Helen Mirren British Actress Born 1945 in Hammersmith

Helen Mirren is a British actress born on 26 July 1945 in Hammersmith. She is recognised for appearances in RED (2010) and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018).

Early life

She attended St Bernard's High School and Arts College and Middlesex University.

Career

The earliest of her listed screen credits is Herostratus, from 1967, as burlesque dancer in the film Herostratus. Her 1970s credits include O Lucky Man! (1973, as Patricia) and Caligula (1979, as Milonia Caesonia). During the 2000s, she worked on The Queen (2006, as Elizabeth II) and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007, as Emily Appleton Gates). Work from the 2010s includes The Fate of the Furious (2017, as Magdalene Shaw) and Hobbs & Shaw (2019, as Magdalene Shaw). F9 (2021, as Magdalene Shaw) and Barbie (2023) are among her 2020s credits.

In total, 91 films and 7 TV series are listed from 1967 to 2026. Drama is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (14), followed by action (10) and comedy (7). The list ends, for now, with A Talent for Murder (2026). Of her six titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, The Fate of the Furious (2017) has the highest, at $1.24 billion. Beyond acting, the credits show her as director and writer on Gospel According to Vic.

Jason Statham appears in four of her listed titles, including Fast X (2023). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are John Cena (three titles) and Charlize Theron (three titles). Other notable work credited to her includes The Madness of King George, Cal and Elizabeth I.

Recognition

She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2007 for The Queen. Helen Mirren also has received the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress (1992) for Prime Suspect and four Primetime Emmy Awards (1996, 1999, 2006 and 2007). Her nominations include the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1995 for The Madness of King George. Altogether, 32 wins and 9 nominations are listed.

Personal life

She has been married to Taylor Hackford since 1997.