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Helen Mirren(I)

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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
      • 136 wins & 147 nominations total

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    Known for

    Helen Mirren in The Queen (2006)
    The Queen
    7.3
    • The Queen
    • 2006
    Gosford Park (2001)
    Gosford Park
    7.2
    • Mrs. Wilson
    • 2001
    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

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    Actress



    • MobLand
      • Maeve Harrigan
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • The Thursday Murder Club
      • Elizabeth
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Goodbye June
      • In Production
    • Switzerland
      • Patricia Highsmith
      • Post-production



    • MobLand (2025)
      MobLand
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Maeve Harrigan
      • 2025
    • Brandon Sklenar in 1923 (2022)
      1923
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Cara Dutton
      • 2022–2025
    • Helen Mirren, Phil LaMarr, and Dominic Monaghan in Moriarty: The Silent Order (2023)
      Moriarty: The Silent Order
      6.2
      Video
      • Lady Milverton (voice)
      • 2023
    • Helen Mirren, Ariella Glaser, and Orlando Schwerdt in White Bird (2023)
      White Bird
      7.3
      • Grand-mère
      • 2023
    • Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in Barbie (2023)
      Barbie
      6.8
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2023
    • Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Brie Larson, Ludacris, Jason Momoa, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, Alan Ritchson, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Daniela Melchior in Fast X (2023)
      Fast X
      5.7
      • 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
      5.9
      • Hespera
      • 2023
    • Golda (2023)
      Golda
      6.0
      • Golda Meir
      • 2023
    • Helen Mirren and Kendrick Lamar in Kendrick Lamar: Count Me Out (2022)
      Kendrick Lamar: Count Me Out
      8.7
      Music Video
      • Therapist
      • 2022
    • David Thewlis, Rosie Perez, Maria Bamford, Hugh Jackman, Maya Rudolph, Randall Park, Keke Palmer, Nick Kroll, and Aidy Bryant in Human Resources (2022)
      Human Resources
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Rita St. Swithens (voice)
      • 2022
    • When Nature Calls (2021)
      When Nature Calls
      3.4
      TV Series
      • Narrator
      • 2022
    • Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Anne Hathaway, Anthony Mackie, Dan Stevens, Constance Wu, Uzo Aduba, and Nicole Beharie in Solos (2021)
      Solos
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Peg
      • 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
      5.2
      • Queenie
      • 2021
    • Helen Mirren, Fred Armisen, Tommy Davidson, Jon Hamm, Maya Rudolph, Megan Thee Stallion, and Sarah Cooper in Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020)
      Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
      5.5
      TV Special
      • Lip-sync Billy Bush
      • 2020
    • Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent in The Duke (2020)
      The Duke
      6.9
      • Dorothy Bunton
      • 2020

    Producer



    • Helen Mirren in Catherine the Great (2019)
      Catherine the Great
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Helen Mirren in Painted Lady (1997)
      Painted Lady
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 1997
    • Helen Mirren in Some Mother's Son (1996)
      Some Mother's Son
      7.2
      • associate producer
      • 1996

    Director



    • John Goodman, Helen Mirren, and Sydney Tamiia Poitier in Happy Birthday (2001)
      Happy Birthday
      4.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 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
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • Director (segment "Happy Birthday")
      • 2001

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    "Caliban"
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    "Restless" from Red
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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
        Rio Hackford
    • 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.
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      • 3 Print Biographies
      • 16 Interviews
      • 60 Articles
      • 14 Pictorials
      • 66 Magazine Cover Photos

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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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