Helen Mirren Highlights

  • 2009: Cast as the ruthless editor of the Washington Globe in the political thriller, "State of Play"
  • 2008: Published her memoir, In the Frame
  • 2006: Starred opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. in Lee Daniels' indie film "Shadowboxer"
  • 2006: Offered an award winning performance as the Queen of England in the Channel 4/HBO joint production of "Elizabeth I"
  • 2006: Portrayed Queen Elizabeth II following the tragic death of Diana, Princess Of Wales in "The Queen"
  • 2006: Reprised role of Inspector Jane Tennison in the PBS Masterpiece Theatre miniseries "Prime Suspect: The Final Act"; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie
  • 2004: Appeared in the Comedy "Raising Helen" directed by Garry Marshall
  • 2004: Co-starred with Robert Redford and Willem Dafoe in the thriller "The Clearing"
  • 2003: Starred in "Calender Girls"as one of the women of the Rylstone Women's Institute in North Yorkshire that posed nude in 1999, to raise money for Leukemia; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress
  • 2003: Starred in the television feature "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone"; received Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
  • 2003: Returned as Inspector Jane Tennison to the PBS Masterpiece Theatre miniseries "Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness''; received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (2004)
  • 2002: Co-starred in the Television movie "Door To Door"; earned Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie; received an Emmy nomination for Supporting Actress
  • 2002: Cast as a ruthless TV news producer in Hal Hartley's "No Such Thing"
  • 2001: Directed the short, "Happy Birthday" (filmed 2000); aired on Showtime as part of Directed By series in the edition entitled "On the Edge"
  • 2001: Returned to Broadway opposite Ian McKellen in "The Dance of Death"
  • 2001: Played the efficient housekeeper Mrs. Wilson in Robert Altman's "Gosford Park"; reteamed on screen with Clive Owen and Michael Gambon; earned second Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination
  • 2000: Had leading comic role as a gardening expert in the British comedy "Greenfingers"; screened at Cannes; first screen teaming with Clive Owen (released theatrically in the USA in 2001)
  • 2000: Co-starred opposite Stuart Townsend in the Donmar staging of "Orpheus Descending"
  • 1999: Gave a brilliant star turn in the title role of the Showtime film "The Passion of Ayn Rand"; received second Emmy Award
  • 1999: Returned to the London stage in "Collected Stories"
  • 1999: Cast as the titular educator in the black comedy "Teaching Mrs. Tingle"
  • 1998: Starred opposite Alan Rickman in the London stage production of "Antony and Cleopatra"
  • 1998: Voiced the Queen in the animated feature "The Prince of Egypt"
  • 1997: Associate produced and starred as a faded rock singer turned sleuth in the British TV mystery "Painted Lady"; aired on PBS in the USA
  • 1996: First screen credit as associate producer on "Some Mother's Son"; also starred as an Irishwoman whose son is imprisoned for alleged IRA activities
  • 1995: Made Broadway debut in "A Month in the Country"; received a Tony nomination
  • 1994: Received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination playing the loyal queen in "The Madness of King George"; co-starring Nigel Hawthorne and Rupert Everett
  • 1994: Played the queen in "Prince of Jutland/Royal Deceit," a drama that purported to tell the "real" story of Hamlet
  • 1990: Created signature role of Detective Inspector Jane Tennison in the Granada Television drama "Prime Suspect" (aired in USA on PBS in 1991); reprised the role in several series between 1992 and 2006
  • 1990: Co-starred with Rupert Everett in the thriller "The Comfort of Strangers"
  • 1989: Had title role of the cheating spouse of a gangster in Peter Greenaway's "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover" opposite Michael Gambon
  • 1988: Acted opposite Ben Kingsley in "Pascali's Island"
  • 1986: Starred opposite Harrison Ford in "The Mosquito Coast"
  • 1985: Met future husband Taylor Hackford when he directed her in "White Nights"
  • 1984: Cast as a Russian astronaut in "2010"
  • 1984: Offered a beautifully nuanced turn as the widow of a British soldier who falls in love with the young Irishman responsible for his death in "Cal"; earned the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival
  • 1983: Played Imogen in the BBC/PBS version of Shakespeare's "Cymbeline"
  • 1983: Had second go as the Egyptian queen in "Antony and Cleopatra" opposite Michael Gambon
  • 1981: Was featured as Morgana (aka Morgan Le Fey) in John Boorman's "Excalibur"
  • 1981: Cast as the fairy queen Titania in the BBC/PBS adaptation of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
  • 1979: Co-starred in the notorious and controversial feature "Caligula"
  • 1979: Played the love interest to Bob Hoskins' gangster in the acclaimed "The Long Good Friday"
  • 1978: Had lead role of Rosalind in the BBC/PBS production of Shakespeare's "As You Like It"; part of a series in which all the Bard's plays were performed
  • 1975: Starred opposite Laurence Olivier, Alan Bates and Malcolm McDowell in British TV adaptation of Harold Pinter's play "The Collection"
  • 1975: Garnered acclaim for her stage performance in "The Sea Gull"
  • 1974: Starred opposite Michael Jayston in the thriller "Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill" (ABC); film aired in Great Britain as "Coffin for the Bride"
  • 1973: Appeared in Lindsay Anderson's "O Lucky Man!"
  • 1972: Toured Africa and America with Peter Brook's theater company
  • 1972: Co-starred in Ken Russell's "Savage Messiah" and had title role in film "Miss Julie"
  • 1971: Had supporting role in the BBC production of "Cousin Bette"; aired on PBS' "Masterpiece Theater" in 1972
  • 1969: Offered memorable turn as the unclothed muse for James Mason in "Age of Consent"
  • 1968: Played Hermia in a British TV adaptation of "A Midsummer's Night Dream"; directed by Peter Hall (released theatrically in the USA)
  • 1967: Joined Royal Shakespeare Company
  • 1967: TV debut in BBC production of "Herostradus"
  • 1965: Played Cleopatra at the Old Vic with the National Youth Theater at age 18
  • Raised in Ilford and Southend-on-Sea, England
  • Won raves for playing Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth"

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