Helen Mirren on screen and stage

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Mirren at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival

Dame Helen Mirren is an English actor known for her prolific career in film, television, and on stage.

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Filmography

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Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1966 Press for Time Penelope SquiresUncredited
1967 Herostratus Advert Woman
1968 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia
1969 Age of Consent Cora Ryan
1970 Red Hot Shot Unknown
1972 Savage Messiah Gosh Boyle
Miss Julie Miss Julie
1973 O Lucky Man! Patricia
1976 Hamlet Ophelia/Gertrude
1979 Caligula Caesonia
S.O.S. Titanic Stewardess May Sloan
1980 Hussy Beaty
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu Alice Rage
The Long Good Friday Victoria
1981 Excalibur Morgana
1984 Cal Marcella
2010 Tanya Kirbuk
1985 Heavenly Pursuits Ruth Chancellor
Coming Through Frieda von Richthofen Weekley
White Nights Galina Ivanova
1986 The Mosquito Coast Mother Fox
1988 Pascali's Island Lydia Neuman
1989 When the Whales Came Clemmie Jenkins
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Georgina Spica
1990 Bethune: The Making of a Hero Frances Penny Bethune
A Story is Not Final II: The Second ChapterXanyides
The Comfort of Strangers Caroline
1991 Where Angels Fear to Tread Lilia Herriton
1993 The Hawk Annie Marsh
Royal Deceit Geruth
1994 The Madness of King George Queen Charlotte
Children of GodThe Narrator (voice)
1995 The Snow Queen Snow Queen (voice) [1]
1996 Some Mother's Son Kathleen QuigleyAlso associate producer
1997 Critical Care Stella
1998Sidoglio SmitheeHerself
The Prince of Egypt Queen Tuya (voice) [1]
1999 Teaching Mrs. Tingle Mrs. Eve Tingle
2000 Greenfingers Georgina Woodhouse
2001 The Pledge Doctor
No Such Thing The Boss
Happy BirthdayDistinguished WomanAlso director
Last Orders Amy
Gosford Park Mrs. Wilson
2003 Calendar Girls Chris Harper
2004 The Clearing Eileen Hayes
Raising Helen Dominique
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Deep Thought (voice) [1]
Shadowboxer Rose
2006 The Queen Queen Elizabeth II
2007 National Treasure: Book of Secrets Emily Appleton
2008 Inkheart Elinor Loredan
2009 State of Play Cameron Lynne
The Last Station Sofya Tolstoy
2010 Love Ranch Grace Bontempo
The Tempest Prospera
Brighton Rock Ida
RED Victoria Winslow
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Nyra (voice) [1]
The Debt Rachel Singer
2011 Arthur Lillian Hobson
2012 The Door Emerenc
Hitchcock Alma Reville
2013 Monsters University Dean Hardscrabble (voice) [1]
RED 2 Victoria Winslow
2014 The Hundred-Foot Journey Madame Mallory [2]
2015 Woman in Gold Maria Altmann [3]
Unity Narrator (voice)
Eye in the Sky Colonel Katherine Powell [4]
Trumbo Hedda Hopper [5]
2016 Collateral Beauty Brigitte [6]
2017 Cries from Syria Narrator (voice)
The Fate of the Furious Magdalene "Queenie" ShawUncredited [7]
The Leisure Seeker Ella Spencer [8]
2018 Winchester Sarah Winchester [9]
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Mother Ginger [10]
2019 Berlin, I Love You Margaret [11]
Anna Olga [12]
Hobbs & Shaw Magdalene "Queenie" Shaw [13]
The Good Liar Betty McLeish [14]
#AnneFrank. Parallel Stories Narrator (voice) [15]
2020 The One and Only Ivan Snickers (voice) [16]
The Duke Dorothy Bunton [17]
2021 F9 Magdalene "Queenie" Shaw [18]
2023 Golda Golda Meir [19]
Shazam! Fury of the Gods Hespera [20]
Fast X Magdalene "Queenie" Shaw [21]
Barbie Narrator [22]
2024 White Bird Grandmère / Sara [23]
TBA The Thursday Murder Club Elizabeth BestPost-production [24]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974 Thriller Stella McKenzie/Angela LudlowEpisode: "A Coffin for the Bride"
1975Caesar and Claretta Claretta Petacci TV film
1977 The Country Wife Margery Pinchwife BBC Play of the Month
1978 As You Like It Rosalind BBC Television Shakespeare
1979 ITV Playhouse JoanneEpisode: "The Quiz Kid"
S.O.S. Titanic Mary SloanTV film
1982 Cymbeline Imogen BBC Television Shakespeare
1985 The Twilight Zone Maddie DuncanEpisode: "Dead Woman's Shoes"
1987 Faerie Tale Theatre Princess AmeliaEpisode: "The Little Mermaid"
Cause Célèbre Alma Rattenbury TV film
1988Coming ThroughFrieda von Richtofen WeekleyTV film
1989 Red King, White Knight AnnaTV film
1991–2006 Prime Suspect Jane Tennison15 episodes
1993 The Hidden Room Episode: "Love Crimes"
1996 Losing Chase Chase PhillipsTV film
1997 Painted Lady Maggie SheridanMiniseries
1998 Tracey Takes On... Professor HorenEpisode: "Culture"
1999 The Passion of Ayn Rand Ayn Rand TV film
2002 Door to Door Mrs. PorterTV film
GeorgetownAnnabelle GarrisonTV film
2003 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Karen StoneTV film
2004 Frasier Babette (voice)Episode: "Coots and Ladders" [1]
Pride MacheebaVoice
TV film
2005 Third Watch Annie FosterEpisode: "Revelations"
Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I Miniseries, 2 episodes
2010 Saturday Night Live HerselfEpisode: "Bryan Cranston/Kanye West"
2011 Saturday Night Live Herself (host)Episode: "Helen Mirren/Foo Fighters"
2012 Glee Becky's Inner VoiceUncredited voice role; 2 episodes
2013 Phil Spector Linda Kenney Baden TV film
2015–present Documentary Now! Herself (host)26 episodes
2017World War One Remembered: PasschendaeleHerself (host)Miniseries
2019 Catherine the Great Catherine the Great Miniseries, 4 episodes and also executive producer
2020 Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine Billy Bush Television special
2021 Solos PegEpisode: "Peg" [25]
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses Herself (host)Television special
When Nature Calls with Helen Mirren Narrator (voice)7 episodes [26]
2022 Human Resources Shame Wizard Rita St. Swithens (voice)Episode: "Bad Mummies"
2022–present 1923 Cara DuttonMain cast [27]

Music videos

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022"Count Me Out"(Kendrick's Therapist)

Theatre

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