Helen Mirren
Acting
Born: July 26, 1945 (age 81) · Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Monsters University
2013
Barbie
2023
The Fate of the Furious
2017
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2019
F9
2021
RED
2010
Fast X
2023
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007
Collateral Beauty
2016
RED 2
2013
The Prince of Egypt
1998
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
Photos (8)
Movies (125)
Fast X
Queenie
Monsters University
Dean Hardscrabble (voice)
The Prince of Egypt
Queen (voice)
Barbie
Narrator (voice)
RED
Victoria
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Queenie Shaw
The Thursday Murder Club
Elizabeth
White Bird
Grandmére
Collateral Beauty
Brigitte
State of Play
Cameron Lynne
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Emily Appleton
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Nyra (voice)
Eye in the Sky
Colonel Katherine Powell
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Hespera
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Madam Mallory
The Fate of the Furious
Queenie (uncredited)
RED 2
Victoria
F9
Queenie Shaw
Goodbye June
June
The Good Liar
Betty McLeish
Woman in Gold
Maria Altmann
Hitchcock
Alma Reville
Excalibur
Morgana
Anna
Olga
Raising Helen
Dominique Courier
The One and Only Ivan
Snickers (voice)
Caligula
Caesonia
Trumbo
Hedda Hopper
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Deep Thought (voice)
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Mother Ginger
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Georgina Spica
Calendar Girls
Chris Harper
The Clearing
Eileen Hayes
The Long Good Friday
Victoria
The Debt
Rachel Singer
Winchester
Sarah Winchester
Gosford Park
Mrs. Wilson
The Queen
The Queen
The Tempest
Prospera
The Leisure Seeker
Ella Spencer
Golda
Golda Meir
Inkheart
Elinor
2010
Tanya Kirbuk
The Last Station
Sofya Tolstoya
White Nights
Galina Ivanova
The Pledge
Doctor
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Mrs. Tingle
The Duke
Dorothy Bunton
Berlin, I Love You
Margaret
S.O.S. Titanic
May Sloan, Stewardess
Last Orders
Amy
Some Mother's Son
Kathleen Quigley
Critical Care
Stella
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Karen Stone
The Mosquito Coast
Mother Fox
The Comfort of Strangers
Caroline
O Lucky Man!
Patricia / Casting Assistant
The Madness of King George
Queen Charlotte
Arthur
Hobson
Pascali's Island
Lydia Neuman
Brighton Rock
Ida
Pride
Macheeba (voice)
Door to Door
Mrs. Porter
National Theatre Live: The Audience
The Queen
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Lip-sync Billy Bush
Age of Consent
Cora Ryan
Love Ranch
Grace Bontempo
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Alice Rage
Phil Spector
Linda Kenney Baden
Greenfingers
Georgina Woodhouse
Red Hot Shot
1970
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Lilia Herriton
Mrs. Reinhardt
Mrs. Reinhardt
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hermia
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
Frances Penny Bethune
Shadowboxer
Rose
No Such Thing
The Boss
Blue Remembered Hills
Angela
Unity
Narrator (voice)
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
Tiberia
The Collection
Stella
On the Edge
Distinguished Woman (segment "Happy Birthday") (uncredited)
The Hawk
Annie Marsh
When the Whales Came
Clemmie Jenkins
Hussy
Beaty Simons
Kendrick Lamar Live: The Big Steppers Tour
Therapist (voice)
Savage Messiah
Gosh Boyle
Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story
Narrator
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
Phèdre
Heavenly Pursuits
Ruth Chancellor
Cause Célèbre
Alma Rattenbury
The Door
Emerenc Szeredás
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Titania
Prince of Jutland
Geruth
Cal
Marcella
The Passion of Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand
Armani and the Birth of Italian Fashion
2026
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009
Soft Targets
Celia
Herostratus
Advert Woman
The Country Wife
Margery Pinchwife
Red King, White Knight
Anna
#AnneFrank. Parallel Stories
Narrator
As You Like It
Rosalind
Cymbeline
Imogen
Losing Chase
Chase Phillips
The Changeling
Beatrice-Joanna
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
Sharon
The Jazz Baroness
Nica - Narrator
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
Narrator (voice)
Coming Through
Frieda von Richtofen Weekley
Duse, the Greatest
2025
The Little Mermaid
Princess Emilia
Hamlet
Ophelia / Gertrude
A Coffin for the Bride
Stella McKenzie
Long Night's Journey into Day
Narrator
Cries from Syria
Narrator
Children of God
Narrator
Caesar and Claretta
Claretta Petacci
The Little Minister
Babbie
Arabia 3D
Narrator (voice)
Escape from Extinction
Narrator (voice)
Invocation: Maya Deren
Narrator
Miss Julie
Miss Julie
TV Shows (39)
MobLand
Maeve Harrigan · 20 eps
Frasier
Babette (voice) · 1 eps
Great Performances
Stella · 1 eps
Glee
Becky's Inner Voice (voice) · 2 eps
The South Bank Show
1 eps
Third Watch
Annie Foster · 1 eps
Play for Today
1 eps
Play for Today
Angela · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Margery Pinchwife · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Beatrice-Joanna · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Orinthia · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Babbie · 1 eps
1923
Cara Dutton · 15 eps
The Twilight Zone
Maddie Duncan (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes") · 1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
Screen Two
Annie Marsh · 1 eps
Playhouse
Mrs. Reinhardt · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Rachel · 1 eps
TFI Friday
2 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
Princess Emilia · 1 eps
Human Resources
Shame Wizard Rita St. Swithens (voice) · 1 eps
Thriller
Stella McKenzie · 1 eps
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Rosalind · 1 eps
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Titania · 1 eps
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Imogen · 1 eps
Prime Suspect
Jane Tennison · 15 eps
Documentary Now!
Helen Mirren - Host · 27 eps
Remembers…
2 eps
The Hidden Room
Sarah · 1 eps
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great · 4 eps
Solos
Peg · 1 eps
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I · 2 eps
Cousin Bette
Valérie Marneffe · 5 eps
Laurence Olivier Presents
1 eps
Ruby Wax Meets
1 eps
Secrets of the Museum
Queen Elizabeth (archive) · 1 eps
British Film Forever
1 eps
Painted Lady
Maggie Sheridan · 2 eps
When Nature Calls with Helen Mirren
Narrator (voice) · 10 eps
Self / Appearances (73)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
The View
Self · 4 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 9 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Leute heute
Self · 1 eps
The One Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self (voice) · 1 eps
Top Gear
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 2 eps
American Idol
Self · 1 eps
The Masked Singer
Self - Clue Giver (video) · 1 eps
GMTV
Self · 1 eps
Today
Self · 2 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self – Actor · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 4 eps
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self · 1 eps
An Audience with...
Self · 1 eps
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
Self · 1 eps
Live from E!
Herself · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Frank Skinner Show
Self · 1 eps
Remembers…
Self · 2 eps
French & Saunders
Herself · 1 eps
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Istintobrass
Self
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
Self - Host · 4 eps
This Morning
Self · 2 eps
Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius
Self · 2 eps
On Broadway
Self
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self (archive footage)
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
Self
Radioman
Self
An Accidental Studio
Self (archive footage)
Live from Studio Five
Self · 1 eps
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Self - Performer
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Self (uncredited)
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
Self
The Pulitzer At 100
Self
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Self
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
Self
Excalibur: Behind the Movie
Self
The Making of Excalibur: Myth into Movie
Self
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Self (archive footage)
The Making of Gosford Park
Self
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
Self / Caesonia
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
Self
O Lucky Man! Innovations in Entertainment
Herself
A Friend in New Orleans
Herself
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
Herself
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
Self (archive material)
This Ordinary Thing
Self (voice)
Helen Mirren - Queen of Actresses
Self (archive)
Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday
Herself
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
Self
Brook by Brook
Self
The Empty Space
Self
