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Helen Mirren(I)

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Helen Mirren at an event for RED 2 (2013)
To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you're a Ken.
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Dame Helen Mirren was born in Queen Charlotte's Hospital in West London. Her mother, Kathleen Alexandrina Eva Matilda (Rogers), was from a working-class English family, and her father, Vasiliy Petrovich Mironov, was a Russian-born civil servant, from Kuryanovo, whose own father was a diplomat. Mirren attended St. Bernards High School for girls, where she would act in school productions. After high school, she began her acting career in theatre working in many productions including in the West End and Broadway.
BornJuly 26, 1945
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BornJuly 26, 1945
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 130 wins & 134 nominations total

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Helen Mirren and Cherie Lunghi in Excalibur (1981)
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Helen Mirren and Vin Diesel in Fast X (2023)
Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, and Rachel Zegler in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
Helen Mirren in 1923 (2022)
Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren in 1923 (2022)
Helen Mirren and Robert Patrick in 1923 (2022)
Helen Mirren in 1923 (2022)
Helen Mirren in 1923 (2022)
Helen Mirren and Zachary Levi in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
Helen Mirren in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)

Known for

Helen Mirren in The Queen (2006)
The Queen
7.3
  • The Queen
  • 2006
Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, and Mary-Louise Parker in RED (2010)
RED
7.0
  • Victoria
  • 2010
Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Michael Wincott, Toni Collette, Jessica Biel, James D'Arcy, Danny Huston, and Scarlett Johansson in Hitchcock (2012)
Hitchcock
6.8
  • Alma Reville
  • 2012
Gosford Park (2001)
Gosford Park
7.2
  • Mrs. Wilson
  • 2001

Credits

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Actress

  • Barbie
    • Narrator
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • White Bird
    • Grandmère
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Switzerland
    • Patricia Highsmith
    • Pre-production
  • Sniff
    • The Spider
    • In Production
  • Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90
    • Completed
  • Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Brie Larson, Ludacris, Jason Momoa, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, and Alan Ritchson in Fast X (2023)
    Fast X
    • Queenie
    • 2023
  • Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Lucy Liu, Adam Brody, Meagan Good, Rachel Zegler, Zachary Levi, D.J. Cotrona, Grace Caroline Currey, and Ross Butler in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
    Shazam! Fury of the Gods
    • Hespera
    • 2023
  • Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Aminah Nieves, Darren Mann, and Michelle Randolph in 1923 (2022)
    1923
    • Cara Dutton
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • Helen Mirren in Golda (2023)
    Golda
    • Golda Meir
    • 2023
  • Helen Mirren and Kendrick Lamar in Kendrick Lamar: Count Me Out (2022)
    Kendrick Lamar: Count Me Out
    • Therapist
    • Music Video
    • 2022
  • David Thewlis, Rosie Perez, Maria Bamford, Hugh Jackman, Maya Rudolph, Nick Kroll, Tim Robinson, Ali Wong, and Aidy Bryant in Human Resources (2022)
    Human Resources
    • Rita St. Swithens (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • When Nature Calls (2021)
    When Nature Calls
    • Narrator
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Anne Hathaway, Anthony Mackie, Dan Stevens, Constance Wu, Uzo Aduba, and Nicole Beharie in Solos (2021)
    Solos
    • Peg
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, and Nathalie Emmanuel in F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
    F9: The Fast Saga
    • Queenie
    • 2021
  • Sarah Cooper in Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020)
    Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
    • Lip-sync Billy Bush
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent in The Duke (2020)
    The Duke
    • Dorothy Bunton
    • 2020
  • Danny DeVito, Sam Rockwell, Chaka Khan, Phillipa Soo, and Brooklynn Prince in The One and Only Ivan (2020)
    The One and Only Ivan
    • Snickers (voice)
    • 2020
  • David Harbour, Callie Miller, Ahir Shah, and Bella Ramsey in Turtle Journey (2020)
    Turtle Journey
    • Grandmother Turtle (voice)
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen in The Good Liar (2019)
    The Good Liar
    • Betty McLeish
    • 2019
  • Helen Mirren in Catherine the Great (2019)
    Catherine the Great
    • Catherine the Great
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019

Producer

  • Helen Mirren in Catherine the Great (2019)
    Catherine the Great
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • Helen Mirren in Painted Lady (1997)
    Painted Lady
    • associate producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
  • Some Mother's Son (1996)
    Some Mother's Son
    • associate producer
    • 1996

Director

  • John Goodman, Helen Mirren, and Sydney Tamiia Poitier in Happy Birthday (2001)
    Happy Birthday
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2001
  • Beverly D'Angelo, John Goodman, Andie MacDowell, Joel Grey, David Hyde Pierce, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, and Paul Rudd in On the Edge (2001)
    On the Edge
    • Director (segment Happy Birthday)
    • TV Movie
    • 2001
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Bryan Cranston, Angelina Jolie Raise Honest Voices in 'The One and Only Ivan'
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Bryan Cranston, Angelina Jolie Raise Honest Voices in 'The One and Only Ivan'
Helen Mirren: Movie Moments
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Helen Mirren: Movie Moments
"Scooter"
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"Scooter"
"Miranda"
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"Miranda"
"Caliban"
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"Caliban"
"Restless" from Red
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"Restless" from Red
Collateral Beauty
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Collateral Beauty
Collateral Beauty
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Collateral Beauty
Woman in Gold
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Woman in Gold
Woman in Gold
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Woman in Gold
Monsters University
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Monsters University
Monsters University
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Monsters University

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  • Alternative names
    • Dame Helen Mirren DBE
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • July 26, 1945
    • Hammersmith, London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Taylor HackfordDecember 31, 1997 - present
  • Children
      No Children
  • Parents
      Kathleen Alexandrina Eva Matilda Mironoff (Rogers)
  • Relatives
      Peter Basil Mironoff(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in Ivan Turgenev's "A Month in the Country," on Broadway. NOTE: She was awarded a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress, a Drama Desk Award nomination and was awarded the Theatre World Award.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 16 Interviews
    • 59 Articles
    • 14 Pictorials
    • 66 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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    Her great-great-great-great-grandfather was field-marshal Kamensky, one of the Russian heroes of the Napoleonic wars.
  • Quotes
    [About herself] Being famous for being cool about not being gorgeous.
  • Nickname
    • Popper

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