Helen Mirren British Actress Born 1945 in Hammersmith
Helen Mirren · television actor and film actor · British
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Biography
Helen Mirren is a British actress born on 26 July 1945 in Hammersmith. Helen Mirren is 81 years old. She is known for Unity (2015) and And the Oscar Goes To... (2014).
The earliest credit on record for Helen Mirren is Herostratus (1967), as burlesque dancer in the film Herostratus. Her filmography here covers 91 films and 7 TV series from 1967 to 2026. She has taken on roles such as Maria Altmann in The Woman in Gold (2015), Maeve Harrigan in MobLand (2025) and Olga in Anna (2019). The most recent title listed is A Talent for Murder (2026). Her off-screen credits include director on Gospel According to Vic and writer on Gospel According to Vic.
Notable work on record includes The Queen, Prime Suspect and The Passion of Ayn Rand.
Awards on record come to 32 wins and 9 nominations. The earliest win listed is Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress in 1984 for Cal. The list of wins runs up to Order of the Companions of Honour in 2026.
Filmography
98 credits| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A Talent for Murder | Film | |
| 2025 | Goodbye June | Film | |
| 2025– | MobLand | Maeve Harrigan | TV series |
| 2025 | The Thursday Murder Club | Film | |
| 2023 | Barbie | Film | |
| 2023 | Fast X | Magdalene Shaw | Film |
| 2023 | Golda | Golda Meir | Film |
| 2023 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Hesperia | Film |
| 2023 | White Bird: A Wonder Story | Film | |
| 2022– | 1923 | TV series | |
| 2021 | F9 | Magdalene Shaw | Film |
| 2020 | The Duke | Film | |
| 2020 | The One and Only Ivan | Film | |
| 2019 | #AnneFrank. Parallel Stories | self | Film |
| 2019 | Anna | Olga | Film |
Show all 98 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Berlin, I Love You | Film | |
| 2019– | Catherine the Great | Catherine II of Russia | TV series |
| 2019 | Hobbs & Shaw | Magdalene Shaw | Film |
| 2019 | The Good Liar | Film | |
| 2018 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | Mother Ginger | Film |
| 2018 | Winchester | Sarah Winchester | Film |
| 2017 | The Fate of the Furious | Magdalene Shaw | Film |
| 2017 | The Leisure Seeker | Film | |
| 2016 | Collateral Beauty | Film | |
| 2016 | The Pulitzer at 100 | Film | |
| 2015 | Eye in the Sky | Film | |
| 2015 | The Woman in Gold | Maria Altmann | Film |
| 2015 | Trumbo | Film | |
| 2015 | Unity | Film | |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes To... | Film | |
| 2014 | The Hundred-Foot Journey | Film | |
| 2013 | Istintobrass | Film | |
| 2013 | RED 2 | Film | |
| 2012 | Hitchcock | Alma Reville | Film |
| 2012 | The Door | Film | |
| 2011 | Arthur | Film | |
| 2011 | Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts | Film | |
| 2010 | Brighton Rock | Film | |
| 2010 | Love Ranch | Film | |
| 2010 | RED | Film | |
| 2010 | The Debt | Film | |
| 2010 | The Tempest | Prospero | Film |
| 2009 | State of Play | Film | |
| 2009 | The Last Station | Film | |
| 2008 | Inkheart | Film | |
| 2007 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Emily Appleton Gates | Film |
| 2006 | The Queen | Elizabeth II | Film |
| 2005– | Elizabeth I | Elizabeth I of England | TV series |
| 2005 | Shadowboxer | Film | |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Film | |
| 2004 | Raising Helen | Film | |
| 2004 | The Clearing | Film | |
| 2003 | Calendar Girls | Film | |
| 2003 | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Film | |
| 2001 | Gosford Park | Mrs Wilson | Film |
| 2001 | Last Orders | Film | |
| 2001 | No Such Thing | Film | |
| 2001 | The Pledge (film) | Film | |
| 2000 | Greenfingers | Film | |
| 1999 | Teaching Mrs. Tingle | Film | |
| 1999 | The Passion of Ayn Rand | Film | |
| 1997 | Critical Care | Film | |
| 1996 | Losing Chase | Film | |
| 1996 | Some Mother's Son | Kathleen Quigley | Film |
| 1995 | The Snow Queen | Film | |
| 1994 | Prince of Jutland | Gerutha | Film |
| 1994 | The Madness of King George | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Film |
| 1993 | The Hawk | Film | |
| 1991– | Prime Suspect | TV series | |
| 1991 | Where Angels Fear to Tread | Film | |
| 1990 | Bethune: The Making of a Hero | Film | |
| 1990 | The Comfort of Strangers | Film | |
| 1989 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover | Film | |
| 1989 | When the Whales Came | Film | |
| 1988 | Pascali's Island | Lydia Neumann | Film |
| 1986 | Gospel According to Vic | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1986 | The Mosquito Coast | Film | |
| 1985 | Coming Through | Film | |
| 1985 | White Nights | Film | |
| 1984 | 2010: The Year We Make Contact | Film | |
| 1984 | Cal | Film | |
| 1981 | Excalibur | Morgan le Fay | Film |
| 1980 | Hussy | Film | |
| 1980 | The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | Film | |
| 1980 | The Long Good Friday | Film | |
| 1979 | Caligula | Milonia Caesonia | Film |
| 1979 | S.O.S. Titanic | Stewardess May Sloan | Film |
| 1976 | The Collection | Film | |
| 1974 | The Changeling | Film | |
| 1973 | O Lucky Man! | Patricia | Film |
| 1972 | Savage Messiah | Gosh Boyle | Film |
| 1969 | Age of Consent | Film | |
| 1969 | The Syndicate: A Death in the Family | Film | |
| 1968 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Film | |
| 1967 | Herostratus | burlesque dancer in the film Herostratus | Film |
| National Theatre Live: The Audience | Film | ||
| Painted Lady | TV series | ||
| Solos | TV series |
Awards and nominations
32 won, 9 nominated| Year | Award | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Order of the Companions of Honour | Won | |
| 2025 | Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award | Won | |
| 2015 | Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play | The Audience | Won |
| 2014 | Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year | Won | |
| 2014 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Phil Spector | Won |
| 2013 | Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress | The Audience | Won |
| 2012 | European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award | Won | |
| 2007 | Academy Award for Best Actress | The Queen | Won |
| 2007 | BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Queen | Won |
| 2007 | European Film Award for Best Actress | The Queen | Won |
| 2007 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | The Queen | Won |
| 2007 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Elizabeth I | Won |
| 2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Prime Suspect | Won |
| 2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | The Queen | Won |
| 2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Elizabeth I | Won |
Show all 41 entries
| Year | Award | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Elizabeth I | Won |
| 2006 | Volpi Cup for Best Actress | The Queen | Won |
| 2004 | Britannia Awards | Won | |
| 2003 | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Won | |
| 2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Gosford Park | Won |
| 1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Passion of Ayn Rand | Won |
| 1997 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Losing Chase | Won |
| 1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Prime Suspect | Won |
| 1995 | Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress | The Madness of King George | Won |
| 1995 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
| 1992 | British Academy Television Award for Best Actress | Prime Suspect | Won |
| 1984 | Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress | Cal | Won |
| Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts | Won | ||
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play | Won | ||
| Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress | Won | ||
| Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Won | ||
| star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Won | ||
| 2010 | Academy Award for Best Actress | The Last Station | Nominated |
| 2007 | Academy Award for Best Actress | The Queen | Nominated |
| 2007 | European Film Award for Best Actress | The Queen | Nominated |
| 2003 | European Film Award for Best Actress | Calendar Girls | Nominated |
| 2002 | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | Gosford Park | Nominated |
| 2002 | Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress | Gosford Park | Nominated |
| 2002 | Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play | Nominated | |
| 1995 | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | The Madness of King George | Nominated |
| 1995 | Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play | Nominated |
Personal life
She has been married to Taylor Hackford since 1997. Education on record includes St Bernard's High School and Arts College and Middlesex University.
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Frequently asked questions
How old is Helen Mirren?
Helen Mirren is 81 years old, born on 26 July 1945 in Hammersmith.
What is Helen Mirren known for?
Helen Mirren is known for Unity (2015) and And the Oscar Goes To... (2014).
What is Helen Mirren’s nationality?
Helen Mirren is British, born in Hammersmith.
Who is Helen Mirren married to?
Helen Mirren is married to Taylor Hackford; they married in 1997.
Has Helen Mirren won any awards?
Yes. 32 awards are on record, including Order of the Companions of Honour (2026).
Sources
- Wikidata (Q349391), accessed October 2026
- Photo: Harald Krichel · CC BY-SA 3.0
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