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Place of birth London, England
Year of debut 1967
Awards
- Academy Awards won1
- Academy Awards nominated4
- BAFTA Awards won1
- BAFTA Awards nominated4
- Golden Globe Awards won1
- Golden Globe Awards nominated4
Helen Mirren was born Ilyena Lydia Mironoff to a Russian father and an English mother. She started acting in school plays. In her teens, she joined the National Youth Theatre. At 18, she landed the lead in Antony & Cleopatra at the Old Vic theatre in London. At 20, she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. She made a name for herself in theatre before branching into movie and TV acting roles. She has become a versatile actress starring in movies ranging from Excalibur to The Queen.
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£2.49PG Certificate 2005 104 MinsMartin Freeman discovers that his best friend (Mos Def) is an alien and the world is about to be destroyed. Contains mild language and moderate fantasy horror.
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£2.5015 Certificate 2010 106 MinsRetired spies, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich are framed by the CIA. Movie has frequent scenes of action violence and one scene of hanging.
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£3.9915 Certificate 2010 106 MinsA young criminal tries to make it to the top of the organised crime world in 1960s Brighton. Strong gangster violence, very strong language and a theme of suicide.
Did you know?
- Helen Mirren has a tattoo on her left thumb. She got the tattoo done by an Indian artist when she was touring with a play in Minnesota. On US TV show Good Morning America, she admitted that she was drunk when she got it and now dislikes it.
- In 1996, she declined a CBE. In 2003, she got the title of Dame when she was awarded a DBE.
- She has portrayed three queens. She played the title role in TV series Elizabeth I. She played Queen Charlotte in The Madness Of King George and she played Elizabeth II in The Queen.
- She met Taylor Hackford when he directed her in the 1985 movie White Nights. They got married in 1997.
- In 2007, she became an honorary patron of the Philosophical Society at Trinity College Dublin.
Awards
Academy Awards won1
- 2006 Actress in a Leading Role - The Queen
Academy Awards nominated4
- 2009 Actress in a Leading Role - The Last Station
- 2006 Actress in a Leading Role - The Queen
- 2001 Actress in a Supporting Role - Gosford Park
- 1994 Actress in a Supporting Role - The Madness Of King George
BAFTA Awards won1
- 2006 Actress in a Leading Role - The Queen
BAFTA Awards nominated4
- 2006 Actress in a Leading Role - The Queen
- 2001 Actress in a Supporting Actor - Gosford Park
- 1995 Actress in a Leading Role - The Madness Of King George
- 1984 Actress - Cal
Golden Globe Awards won1
- 2007 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - The Queen
Golden Globe Awards nominated4
- 2010 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - The Last Station
- 2007 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - The Queen
- 2004 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Calendar Girls
- 2002 Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Gosford Park
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