Helen Mirren


Mirren aged 24 in Age of Consent (1969)

Dame Helen Mirren (born Ilynea Lydia Mironoff July 26, 1945) is a British stage, television and movie actress. She is particularly well-known for her role as female detective Jane Tennison in the Prime Suspect series of television dramas.

Mirren was born in the UK to a Russian-noble father who emigrated there in response to the Russian Revolution. She first appeared on stage in 1965 as Cleopatra for the National Youth Theatre. This led to her joining the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing Cressida in Troilus and Cressida, and Lady Macbeth in the production by Trevor Nunn.

In 1972 she joined Peter Brook's International Centre for Theatre Research, and joined the group's tour across North Africa which created The Conference of the Birds

The "sexy" image she acquired in her youth has been little affected by encroaching age.

She married director Taylor Hackford, her domestic partner since 1986, on 31 December 1997 in Los Angeles.

She was invested as a DBE on December 5, 2003.

At the Edinburgh Television Festival in August 2004, director Stephen Frears revealed that he had cast Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in a forthcoming project entitled The Queen, set during the week between the death and funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997.

Partial filmography

  • Age of Consent (1969)
  • O Lucky Man! (1973)
  • Caligula (1979)
  • Excalibur (1981)
  • 2010: Odyssey Two (1984)
  • The Mosquito Coast (1986)
  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989)
  • Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)
  • Prime Suspect 1-3 (1991-1993)
  • The Madness of King George (1994)
  • Prime Suspect 4-5 (1995-1996)
  • Gosford Park (2001)
  • Calendar Girls (2003)
  • The Clearing (2004)
  • Prime Suspect 6 (2004)
  • Shadowboxer (2005)
  • The Queen (2005)

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At the Edinburgh Television Festival in August 2004, director Stephen Frears revealed that he had cast Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in a forthcoming project entitled The Queen, set during the week between the death and funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. More recently, O'Neill started to write, and has published From Fallen To Forgiven, a book of biographical notes and philosophical thoughts about life and existence. She was invested as a DBE on December 5, 2003. O'Neill had more success in TV movies, including notable performances in Love's Savage Fury and in Bare Essence. She married director Taylor Hackford, her domestic partner since 1986, on 31 December 1997 in Los Angeles. After her success in Summer of '42 in 1971, in which she plays the young widow of a soldier killed in war, O'Neill became a well-known Hollywood actress, and continued acting for the next two decades, but was seldom offered roles which challenged her abilities. The "sexy" image she acquired in her youth has been little affected by encroaching age. In 1970 she played a minor role in Rio Lobo, starring John Wayne.

In 1972 she joined Peter Brook's International Centre for Theatre Research, and joined the group's tour across North Africa which created The Conference of the Birds. In 1968 she landed a small role in For the Love of Ivy. This led to her joining the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing Cressida in Troilus and Cressida, and Lady Macbeth in the production by Trevor Nunn. As a teenager, O'Neill started to work as a model and appeared in TV commercials and on magazine covers. She first appeared on stage in 1965 as Cleopatra for the National Youth Theatre. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as the daughter of a Spanish-Irish businessman and his English wife. Mirren was born in the UK to a Russian-noble father who emigrated there in response to the Russian Revolution. Jennifer O'Neill (born February 20, 1948) is an American actress.

She is particularly well-known for her role as female detective Jane Tennison in the Prime Suspect series of television dramas. For the Love of Ivy (1968). Dame Helen Mirren (born Ilynea Lydia Mironoff July 26, 1945) is a British stage, television and movie actress. Futz! (1969). The Queen (2005). Rio Lobo (1970). Shadowboxer (2005). Summer of '42 (1971).

Prime Suspect 6 (2004). Such Good Friends (1971). The Clearing (2004). Glass Houses (1972). Calendar Girls (2003). The Carey Treatment (1972). Gosford Park (2001). Lady Ice (1973).

Prime Suspect 4-5 (1995-1996). Whiffs (1975). The Madness of King George (1994). The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975). Prime Suspect 1-3 (1991-1993). Gente di rispetto (1975). Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991). L'innocente (1976).

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989). Call Girl (1976). The Mosquito Coast (1986). 7 Note in Nero (1977). 2010: Odyssey Two (1984). Caravans (1978). Excalibur (1981). A Force of One (1979).

Caligula (1979). Steel (1980). O Lucky Man! (1973). Cloud Dancer (1980). Age of Consent (1969). Scanners (1981). I love NY (1988).

Committed (1988). Discretion assured (1993). Love is Like That (1996). The Corporate Ladder (1997).

The Ride (1997). The Prince and the Surfer (1999). Time Changer (2002).