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Dame Helen Mirren DBE is an English actor who became an American citizen in 2017. With a career spanning 60 years, she is the recipient of numerous accolades and is the only performer to have achieved both the American and the British Triple Crowns of Acting. Mirren has received an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, a Tony Award and a Laurence Olivier Award for portraying the same character in The Audience, as well as three British Academy Television Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards for her role as DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect.



Mirren's stage performance as Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra at the National Youth Theatre in 1965 provided her an opportunity to join the Royal Shakespeare Company, before making her West End stage debut in 1975. She subsequently achieved success in film and television, appearing in films such as The Madness of King George (1994), Gosford Park (2001), and The Last Station (2009), receiving Academy Award nominations for each of those performances. For her role on Prime Suspect, which ran from 1991 to 2006, she won three consecutive British Academy Television Awards for Best Actress (1992, 1993 and 1994)—a record of consecutive wins shared with Dame Julie Walters—and two Primetime Emmy Awards. She played Queen Elizabeth I in the television series Elizabeth I (2005), and Queen Elizabeth II in the film The Queen (2006); she is the only actor to have portrayed both of the regnant Elizabeths on screen.

After her breakthrough role in The Long Good Friday (1980), Mirren appeared in other films including Cal (1984), for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, 2010 (1984), The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999), Calendar Girls (2003), The Tempest (2010), The Debt (2010), Hitchcock (2012), The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014), Woman in Gold (2015), Eye in the Sky (2015), Trumbo (2015), and The Leisure Seeker (2017). She has also appeared in several action films such as Red (2010) and its sequel Red 2 (2013), as well as in the Fast & Furious film franchise The Fate of the Furious (2017), Hobbs & Shaw (2019), F9 (2021), and Fast X (2023).

In the Queen's 2003 Birthday Honours, Mirren was appointed a Dame (DBE) for services to drama, with investiture taking place at Buckingham Palace. She has received numerous honours including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013, the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement in 2014, and Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2022.

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STAGE CREDITS

The Audience The Audience
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
Queen Elizabeth II
The Audience The Audience
[West End]
2013
Queen Elizabeth II
Dance Of Death
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2001
Alice
A Month in the Country
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1995
Natalya Petrovna

Movies

Herostratus
[ 1967 ] Advert Woman
A Midsummer Night's Dream
[ 1968 ] Hermia
Age of Consent
[ 1969 ] Cora
Savage Messiah
[ 1972 ] Gosh Boyle
Hamlet
[ 1976 ] Ophelia, Gertrude
Caligula
[ 1979 ] Caesonia
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
[ 1980 ] Alice Rage
Hussy
[ 1980 ] Beaty
The Long Good Friday
[ 1980 ] Victoria
Excalibur
[ 1981 ] Morgana
Cal
[ 1984 ] Marcella
2010: The Year We Make Contact
[ 1984 ] Tanya Kirbuk
White Nights
[ 1985 ] Galina Ivanova
The Mosquito Coast
[ 1986 ] Mother
The Gospel According to Vic
[ 1986 ] Ruth Chancellor
Pascali's Island
[ 1988 ] Lydia Neuman
When the Whales Came
[ 1989 ] Clemmie Jenkins
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
[ 1989 ] Georgina
The Comfort of Strangers
[ 1990 ] Caroline
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
[ 1990 ] Frances Penny Bethune
Where Angels Fear to Tread
[ 1991 ] Lilia Herriton
The Hawk
[ 1993 ] Annie Marsh
Royal Deceit
[ 1994 ] Geruth
The Madness of King George
[ 1994 ] Queen Charlotte
The Snow Queen
[ 1995 ] Snow Queen
Some Mother's Son
[ 1996 ] Kathleen Quigley
Critical Care
[ 1997 ] Stella
The Prince of Egypt
[ 1998 ] The Queen
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
[ 1999 ] Mrs. Tingle
Greenfingers
[ 2000 ] Georgina Woodhouse
Last Orders
[ 2001 ] Amy
The Pledge
[ 2001 ] Doctor
Gosford Park
[ 2001 ] Mrs. Wilson
No Such Thing
[ 2001 ] The Boss
Calendar Girls
[ 2003 ] Chris
Raising Helen
[ 2004 ] Dominique
The Clearing
[ 2004 ] Eileen Hayes
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
[ 2005 ] Deep Thought
Shadowboxer
[ 2005 ] Rose, Mikey's'stepmother
The Queen
[ 2006 ] The Queen
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
[ 2007 ] Emily Appleton
Inkheart
[ 2008 ] Elinor
State of Play
[ 2009 ] Cameron Lynne
Phèdre
[ 2009 ] Phèdre
The Last Station
[ 2009 ] Sofya
Love Ranch
[ 2010 ] Grace Bontempo
Brighton Rock
[ 2010 ] Ida
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
[ 2010 ] Nyra
The Tempest
[ 2010 ] Prospera
The Debt
[ 2010 ] Rachel Singer
RED
[ 2010 ] Victoria
Arthur
[ 2011 ] Hobson
Hitchcock
[ 2012 ] Alma Reville
The Door
[ 2012 ] Emerenc
Monsters University
[ 2013 ] Dean Hardscrabble
The Audience
[ 2013 ] Queen Elizabeth II
RED 2
[ 2013 ] Victoria
The Hundred-Foot Journey
[ 2014 ] Madame Mallory
Eye in the Sky
[ 2015 ] Colonel Katherine Powell
Trumbo
[ 2015 ] Hedda Hopper
Woman in Gold
[ 2015 ] Maria Altmann
Collateral Beauty
[ 2016 ] Brigitte
The Leisure Seeker
[ 2017 ] Ella Spencer
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
[ 2018 ] Mother Ginger
Winchester
[ 2018 ] Sarah Winchester
The Good Liar
[ 2019 ] Betty McLeish
Berlin, I Love You
[ 2019 ] Margaret
Anna
[ 2019 ] Olga
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
[ 2019 ] Queenie
The Duke
[ 2020 ] Dorothy Bunton
The One and Only Ivan
[ 2020 ] Snickers
F9: The Fast Saga
[ 2021 ] Queenie
Golda
[ 2023 ] Golda Meir
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
[ 2023 ] Hespera
Fast X
[ 2023 ] Queenie

TV Shows

1923
Cara Dutton
Prime Suspect
DCI Jane Tennison

Awards and Nominations


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2015 - Best Leading Actress in a Play

Helen Mirren, The Audience


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Helen Mirren, The Audience

Drama League Awards - 2015 - Distinguished Performance Award

Helen Mirren, The Audience


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Helen Mirren, The Audience


winner
Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Helen Mirren, The Audience


winner
Evening Standard Awards - 2013 - Best Actress

Helen MirrenThe Audience


winner
Olivier Awards - 2013 - Best Actress

Helen MirrenThe Audience

Olivier Awards - 2004 - Best Actress

Helen MirrenMourning Becomes Electra

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Helen Mirren, Dance of Death

Tony Awards - 2002 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Helen Mirren, Dance of Death

Olivier Awards - 2001 - Best Actress

Helen MirrenOrpheus Descending

Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Helen Mirren, A Month in the Country


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1995 - Best Debut Performance

Helen Mirren, A Month in the Country


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1995 - Performance

Helen Mirren, A Month in the Country

Tony Awards - 1995 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Helen Mirren , A Month in the Country

Olivier Awards - 1983 - Actress of the Year in a Revival

Helen MirrenAntony And Cleopatra

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Helen Mirren been in?

Helen Mirren has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.

How many West End shows has Helen Mirren been in?

Helen Mirren has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Helen Mirren's first West End show?

Helen Mirren's first West End show was The Audience which opened in 2013

What awards has Helen Mirren been nominated for?

Best Leading Actress in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for The Audience, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Audience, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Audience, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Audience, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Audience, Best Actress (Evening Standard Awards) for The Audience, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for The Audience, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for Mourning Becomes Electra, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Dance of Death , Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Dance of Death, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for Orpheus Descending, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for A Month in the Country, Best Debut Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Month in the Country , Performance (Theatre World Awards) for A Month in the Country, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for A Month in the Country and Actress of the Year in a Revival (Olivier Awards) for Antony And Cleopatra.

What awards has Helen Mirren won?

Helen Mirren has received numerous prestigious awards throughout her career. These include: - Best Leading Actress in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for The Audience - Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Audience - Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Audience - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Audience - Best Actress (Evening Standard Awards) for The Audience - Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for The Audience - Best Debut Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Month in the Country - Performance (Theatre World Awards) for A Month in the Country

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