Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Helen Mirren
From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Helen Mirren made an impact.
Dame Helen Mirren is a highly acclaimed English actor with a career spanning six decades. She has received an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, five Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Tony Award. Her contributions have been recognized with honors such as the BAFTA Fellowship (2014), the Honorary Golden Bear (2020), and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award (2022). In 2003, she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.
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1990: Bethune: The Making of a Hero Release
In 1990, Helen Mirren appeared in Bethune: The Making of a Hero, reuniting her with Donald Sutherland after a period of time.
1994: Portrayed Charlotte in The Madness of King George
In 1994, Helen Mirren portrayed Charlotte in The Madness of King George.
1999: The Passion of Ayn Rand
In 1999, Helen Mirren portrayed Ayn Rand in the television film, The Passion of Ayn Rand, a performance that earned her an Emmy award.
2000: Starred in Greenfingers and The Pledge
In 2000, Helen Mirren starred in Greenfingers, a comedy based on the true story about the prisoners of HMP Leyhill, and in The Pledge, Sean Penn's third directorial effort.
November 2003: Mourning Becomes Electra at the National Theatre
In November 2003, Helen Mirren played Christine Mannon in a revival of Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra at the National Theatre, directed by Howard Davies, to great acclaim.
2003: Starred in Calendar Girls and The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
In 2003, Helen Mirren starred in Calendar Girls, inspired by the true story of a group of Yorkshire women who produced a nude calendar to raise money for Leukaemia Research. She also starred in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone.
2004: Appearances in The Clearing, Pride, and Raising Helen
In 2004, Helen Mirren appeared in The Clearing, Pride, and Raising Helen.
2005: Appearances in Shadowboxer and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
In 2005, Helen Mirren appeared in Shadowboxer and provided the voice for Deep Thought in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
2005: Queen Elizabeth I
In 2005, Helen Mirren played Queen Elizabeth I in the television serial Elizabeth I, for which she received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
2006: Portrayed Elizabeth II in The Queen
In 2006, Helen Mirren played Elizabeth II in the film The Queen.
2006: Starred in The Queen
In 2006, Helen Mirren starred in "The Queen" directed by Stephen Frears, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress.
September 2007: Publication of Autobiography "In the Frame: My Life in Words and Pictures"
In September 2007, Helen Mirren's autobiography, In the Frame: My Life in Words and Pictures, was published in the UK.
September 2007: Emmy Award for Prime Suspect
On September 16, 2007, Helen Mirren won another Emmy Award for her role in Prime Suspect: The Final Act on PBS.
July 2009: Phèdre at Epidaurus amphitheatre
In July 2009, Helen Mirren played the title role in Jean Racine's Phèdre at the National, in a production directed by Nicholas Hytner. The production was also staged at the Epidaurus amphitheatre on July 11 and 12, 2009.
2009: Preparation for The Debt in Israel
In 2009, while in Israel filming scenes for the movie The Debt, Helen Mirren immersed herself in studies of Hebrew language, Jewish history, and Holocaust writing.
September 2010: Brighton Rock Premiere
In September 2010, the film noir Brighton Rock, starring Helen Mirren, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
2010: Roles in Red, Legend of the Guardians, and Arthur
In 2010, Helen Mirren appeared in Red, voiced a character in Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, and starred in Arthur.
2010: Love Ranch and The Tempest
In 2010, Helen Mirren appeared in five films, including Love Ranch, directed by her husband Taylor Hackford, and The Tempest, based on the play by Shakespeare.
2012: Starring in Hitchcock and The Door
In 2012, Helen Mirren played Alfred Hitchcock's wife Alma Reville in the biopic Hitchcock and starred in The Door, a claustrophobic drama film directed by István Szabó.
February 2013: The Audience Premiere
On February 15, 2013, Helen Mirren began her turn as Elizabeth II in the World Premiere of Peter Morgan's The Audience at the West End's Gielgud Theatre.
March 2013: Marks & Spencer Campaign and Best-Dressed List
In March 2013, Helen Mirren was announced as a model for Marks & Spencer's "Womanism" campaign and was listed as one of the 50 Best-Dressed Over 50 by The Guardian.
2013: Phil Spector and Monsters University
In 2013, Helen Mirren replaced Bette Midler in David Mamet's biographical television film Phil Spector and voiced the character of Dean Abigail Hardscrabble in Pixar's animated comedy film Monsters University.
2014: The Hundred-Foot Journey
In 2014, Helen Mirren's only film was the comedy-drama The Hundred-Foot Journey, in which she played a snobby restaurateur.
June 2015: Tony Award for The Audience
On June 7, 2015, Helen Mirren won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience.
2015: Roles in Woman in Gold, Eye in the Sky, and Trumbo
In 2015, Helen Mirren reunited with Simon Curtis on Woman in Gold, appeared in Eye in the Sky, and starred in Trumbo.
2016: Collateral Beauty Release
In 2016, Helen Mirren starred in Collateral Beauty, a drama about a man coping with his daughter's death, which received largely negative reviews.
2017: Cries from Syria Narration and Fate of the Furious Cameo
In 2017, Helen Mirren narrated the documentary Cries from Syria and made a cameo appearance in The Fate of the Furious as Magdalene Shaw.
2018: Winchester and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Releases
In 2018, Helen Mirren starred in the horror film Winchester and Disney's The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.
2019: Berlin, I Love You, Anna, and Hobbs & Shaw Appearances
In 2019, Helen Mirren appeared in the films Berlin, I Love You, Anna, and Hobbs & Shaw.
March 2021: Cast as Hespera in Shazam! Fury of the Gods
In March 2021, Helen Mirren was cast as the villain Hespera in the superhero film Shazam! Fury of the Gods.
April 2021: "La Vacinada" Music Video
In April 2021, Helen Mirren appeared in the music video "La Vacinada" by Checco Zalone, which humorously addressed relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022: Kendrick Lamar Music Video and Yellowstone Spinoff Role
In 2022, Helen Mirren appeared in the music video for Kendrick Lamar's "Count Me Out" and began portraying Cara Dutton in the Yellowstone spinoff 1923.
2023: Golda and Barbie Releases
In 2023, Helen Mirren starred as Golda Meir in the biopic Golda and played the narrator in the film Barbie.
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