year We Make Contact
Cause Célèbre
Pascali’s Island
When the Whales Came
F9
Parkinson at 50
L’Oreal Paris Women of Worth
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Kendrick Lamar Live: The Big Steppers Tour
imagine… Stephen Frears: Director for Hire
Helen Mirren - Queen of Actresses
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
White Bird
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Snow Queen
Herostratus
The Changeling
Blue Remembered Hills
The Country Wife
O Lucky Man!
Critical Care
Prince of Jutland
Losing Chase
Age of Consent
Cousin Bette
Red Hot Shot
The Hawk
Painted Lady
The Philanthropist
Savage Messiah
The Jazz Baroness
A Coffin for the Bride
The Collection
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
S.O.S. Titanic
Press for Time
Some Mother’s Son
Children of God
The Thursday Murder Club
Caligula
Goodbye June
Career Timeline
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2024
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Self - Actress, Age of Consent
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut
Caesonia
2023
Fast X
Queenie
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Hespera
Barbie
Golda
Golda Meir
imagine… Stephen Frears: Director for Hire
Helen Mirren - Queen of Actresses
Elle-même (archives)
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
Self
White Bird
Grandmére
2021
The Duke
Dorothy Bunton
F9: The Fast Saga
Queenie
On Broadway
F9
Queenie Shaw
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
L’Oreal Paris Women of Worth
Self
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
2020
The One and Only Ivan
Snickers
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
Grandmother Turtle
Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine
Lip-sync Billy Bush
2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Queenie
Anna
Olga
The Good Liar
Betty McLeish
Berlin, I Love You
Margaret
An Accidental Studio
Self (archive footage)
On Broadway
Self
#AnneFrank. Parallel Stories
Narrator
2018
The Leisure Seeker
Ella Spencer
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Mother Ginger
Winchester
Sarah Winchester
2014
The Hundred-Foot Journey
And the Oscar Goes To…
Self (archive footage)
Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story
Narrator
2013
RED 2
Phil Spector
Linda Kenney Baden
National Theatre Live: The Audience
The Queen
Istintobrass
Self
2011
The Debt
Arthur
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
Self
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
Sharon
1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Georgina Spica
Red King, White Knight
Anna
When the Whales Came
Clemmie Jenkins
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