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Helen Mirren Biography (1945?-)

Original name, Ilynea Lydia Mironoff; born July 25, 1945 (some sources say 1946), in London, England; daughter of Basil Mirren (a viola player and cab driver); married Taylor Hackford (a film director), December 31, 1997; stepchildren: Rio, Alexander. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: PMK/HBH, 700 San VicenteBlvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality

British

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, director, producer

Birth Details

July 25, 1945?

London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Cleopatra, Anthony and Cleopatra, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1965
• Kitty, Charley's Aunt, Manchester Theatre, Manchester, England, 1967
• Nerissa, The Merchant of Venice, Manchester Theatre, 1967
• Castiza, The Revenger's Tragedy, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1967
• Diana, All's Well That Ends Well, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1967
• Cressida, Troilus and Cressida, Royal Shakespeare Company, AldwychTheatre, London, 1968
• Hero, Much Ado about Nothing, Aldwych Theatre, 1968-1969
• Win-the-Fight Littlewit, Bartholomew Fair, Aldwych Theatre, 1969
• Lady Anne, Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1970
• Ophelia, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1970
• Julia, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1970
• Tatyana, Enemies, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1971
• Harriet, The Man of Mode, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1971
• Title role, Miss Julie, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1971
• Elayne, The Balcony, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1971
• Isabella, Measure for Measure, Riverside Studios Theatre, London,1974
• Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1974, then Aldwych Theatre, 1975
• Maggie, Teeth 'n' Smiles, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1975, thenWyndham's Theatre, London, 1976
• Nina, The Seagull, Lyric Theatre, London, 1975
• Ella, The Bed before Yesterday, Lyric Theatre, 1975
• Queen Margaret, Henry VI, Parts I, II and III, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1977, then Aldwych Theatre, 1978
• Title role, The Duchess of Malfi, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England, 1980, then Mound House Theatre, London, 1981
• Grace, Faith Healer, Royal Court Theatre, 1981
• Cleopatra, Antony and Cleopatra, Pit Theatre, London, 1983
• Moll Cutpurse, The Roaring Girl, Barbican Theatre, London, 1983
• Marjorie, Extremities, Duchess Theatre, London, 1984
• Madame Bovary, 1987
• Angela, "Some Kind of Love Story," and dying woman, "Elegy for a Lady," in Two-Way Mirror (double-bill), Young Vic Theatre, London, 1989
• Sex Please We're Italian, 1991
• Natalya Petrovna, A Month in the Country, London, 1994, then Criterion Theatre, New York City, 1995
• Antony and Cleopatra, Royal National Theatre, London, 1998
• Collected Stories, London, 1999
• Lady Torrance, Orpheus Descending, Donmar Warehouse, London, 2000
• Alice, Dance of Death, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 2001-2002
• Mourning Becomes Electra, Lyttelton Stage, Royal National Theatre,2003
• Also appeared as Susie Monmican, The Silver Lassie; in Woman inMind, Los Angeles.
• Film Appearances
• Herostradus, BBC, 1967
• Hermia, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1969
• Cora Ryan, Age of Consent, Columbia, 1969
• Colpo rovente, 1969
• Gosh Smith-Boyle, Savage Messiah, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
• Title role, Miss Julie, 1972
• Patricia Burgess, O Lucky Man!, Warner Bros., 1973
• Gertrude and Ophelia, Hamlet, Royal College of Art, 1976
• Caesonia, Caligula (also known as Caligula, My Son and Io, Caligola), Penthouse Films, 1979
• Victoria, The Long Good Friday, Embassy, 1979
• Beaty Simons, Hussy, 1979
• Joanne, The Quiz Kid, 1979
• Alice Rage, The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu, Orion, 1980
• Morgana, Excalibur, Warner Bros., 1981
• Herself, A Documentary on the Making of "Gore Vidal's Caligula" (documentary), 1981
• Marcella Morton, Cal, Warner Bros., 1984
• Tanya Kirbuk, 2010 (also known as 2010: The Year We Make Contact), United Artists, 1984
• (Uncredited) Herself, 2010: The Odyssey Continues, 1984
• Galina Ivanova, White Nights, Columbia, 1985
• Freida von Richtofen Weekley, Coming Through, 1985
• Mother Fox, The Mosquito Coast, Warner Bros., 1986
• Ruth Chancellor, The Gospel According to Vic (also known as Heavenly Pursuits), Skouras, 1986
• Narrator, Invocation: Maya Deren (documentary), Arts Council of Great Britain, 1987
• Narrator, People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe (documentary),National Geographic Society, 1988
• Lydia Neuman, Pascali's Island (also known as L'isola di Pascali), Avenue, 1988
• Clemmie Jenkins, When the Whales Came, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
• Frances Penny Bethune, Bethune: The Making of a Hero (also known as The Making of a Hero: The Story of Dr. Norman Bethune and Dr. Bethune), Filmstar, 1990
• Georgina Spica, the wife, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (also known as The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover and Le cuisinier, le voleur, sa femme et son amant), Miramax, 1990
• Caroline, The Comfort of Strangers (also known as Cortesie pergli ospiti), Skouras, 1990
• Lilia Herriton, Where Angels Fear to Tread, Fine Line, 1991
• The Gift, 1991
• Annie Marsh, The Hawk, Castle Hill, 1993
• Queen Charlotte, The Madness of King George (also known as TheMadness of King George III and The Madness of George III), SamuelGoldwyn Co., 1994
• Queen Geruth, The Prince of Jutland (also known as Amled: Prince of Jutland, Amled, Prinsen af Jylland, and Prince of Denmark), Miramax, 1994
• Kathleen Quigley, Some Mother's Son (also known as Sons and Warriors and Somebody's Son), Castle Rock, 1996
• Stella, Critical Care, Live Entertainment, 1997
• Voice of the Queen, Prince of Egypt (animated), DreamWorks, 1998
• Herself, Sidoglio Smithee, 1998
• Title role, Teaching Mrs. Tingle, Dimension Films/Miramax, 1999
• Georgina Woodhouse, Greenfingers (also known as Jailbuds),Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2000
• Doctor, The Pledge, Warner Bros., 2001
• The boss, No Such Thing, United Artists, 2001
• Amy Dodds, Last Orders (also known as Letzte Runde), Sony Pictures Classics, 2001
• Jane Wilson, Gosford Park, USA Films, 2001
• Chris, Calendar Girls, Buena Vista, 2003
• Eileen Hayes, The Clearing, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2004
• Dominique, Raising Helen, Buena Vista, 2004
• Rose, Shadowboxer, 2005
• Film Work
• Associate producer, Some Mother's Son (also known as Sons and Warriors and Somebody's Son), Castle Rock, 1996
• Television Appearances
• Miniseries
• Valerie, Cousin Bette, PBS, 1971
• Cassandra, Oresteia (also known as The Serpent Son), 1979
• Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison, "Prime Suspect I," Mystery!, PBS, 1992
• Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison, "Prime Suspect II," Mystery!, PBS, 1993
• Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison, "Prime Suspect III," Mystery!, PBS, 1993
• Herself, Hollywood Women (documentary), 1994
• Voice of Margaret Rhonnda/Princess Evelyn Blucher, The Great War and the Shaping of the Twentieth Century (documentary), PBS, 1996
• Superintendent Jane Tennison, Prime Suspect V: Errors of Judgment(also known as Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1997
• Maggie Sheridan, Painted Lady, PBS, 1997
• Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison, Prime Suspect 6 (also known as Prime Suspect the Last Witness and ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre: Prime Suspect 6), PBS, 2003
• Movies
• Stella MacKenzie, Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill (also known as A Coffinfor the Bride and Thriller: Coffin for the Bride), ABC, 1974
• Claretta Petacci, Caesar and Claretta (also known as Private Affairs: Caesar and Claretta), 1975
• The Philanthropist, 1975
• Stella, The Collection (also known as Laurence Olivier Presents: The Collection), 1976
• Behind the Scene, 1978
• Rosalind, As You Like It (also known as The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: As You Like It), 1978
• Stewardess May Sloan, S.O.S. Titanic, ABC, 1979
• Titania, A Midsummer Night's Dream (also known as The CompleteDramatic Works of William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream), 1981
• Title role, Mrs. Reinhardt, 1981
• Imogen, Cymbeline (also known as The Complete Dramatic Works ofWilliam Shakespeare: Cymbeline), 1982
• Anna, Red King, White Night, HBO, 1989
• Superintendent Jane Tennison, Prime Suspect: The Lost Child (alsoknown as Prime Suspect IV and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS,1995
• Superintendent Jane Tennison, Prime Suspect: Inner Circles (also known as Prime Suspect IV and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1995
• Superintendent Jane Tennison, Prime Suspect: The Scent of Darkness(also known as Prime Suspect IV and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1995
• Chase Phillips (title role), Losing Chase, Showtime, 1996
• Title role, The Passion of Ayn Rand, Showtime, 1999
• Distinguished woman, "Happy Birthday," On the Edge, Showtime, 2001
• Mrs. Porter, Door to Door, TNT, 2002
• Karen Stone, The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (also known as Tennessee Williams' The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone), Showtime, 2003
• Voice of Macheeba, Pride, Arts and Entertainment, 2004
• Also appeared in After the Party; The Serpent Son; Jackanory.
• Pilots
• Annabelle Garrison, Georgetown, CBS, 2002
• Specials
• Herself, An Audience with Mel Brooks (documentary), 1983
• The Siskel and Ebert Special, CBS, 1990
• D-Day Remembered: A Musical Tribute from the QE2, PBS, 1994
• Inside the Academy Awards, TNT, 1995
• Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996
• The 19th Annual CableACE Awards, 1997
• The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1997
• (In archive footage) Jane Tennison, The 100 Greatest TV Characters, Channel 4, 2001
• Herself, The Making of "Gosford Park" (documentary), BBC, 2001
• Martha Stewart's Home for the Holidays, CBS, 2001
• The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 2003
• (In archive footage) Celebrity Naked Ambition (documentary), Channel 5, 2003
• (In archive footage) Detective Chief Inspector Jan Tennison, Total Cops, 2003
• Narrator, Cary Grant: A Class Apart (documentary), TCM, 2004
• Presenter, The 58th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2004
• Episodic
• Beatrice-Joanna, "The Changeling," Play of the Month, 1974
• Orinthia, "The Applecart," Play of the Month, 1975
• Babbie, "The Little Minister," Play of the Month, 1975
• Mrs. Pinchwife, "The Country Wife," Play of the Month, 1977
• Angela, "Blue Remembered Hills," Play for Today, 1979
• Celia, "Soft Targets," Play for Today, 1982
• Betty, "Dead Woman's Shoes," The Twilight Zone, 1985
• Princess Emilia, "The Little Mermaid," Faerie Tale Theatre, Showtime, 1987
• Alma Rattenbury, "Cause Celebre," Mystery!, PBS, 1988
• "Love Crimes," The Hidden Room, 1993
• Herself, Clive Anderson Talks Back, 1993
• Voice of herself, "How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World," Reading Rainbow, 1995
• Herself, "Baywatch," French and Saunders, 1996
• TFI Friday, 1996
• Professor Horen, "Culture," Tracey Takes On ... , 1998
• "Witless Silence," French and Saunders, BBC, 1999
• Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1999
• Herself, "Robert Altman in England," Omnibus, BBC, 2002
• The View, ABC, 2002, 2003, 2004
• Herself, Parkinson, BBC, 2003
• Herself, The Frank Skinner Show, ITV, 2003
• Herself, Go' morgen Danmark, 2004
• Voice of Babette the caller, "Coots and Ladders," Frasier, NBC, 2004
• Television Associate Producer
• Miniseries
• Painted Lady, 1997
• Television Director
• Movies
• "Happy Birthday," On the Edge, Showtime, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, 4th edition, St. James Press, 2000
• Rennert, Amy, ed., Helen Mirren: Prime Suspect--A Celebration, 1995

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, April 23, 2004, p. 70
• Harper's Bazaar, February, 1993, p. 66
• Maclean's, January 20, 1997, p. 70
• New Orleans Magazine, April, 1994, p. 83
• People Weekly, November 3, 1980, p. 99; February 15, 1993, p. 14;November 3, 1997, p. 153; January 19, 1998, p. 102
• US, May, 1996, p. 76
• U.S. News & World Report, April 19, 2004, p. 18
• Variety, August 29, 1984, p. 6