Helen Mirren

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AKA: Ilynea Vasilievna Mironov, Dame Helen Mirren
Nationality: English
Birthdate: 07/26/1946
Birthplace: Chiswick, England, United Kingdom

biography

From the age of 13, when she played Caliban in a school production of "The Tempest,” Helen Mirren knew she wanted to be an actress. Despite her working-class upbringing and her parents – who scoffed at the very idea – Mirren emerged to become one of the most celebrated, decorated and revered British actress of her time. With a combination of poise, confidence, intelligence and undeniable sex appeal, Mirren became famous for her challenging performances on stage and screen that often included removing her clothes, a public exhibition that sometimes stood in the way of her work. “[F]or a long Continued

Credits

Cameron Lynne
2009
Elinor Loredan
2009
(TV Show)
2006-2006
Jane Tennison
2006
Jane Tennison
2006
The Queen
2006
Rose
2006
Eileen Hayes
2004
Dominique
2004
(TV Show)
2004-2004
Det Supt Jane Tennison
2004
Det Supt Jane Tennison
2004
Chris
2003
The Boss
2002
Amy
2002
Mrs Wilson
2001
Doctor
2001
Tanya Kirbuk
2000
Mrs Tingle
1999
Marcella Morton
1999
of the Queen
1998
Stella
1997
Caroline
1997
Associate Producer
1996
Kathleen Quigley
1996
Victoria
1982
Patricia
1973
Cora
1969
Sofia Andreyevna
Narrator
Annie Marsh
Galina Ivanova
Georgina Spica--Albert Spica's Wife
Gertrude
Gosh Smith-Boyle
Lydia Neuman
Ruth Chancellor
Queen Charlotte
Queen Geruth
Frances Penny Bethune
Morgana
Georgina Woodhouse
Beaty Simons
Clemmie Jenkins

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Ilford and Southend-on-Sea, England
1965 
Played Cleopatra at the Old Vic with the National Youth Theater at age 18
1967 
Joined Royal Shakespeare Company
1967 
TV debut in BBC production of "Herostradus"
1968 
Played Hermia in a British TV adaptation of "A Midsummer's Night Dream"; directed by Peter Hall (released theatrically in the USA)
Continued

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