A closer look at the biggest achievements of Helen Mirren. Awards, milestones, and records that define success.
Dame Helen Mirren is a highly acclaimed English actor with a career spanning six decades. She has received numerous prestigious awards, including an Academy Award, multiple BAFTA, Emmy, and Golden Globe Awards, as well as Olivier and Tony Awards. Her contributions to the film and theatre industry have been recognized with honors such as the BAFTA Fellowship, the Honorary Golden Bear, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. In 2003, she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II.
In 1999, Helen Mirren portrayed Ayn Rand in the television film "The Passion of Ayn Rand," a performance for which she won an Emmy Award.
In 2003, Helen Mirren starred in "Calendar Girls" and "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone", receiving critical acclaim and award nominations.
In 2004, Helen Mirren was named Naturist of the Year by British Naturism.
In 2005, Helen Mirren played Queen Elizabeth I in a television serial, earning an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
For playing Jane Tennison in ITV's Prime Suspect, in 2006, the British public ranked Helen Mirren number 29 in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars.
In 2006, Helen Mirren starred in "The Queen", winning an Academy Award for Best Actress.
On September 16, 2007, Helen Mirren won another Emmy Award for her role in "Prime Suspect: The Final Act".
In January 2009, Helen Mirren was named on The Times' list of the top 10 British actresses of all time.
In 2010, she was named Sexiest Woman Alive by Esquire, and in a 2011 photo shoot for the magazine, she stripped down and covered up with the Union Jack.
In 2013, Helen Mirren received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2014, Helen Mirren starred in "The Hundred-Foot Journey", receiving positive reviews and a Golden Globe nomination.
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", completing the US "Triple Crown of Acting".
In 2015, Helen Mirren starred in "Woman in Gold", "Eye in the Sky", and "Trumbo", earning critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination for "Trumbo".
In 2021, Helen Mirren was named by Carnegie Corporation of New York as an honoree of the Great Immigrants Award.
In 2022, Helen Mirren received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.