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
• Excalibur as Morgana
• The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover as Georgina Spica
• The Prince of Egypt as Queen (voice)
• The Long Good Friday as Victoria
• Monsters University as Dean Hardscrabble (voice)
• White Bird as Grandmére
• The Hundred-Foot Journey as Madam Mallory
• Trumbo as Hedda Hopper
• Woman in Gold as Maria Altmann

TV

• Third Watch as Annie Foster
• The Twilight Zone as Maddie Duncan (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
• The Masked Singer as Self - Clue Giver (video)
• Frasier as Babette (voice)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self (voice)
• 1923 as Cara Dutton
• MobLand as Maeve Harrigan
• Top Gear as Self
• This Morning as Self
• The One Show as Self - Guest