Helen Mirren

Acting · Born 1945-07-26 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK

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…

Filmography

• The Queen as The Queen
• Inkheart as Elinor Loredan
• The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu as Alice Rage
• Teaching Mrs. Tingle as Mrs. Tingle
• The Clearing as Eileen Hayes
• Raising Helen as Dominique Courier
• 2010 as Tanya Kirbuk
• Gosford Park as Mrs. Wilson
• The Mosquito Coast as Mother Fox
• Excalibur as Morgana