Helen Mirren

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July 26, 1945

Helen Lydia Mironoff

Partner: Taylor Hackford (1986–1997)

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Actress

Glee (TV series) (2 episodes, 2012) (voice) (uncredited)

The Door (2012)

Arthur (2011)

When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal and Helen Mirren (video short) (2011)

Red (2010)

The Door (2010)

Brighton Rock (2010)

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) (voice)

The Debt (2010)

The Tempest (2010)

Love Ranch (2010)

The Last Station (2009)

Phèdre (2009)

State of Play (2009)

Inkheart (2008)

National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006) (TV)

The Queen (2006)

"Elizabeth I" (2 episodes, 2005)

Shadowboxer (2005)

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (2005)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) (voice)

"Third Watch" (1 episode, 2005)

Pride (2004) (TV) (voice)

Raising Helen (2004)

"Frasier" .... Babette the Caller (1 episode, 2004)

The Clearing (2004)

Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (2003) (TV)

Calendar Girls (2003)

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003) (TV)

Door to Door (2002) (TV)

Georgetown (2002) (TV)

Gosford Park (2001)

Last Orders (2001)

Happy Birthday (2001)

On the Edge (2001) (TV) (segment "Happy Birthday")

No Such Thing (2001)

The Pledge (2001)

Greenfingers (2000)

Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)

"French and Saunders" (1 episode, 1999)

The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999) (TV)

The Prince of Egypt (1998) (voice)

"Tracey Takes On..." (1 episode, 1998)

Painted Lady (1997) (TV)

Critical Care (1997)

"The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century" (1996) TV series

Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement (1996) (TV)

Some Mother's Son (1996)

Losing Chase (1996) (TV)

Prime Suspect: Scent of Darkness (1995) (TV)

Prime Suspect: Inner Circles (1995) (TV)

Prime Suspect: The Lost Child (1995) (TV)

The Snow Queen (1995) (voice)

The Madness of King George (1994)

Prince of Jutland (1994)

Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV)

The Hawk (1993)

"The Hidden Room" (1 episode, 1993)

Prime Suspect 2 (1992) (TV)

Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1992)

Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)

Prime Suspect (1991) (TV)

The Comfort of Strangers (1990)

Red King, White Knight (1989) (TV)

The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

When the Whales Came (1989)

Pascali's Island (1988)

"Faerie Tale Theatre" (1 episode, 1987)

Cause célèbre (1987) (TV)

The Mosquito Coast (1986)

The Twilight Zone (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes") (1 episode, 1985)

White Nights (1985)

Coming Through (1985) (TV)

Heavenly Pursuits (1985)

2010 (1984)

Cal (1984)

Cymbeline (1982) (TV)

"Play for Today" (2 episodes, 1979-1982)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981) (TV)

"BBC2 Playhouse" (1 episode, 1981)

Excalibur (1981)

The Long Good Friday (1980)

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)

Hussy (1980)

S.O.S. Titanic (1979) (TV)

Caligola (1979)

"Oresteia" (1 episode, 1979)

The Quiz Kid (1979)

As You Like It (1978) (TV)

"BBC Play of the Month" (4 episodes, 1974-1977)

Hamlet (1976)

"Great Performances" (1 episode, 1976)

The Philanthropist (1975) (TV)

Caesar and Claretta (1975) (TV)

"Thriller" (1 episode, 1974)

Bellamira (1974) (TV)

O Lucky Man! (1973)

Savage Messiah (1972)

Miss Julie (1972)

"Cousin Bette" (5 episodes, 1971)

The Silver Collection (1971) (TV)

Age of Consent (1969)

Colpo rovente (1969)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)

The Extravaganza of Golgotha Smuts (1967) (TV)

Herostratus (1967)

Director

Happy Birthday (2001)

On the Edge (2001) (TV) (segment Happy Birthday)

Producer

Painted Lady (1997) (TV) (associate producer)

Some Mother's Son (1996) (associate producer)

Appearances

Radioman (documentary) (2012)

Unity (documentary) (2012)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series) (1 episode, 2012)

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special) (2012)

The British Comedy Awards 2011 (TV special) (2011)

Janela Indiscreta (TV series) (2 episodes, 2011)

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts (documentary) (2011)

The Jonathan Ross Show (TV series) (1 episode, 2011)

Daybreak (TV series) (2 episodes, 2010-2011)

The Big Picture (TV series) (1 episode, 2011)

Film Fiend (TV series) (1 episode, 2011)

LIVE! with Kelly (TV series) (2 episodes, 2007-2011)

33-y Moskovskiy mezhdunarodnyy kinofestival (TV special) (2011)

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Morgan Freeman (TV special) (2011)

Breakfast (TV series) (6 episodes, 2005-2011)

Saturday Night Live (TV series) (2 episodes, 2010-2011)

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series) (2 episodes, 2010-2011)

Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series) (2 episodes, 2010-2011)

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (2011)

The Graham Norton Show (TV series) (1 episode, 2011)

The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie) (2011)

In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber (TV series) (1 episode, 2010)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series) (3 episodes, 2006-2010)

Loose Women (TV series) (1 episode, 2010)

Entertainment Tonight (TV series) (4 episodes, 2007-2010)

The Hunt for Britain's Sex Traffickers (TV series documentary) (2010)

The Rotten Tomatoes Show (TV series) (1 episode, 2010)

The Charlie Rose Show (TV series) (6 episodes, 1994-2010)

The View (TV series) (2 episodes, 2006-2010)

The Daily Show (TV series) (1 episode, 2010)

Tavis Smiley (TV series) (1 episode, 2010)

Late Show with David Letterman (TV series) (2 episodes, 2008-2010)

The 64th Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (2010)

Cannes Film Festival 2010 (TV special) (2010)

La noche de los Oscar (TV special) (2010)

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (2010)

Xposé (TV series) (1 episode, 2010)

Live from Studio Five (TV series) (1 episode, 2010)

The ONE Show (TV series) (1 episode, 2010)

16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special) (2010)

Golden Globes Red Carpet Live (TV special) (2010)

The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special) (2010)

Made in Hollywood (TV series) (1 episode, 2010)

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series) (3 episodes, 2005-2009)

30 Rock (TV series) (1 episode, 2009)

"James May's Toy Stories" (1 episode, 2009)

Premio Internazionale del Cinema Rodolfo Valentino. XXXII Edizione (2009) (TV)

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (3 episodes, 2005-2009)

The Jazz Baroness (2009)

Top of the Cops (2009) (TV)

"HBO First Look" (1 episode, 2009)

The Perfect TV Detective (2008) (TV)

"The Story of the Costume Drama" (1 episode, 2008)

"Sunday Morning Shootout" (2 episodes, 2007-2008)

"Sunday AM" (1 episode, 2008)

The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008) (TV)

Yes Madam, Sir (2008) (voice)

"How TV Changed Britain" (2 episodes, 2008)

NT2: Set in History (2008)

NT2: On Location (2008)

NT2: Underground Action (2008)

NT2: Evolution of a Golden City (2008)

"Martha" (1 episode, 2008)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (3 episodes, 2006-2008)

Late Show with David Letterman (1 episode, 2008)

An Evening at the Academy Awards (2008) (TV)

The 80th Annual The Academy Awards 2008 (TV)

Oscar's Red Carpet 2008 with Regis Philbin (2008) (TV)

"Rachael Ray" (1 episode, 2007)

Entertainment Tonight (3 episodes, 2007)

Good Morning America (1 episode, 2007)

Live with Regis and Kelly (1 episode, 2007)

Richard & Judy's Christmas Books (2007) (TV)

"Top Gear" (1 episode, 2007)

The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (2007) (TV)

"British Film Forever" (1 episode, 2007)

The Best of Masterpiece Theatre (2007) (TV)

"Breakfast" (3 episodes, 2005-2007)

Star Movies: Live from the Red Carpet (2007) (TV)

"60 Minutes" (1 episode, 2007)

Live from the Red Carpet: The 2007 Academy Awards (2007) (TV)

La noche de los Oscar (2007) (TV)

The 79th Annual The Academy Awards 2007 (TV)

The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special (2007) (TV)

The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2007) (TV)

"Corazón de..." (4 episodes, 2006-2007)

Live from the Red Carpet: The 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards (2007) (TV)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (1 episode, 2007)

The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2007 (TV)

The Making of 'The Queen' (2007) (TV)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2 episodes, 2006-2007)

The View (1 episode, 2006)

"Film '72" (1 episode, 2006)

TV's 50 Greatest Stars (2006) (TV)

The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2006) (TV)

Parkinson (3 episodes, 1978-2006)

"The Hollywood Greats" (1 episode, 2006)

Best Ever Muppet Moments (2006) (TV)

The WIN Awards 2006 (2006) (TV)

"Drama Connections" (1 episode, 2005)

Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV (2005) (TV)

ITV 50 Greatest Shows (2005) (TV)

"Cast & Crew" (1 episode, 2005)

"Britain's Finest" (1 episode, 2005)

Sport at Heart (2005)

Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 (2005) (TV)

The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2005) (TV)

Peace One Day (2004)

The 58th Annual Tony Awards 2004 (TV)

Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004) (TV) (voice)

The Charlie Rose Show (1 episode, 2004)

'Calendar Girls': Creating the Calendar (2004)

'Calendar Girls': The Naked Truth (2004)

"Go' morgen Danmark" (1 episode, 2004)

Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights' (2004)

Julie Walters: A BAFTA Tribute (2003) (TV)

"The Frank Skinner Show" (1 episode, 2003)

The 74th Annual The Academy Awards 2002 (TV)

A Salute to Robert Altman, an American Maverick (2002) (TV)

"Omnibus" (1 episode, 2002)

The Making of 'Gosford Park' (2001) (TV)

The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV)

Sidoglio Smithee (1998)

"Ruby Wax Meets..." (1 episode, 1997)

"TFI Friday" (1 episode, 1996)

"Reading Rainbow" (1 episode, 1996)

"French and Saunders" (1 episode, 1996)

The 67th Annual The Academy Awards 1995 (TV)

Entertainment Cops (1994) (TV)

"Hollywood Women" (1994) TV mini-series

"Clive Anderson Talks Back" (1 episode, 1993)

"Aspel & Company" (1 episode, 1989)

Invocation: Maya Deren (1987) (voice)

2010: The Odyssey Continues (1984)

An Audience with Mel Brooks (1983) (TV)

"Friday Night, Saturday Morning" (1 episode, 1981)

A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula' (1981)

Doing Her Own Thing (1970) (TV)

The Academy Awards

2010 Nominated Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: The Last Station (2009)

2007 Won Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: The Queen (2006)

2002 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Gosford Park (2001)

1995 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: The Madness of King George (1994)

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

2011 Nominated Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress for: Red (2010)

1982 Nominated Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress for: Excalibur (1981)

BAFTA Awards

2007 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The Queen (2006)

2004 Nominated BAFTA TV Award Best Actress for: Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (2003) (TV)

2002 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for: Gosford Park (2001)

1997 Nominated BAFTA TV Award Best Actress for: Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement (1996) (TV)

1996 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: The Madness of King George (1994)

1996 Nominated BAFTA TV Award Best Actress for: Prime Suspect: The Lost Child (1995) (TV)

1994 Won BAFTA TV Award Best Actress for: Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV)

1993 Won BAFTA TV Award Best Actress for: Prime Suspect 2 (1992) (TV)

1992 Won BAFTA TV Award Best Actress for: Prime Suspect (1991) (TV)

1985 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actress for: Cal (1984)

BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards

2004 Britannia Award Contributions to Worldwide Entertainment

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

2006 Won BSFC Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

British Independent Film Awards

2006 Won Entertainment Personality Award

2006 Nominated British Independent Film Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2007 Won Critics Choice Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

2002 Won Critics Choice Award Best Acting Ensemble for: Gosford Park (2001). Shared with :Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hollander, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Geraldine Somerville, Sophie Thompson, Emily Watson & James Wilby

Broadcasting Press Guild Awards

2007 Won Broadcasting Press Guild Award Best Actress for: Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006) (TV)

1992 Won Broadcasting Press Guild Award Best Actress for: Prime Suspect (1991) (TV)

CableACE Awards

1997 Nominated CableACE Actress in a Movie or Miniseries for: Losing Chase (1996) (TV)

Cannes Film Festival

1995 Won Best Actress for: The Madness of King George (1994)

1984 Won Best Actress for: Cal (1984)

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

2007 Won COFCA Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

2006 Won CFCA Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

2002 Nominated CFCA Award Best Supporting Actress for: Gosford Park (2001)

Chlotrudis Awards

2003 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Supporting Actress for: Gosford Park (2001)

2000 Won Chloe Award

CineVegas International Film Festival

2006 Won Marquee Award

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

2006 Won DFWFCA Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

Emmy Awards

2007 Won Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for: Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006) (TV)

2006 Won Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for: "Elizabeth I" (2005)

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for: Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (2003) (TV)

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003) (TV)

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for: Door to Door (2002) (TV)

1999 Won Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for: The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999) (TV)

1997 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for: Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement (1996) (TV)

1996 Won Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for: Prime Suspect: Scent of Darkness (1995) (TV)

1994 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for: Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV)

1993 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for: Prime Suspect 2 (1992) (TV)

Empire Awards, UK

2007 Nominated Empire Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

2004 Nominated Empire Award Best British Actress for: Calendar Girls (2003)

2003 Nominated Empire Award Best British Actress for: Gosford Park (2001)

European Film Awards

2007 Won European Film Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

2003 Nominated European Film Award Best Actress for: Calendar Girls (2003)

2002 Nominated Audience Award Best Actress for: Gosford Park (2001)


Evening Standard British Film Awards

1985 Won Evening Standard British Film Award Best Actress for: Cal (1984)

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

2006 Won FFCC Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

2002 Won FFCC Award Best Ensemble Cast for: Gosford Park (2001). Shared with: Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hollander, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Geraldine Somerville, Sophie Thompson, Emily Watson & James Wilby

Golden Globe Awards

2010 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Last Station (2009)

2007 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for: "Elizabeth I" (2005)

2007 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Queen (2006)

2007 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for: Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006) (TV)

2004 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003) (TV)

2004 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for: Calendar Girls (2003)

2003 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for: Door to Door (2002) (TV)

2002 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for: Gosford Park (2001)

2000 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for: The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999) (TV)

1997 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for: Losing Chase (1996) (TV)

Independent Spirit Awards

2010 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Female Lead for: The Last Station (2009)

Irish Film and Television Awards

2007 Won Audience Award Best International Actress for: The Queen (2006)

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

2007 Won KCFCC Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2006 Won Sierra Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2010 Nominated ALFS Award British Actress of the Year for: The Last Station (2009)

2007 Won ALFS Award British Actress of the Year for: The Queen (2006)

2007 Nominated ALFS Award Actress of the Year for: The Queen (2006)

2007 Distinguished Service to the Arts

2004 Nominated ALFS Award British Actress of the Year for: Calendar Girls (2003)

2002 Won ALFS Award British Supporting Actress of the Year for: Last Orders (2001) Also for Gosford Park (2001)

1996 Nominated ALFS Award British Actress of the Year for: The Madness of King George (1994)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

2006 Won LAFCA Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

Moscow International Film Festival

2011 Won Special Prize For the outstanding achievement in the career of acting and devotion to the principles of K. Stanislavsky's School

National Board of Review, USA

2006 Won NBR Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

2001 Won NBR Award Best Acting by an Ensemble for: Last Orders (2001). Shared with: Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings & Ray Winstone

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

2007 Won NSFC Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

2002 Won NSFC Award Best Supporting Actress for: Gosford Park (2001)

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2006 Won NYFCC Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

2001 Won NYFCC Award Best Supporting Actress for: Gosford Park (2001)

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2007 Won OFCS Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

2002 Won OFCS Award Best Ensemble for: Gosford Park (2001). Shared with: Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hollander, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Geraldine Somerville, Sophie Thompson ,Emily Watson & James Wilby

2002 Nominated OFCS Award Best Supporting Actress for: Gosford Park (2001)

Palm Springs International Film Festival

2012 Won Career Achievement Award

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2006 Won PFCS Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: The Queen (2006)

2002 Nominated PFCS Award Best Acting Ensemble for: Gosford Park (2001). Shared with: Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hollander, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald,Jeremy Northam,Clive Owen,Ryan Phillippe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Geraldine Somerville, Sophie Thompson, Emily Watson & James Wilby

Rome Film Fest

2009 Won Best Actress for: The Last Station (2009)

Royal Television Society, UK

2007 Won RTS Television Award Best Actor - Female for: Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006) (TV)

1992 Won RTS Television Award Best Actor - Female for: Prime Suspect (1991) (TV)

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

2006 Won SDFCS Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

San Francisco Film Critics Circle

2006 Won SFFCC Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

2007 Won Outstanding Performance Award for: The Queen (2006)

Satellite Awards

2010 Nominated Satellite Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for: The Tempest (2010)

2006 Won Satellite Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for: The Queen (2006)

2006 Nominated Satellite Award Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television for: "Elizabeth I" (2005)

2005 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television for: Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (2003) (TV)

2004 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television for: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003) (TV)

2004 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for: Calendar Girls (2003)

2003 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television for: Door to Door (2002) (TV)

2002 Won Special Achievement Award Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble for: Gosford Park (2001). Shared with: Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hollander, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Geraldine Somerville, Sophie Thompson, Emily Watson & James Wilby

2002 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical for: Gosford Park (2001)

1997 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made For Television for: Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement (1996) (TV)

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2010 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for: The Last Station (2009)

2007 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for: The Queen (2006)

2007 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for: "Elizabeth I" (2005)

2004 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003) (TV)

2003 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for: Door to Door (2002) (TV)

2002 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for: Gosford Park (2001)

2002 Won Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture for: Gosford Park (2001). Shared with: Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hollander, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Geraldine Somerville, Sophie Thompson, Emily Watson & James Wilby

2000 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for: The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999) (TV)

ShoWest Convention, USA

2011 Won Lifetime Achievement Award

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

2006 Won SEFCA Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

Teen Choice Awards

2000 Nominated Teen Choice Award Film - Choice Sleazebag for: Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)

Television Critics Association Awards

2007 Nominated TCA Award Individual Achievement in Drama for: Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006) (TV)

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

2006 Won TFCA Award Best Performance, Female for: The Queen (2006)

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

2007 Won VFCC Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

Venice Film Festival

2006 Won Volpi Cup Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

2006 Won WAFCA Award Best Actress for: The Queen (2006)

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The trick in life is learning how to deal with it.

[About the Academy Awards] "It's the creme-de-la-creme of bulls**t."

Actors are rogues and vagabonds. Or they ought to be. I can't stand it when they behave like solicitors from Penge." "I'm a would-be rebel. The good girl who'd like to be a bad one.

All you have to do is to look like crap on film and everyone thinks you're a brilliant actress. Actually, all you've done is look like crap.

Flesh sells. People don't want to see pictures of churches. They want to see naked bodies

On not having children: No. Absolutely not. Absolutely not. I am so happy that I didn't have children. Well, you know because I've had freedom.

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Her father, Vasiliy Petrovich Mironov (1913–1980), was of Russian origin, and her mother, Kitty (née Kathleen Alexandrina Eva Matilda Rogers; 1909–1996), was English.

She was trained at London's National Youth Theatre, by the age of twenty Mirren was already a star of the stage.

Used to work in Southend on Sea; Essex; UK at an amusement park "The Kursaal" as a "blagger" to attract customers on to rides.

She was awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.

John Boorman said he cast her opposite Nicol Williamson in Excalibur (1981), against both of their protests, because he felt their dislike of each other made them perfect as rivals Morgana and Merlin.

She allegedly refused the C.B.E. (Commander of Order of the British Empire) in 1996.

Despite her Russian birth name and ancestry, she does not speak Russian.

Her great-great-great-great-grandfather was field-marshal Kamensky, one of the Russian heroes of the Napoleonic wars.

She is the only actress to play both Queen Elizabeth I (in "Elizabeth I" (2005)) and Queen Elizabeth II (The Queen (2006)).

At the premiere of The Queen (2006) at the Venice Film Festival, her performance received a 5 minute standing ovation.

Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 2004.

Is fluent in French.

Has a tattoo of a star on her left hand, acquired at a Native American reservation in Minnesota.

Was in consideration for the part of Sarah/Anna in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) but Meryl Streep, who went on to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.

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