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Portrait of Helen Mirren

Acting

Helen Mirren

Career

Active from 1965 to 2026, busiest in 2010 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
98
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect
GoodWatch score89/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Golden Globe Awards · Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award

    2025 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · BAFTA Fellowship

    2014 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

    2014 · Won · 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards

    Phil Spector

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actress in a Leading Role

    2007 · Won · 79th Academy Awards

    The Queen

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Television Series Drama

    2007 · Won · 64th Golden Globe Awards

    Elizabeth I

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Leading Actress

    2007 · Won · 60th British Academy Film Awards

    The Queen

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

    2007 · Won · 13th Screen Actors Guild Awards

    Elizabeth I

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

    2007 · Won · 59th Primetime Emmy Awards

    Prime Suspect

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

    2007 · Won · 64th Golden Globe Awards

    The Queen

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

    2007 · Won · 13th Screen Actors Guild Awards

    The Queen

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

    2007 · Won

    The Queen

    Source: Wikidata

  • Critics' Choice Awards · Best Actress

    2006 · Won

    The Queen

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

    2006 · Won · 58th Primetime Emmy Awards

    Elizabeth I

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

    2002 · Won

    Gosford Park

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

    2002 · Won · 8th Screen Actors Guild Awards

    Gosford Park

    Source: Wikidata

  • Critics' Choice Awards · Best Cast

    2001 · Won

    Gosford Park

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

    1999 · Won · 51st Primetime Emmy Awards

    The Passion of Ayn Rand

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Television Series Drama

    1997 · Won · 54th Golden Globe Awards

    Losing Chase

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

    1996 · Won · 48th Primetime Emmy Awards

    Prime Suspect

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Actress

    1994 · Won

    Prime Suspect

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

28

The characters Helen Mirren played, best-known titles first.

Helen Mirren as Rectora Hardscrabble
Helen Mirren as Victoria
Helen Mirren as Magdalene Shaw
Helen Mirren as Victoria
Helen Mirren as Magdalene Shaw
Helen Mirren as Cameron Lynne
Helen Mirren as Hespera
Helen Mirren as Maeve Harrigan
Helen Mirren as Olga
Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton
Helen Mirren as Elizabeth Best
Helen Mirren as Hedda Hopper
Helen Mirren as Morgana
Helen Mirren as Mother Ginger
Helen Mirren as Victoria
Helen Mirren as Mrs. Eve Tingle
Helen Mirren as Golda Meir
Helen Mirren as Snickers
Helen Mirren as Rita
Helen Mirren as Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennyson
Helen Mirren as Helen Mirren - Host
Helen Mirren as Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren as Catherine the Great
Helen Mirren as Rose
Helen Mirren as Peg
Helen Mirren as Cora Ryan
Helen Mirren as Host
Helen Mirren as Tiberia

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 118 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Helen Mirren Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.4, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.9, average 2.6
  • Physical Comedy
    1.7, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 12
  • Character-Driven 12
  • Moral Ambiguity 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Character Study 8
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Psychological Thriller 7
  • Class Conflict 6
  • Strong Performances 5
  • Slow Burn 5
  • Romantic Drama 4
  • Dialogue-Driven 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

159
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Sniff
Sniff

as The Spider

2020s

21 titles · average score 63
A Talent for Murder
A Talent for Murder (2026)
GoodWatch score 59

as Patricia Highsmith

The Thursday Murder Club
The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

as Elizabeth

Goodbye June
Goodbye June (2025)
GoodWatch score 63

as June

MobLand
MobLand (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Maeve Harrigan

Golda
Golda (2023)
GoodWatch score 55

as Golda Meir

White Bird
White Bird (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

as Grandmére

Barbie
Barbie (2023)
GoodWatch score 76

as Narrator (voice)

1923
1923 (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Cara Dutton

Solos
Solos (2021)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Peg

The Duke
The Duke (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

as Dorothy Bunton

When Nature Calls with Helen Mirren
When Nature Calls with Helen Mirren (2021)
GoodWatch score 25

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

The One and Only Ivan
The One and Only Ivan (2020)
GoodWatch score 67

as Snickers (voice)

2010s

34 titles · average score 60
Anna
Anna (2019)
GoodWatch score 51

as Olga

Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great (2019)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Catherine the Great

The Good Liar
The Good Liar (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

as Betty McLeish

Winchester
Winchester (2018)
GoodWatch score 33

as Sarah Winchester

The Leisure Seeker
The Leisure Seeker (2018)
GoodWatch score 53

as Ella Spencer

Documentary Now!
Documentary Now! (2015)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Helen Mirren - Host

Eye in the Sky
Eye in the Sky (2015)
GoodWatch score 78

as Colonel Katherine Powell

Woman in Gold
Woman in Gold (2015)
GoodWatch score 63

as Maria Altmann

The Hundred-Foot Journey
The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

as Madam Mallory

Hitchcock
Hitchcock (2012)
GoodWatch score 60

as Alma Reville

Arthur
Arthur (2011)
GoodWatch score 41

as Hobson

The Debt
The Debt (2010)
GoodWatch score 68

as Rachel Singer

2000s

28 titles · average score 63
The Last Station
The Last Station (2009)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sofya Tolstoya

State of Play
State of Play (2009)
GoodWatch score 72

as Cameron Lynne

Inkheart
Inkheart (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

as Elinor

National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
GoodWatch score 52

as Emily Appleton

The Queen
The Queen (2006)
GoodWatch score 83

as The Queen

Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I (2005)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Elizabeth I

Shadowboxer
Shadowboxer (2005)
GoodWatch score 35

as Rose

The Clearing
The Clearing (2004)
GoodWatch score 51

as Eileen Hayes

Calendar Girls
Calendar Girls (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

as Chris Harper

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003)
GoodWatch score 61

as Karen Stone

The Pledge
The Pledge (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

as Doctor

Greenfingers
Greenfingers (2001)
GoodWatch score 49

as Georgina Woodhouse

1990s

21 titles · average score 66
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)
GoodWatch score 38

as Mrs. Tingle

The Passion of Ayn Rand
The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ayn Rand

Painted Lady
Painted Lady (1997)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Maggie Sheridan

Critical Care
Critical Care (1997)
GoodWatch score 54

as Stella

Some Mother's Son
Some Mother's Son (1996)
GoodWatch score 74

as Kathleen Quigley

Losing Chase
Losing Chase (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

as Chase Phillips

The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen (1995)
GoodWatch score 46

as The Snow Queen

The Madness of King George
The Madness of King George (1994)
GoodWatch score 82

as Queen Charlotte

Prince of Jutland
Prince of Jutland (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

as Geruth

Bethune: The Making of a Hero
Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1993)
GoodWatch score 57

as Frances Penny Bethune

Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect (1991)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as Jane Tennison

Where Angels Fear to Tread
Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lilia Herriton

1980s

25 titles · average score 64
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

as Georgina Spica

Pascali's Island
Pascali's Island (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

as Lydia Neuman

The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mother Fox

Heavenly Pursuits
Heavenly Pursuits (1986)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ruth Chancellor

White Nights
White Nights (1985)
GoodWatch score 58

as Galina Ivanova

2010
2010 (1984)
GoodWatch score 63

as Tanya Kirbuk

Cal
Cal (1984)
GoodWatch score 79

as Marcella

Excalibur
Excalibur (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

as Morgana

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981)
GoodWatch score 61

as Titania

The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

as Victoria

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
GoodWatch score 31

as Alice Rage

Hussy
Hussy (1980)
GoodWatch score 50

as Beaty Simons

1970s

23 titles · average score 67
Caligula
Caligula (1979)
GoodWatch score 35

as Caesonia

As You Like It
As You Like It (1978)
GoodWatch score 76

as Rosalind

The Collection
The Collection (1976)
GoodWatch score 58

as Stella

Caesar and Claretta
Caesar and Claretta (1975)

as Claretta Petacci

The Little Minister
The Little Minister (1975)

as Babbie

A Coffin for the Bride
A Coffin for the Bride (1974)
GoodWatch score 81

as Stella McKenzie

The Changeling
The Changeling (1974)

as Beatrice-Joanna

O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man! (1973)
GoodWatch score 79

as Patricia / Casting Assistant

Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

as Gosh Boyle

Miss Julie
Miss Julie (1972)

as Miss Julie

Cousin Bette
Cousin Bette (1971)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Valérie Marneffe

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Stella

1960s

6 titles · average score 68
Age of Consent
Age of Consent (1969)
GoodWatch score 79

as Cora Ryan

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show · as Rachel

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hermia

Herostratus
Herostratus (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

as Advert Woman

Omnibus
Omnibus (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Babbie / Margery Pinchwife