Helen Mirren

Biography: Boasting remarkable versatility and palpable sensuality, this British actress has turned into the thinking man's sex symbol. In the '60s, she started out in the theater. After joining the National Youth Theatre, she played the Egyptian Queen in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a role she would embody two more times during her career. She made her film debut playing a rambunctious teenager in 1969's The Age of Consent, and then worked consistently in her homeland. At the outset of her film career, she took somewhat racy parts in offbeat projects such s Savage Messiah (1972), the sexually charged Caligula (1980) and The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989). In the '80s, her eye-catching performances also helped make her a household name stateside. She impressed audiences as a gangster's girlfriend in The Long Good Friday (1980) and as the deliciously evil Morgana in Excalibur (1981) opposite her then-boyfriend Liam Neeson. In 1984, she tapped into her Russian heritageBoasting remarkable versatility and palpable sensuality, this British actress has turned into the thinking man's sex symbol. In the '60s, she started out in the theater. After joining the National Youth Theatre, she played the Egyptian Queen in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a role she would embody two more times during her career. She made her film debut playing a rambunctious teenager in 1969's The Age of Consent, and then worked consistently in her homeland. At the outset of her film career, she took somewhat racy parts in offbeat projects such s Savage Messiah (1972), the sexually charged Caligula (1980) and The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989). In the '80s, her eye-catching performances also helped make her a household name stateside. She impressed audiences as a gangster's girlfriend in The Long Good Friday (1980) and as the deliciously evil Morgana in Excalibur (1981) opposite her then-boyfriend Liam Neeson. In 1984, she tapped into her Russian heritage as a ballet star behind the Iron Curtain in White Nights and ended up dancing away with the director, Taylor Hackford, who became her husband. In the '90s, she became more widely known to American audiences when she snagged her seminal role as Detective Inspector Jane Tennison in the first of seven installments of the Prime Suspect TV franchise. Intelligent, intense, sexy and flawed, the character allowed Mirren to go from domineering to devastated, and netted her three consecutive BAFTA awards, plus an Emmy. On the silver screen, Mirren continued to be praised for performances in more mainstream fare, and she scored Oscar nominations for her roles in The Madness of King George (1994) and Gosford Park (2001). On the small screen, she earned more venerability with her acclaimed Emmy-winning portrayal of Ayn Rand in the made-for-TV movie The Passion of Ayn Rand. In the '00s, she continued to work consistently in television, stage and film on both sides of the Atlantic. In 2003, she returned to her risqué routes with the big-screen comedy Calendar Girls, which featured the 58-year-old actress in some provocative poses. Next, Hollywood enthusiastically embraced her regal portrayals of Queen Elizabeth I in the acclaimed television miniseries Elizabeth I and then Queen Elizabeth II in the feature film The Queen. Her uncanny channeling of Elizabeth II earned her a long overdue accolade: an Oscar for Best Actress. After her banner year, she let loose and took supporting roles in the action adventure flick National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), the family-friendly Inkheart (2009) and the political thriller State of Play (2009). In 2009, she also added to her resume even more award nominations (including an Oscar and Golden Globe nod) for her well-lauded depiction of Leo Tolstoy's wife in The Last Station. When not working, she spends time with her husband and stepchildren, and she also campaigns with human rights organizations. Expand

Helen Mirren's Scores

Average career score: 69
Highest Metascore: 88 Documentary Now!: Season 3
Lowest Metascore: 42 Katie: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
11 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd The Graham Norton Show: Season 12 Oct 27, 2012 Guest tbd
tbd Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Season 5 Sep 18, 2012 Guest tbd
42 Katie: Season 1 Sep 10, 2012 Guest 1.8
tbd The View: Season 15 Sep 6, 2011 Guest tbd
tbd The Graham Norton Show: Season 8 Oct 22, 2010 Guest tbd
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 36 Sep 25, 2010 Host 5.7
tbd Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Season 3 Sep 14, 2010 Guest tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 8 Sep 13, 2010 Guest tbd
48 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 18 Mar 1, 2010 Guest 1.3
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 8 Jan 6, 2010 Helen Mirren tbd
tbd The Daily Show: Season 15 Jan 4, 2010 Guest tbd
tbd The View: Season 13 Sep 8, 2009 Helen Mirren tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 7 Sep 8, 2009 Guest tbd
tbd Top Gear: Season 10 Oct 7, 2007 Guest 9.0
tbd Martha: Season 3 Sep 10, 2007 Guest tbd
tbd Martha: Season 3 Sep 10, 2007 Guest tbd
tbd American Idol: Season 6 Jan 16, 2007 Appearing 4.5
tbd Prime Suspect (UK): Season 7 Oct 15, 2006 DSI Jane Tennison / Jane Tennison tbd
tbd 60 Minutes: Season 39 Sep 24, 2006 Appearing tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 15 Sep 18, 2006 Guest tbd
tbd The View: Season 10 Sep 4, 2006 Helen Mirren tbd
81 Elizabeth I: Season 1 Apr 22, 2006 Queen Elizabeth I 8.1
tbd Third Watch: Season 6 Sep 17, 2004 Annie Carter tbd
tbd Prime Suspect (UK): Season 6 Nov 9, 2003 Det. Supt. Jane Tennison / Det. Supt. Jane Tennison tbd
tbd The View: Season 7 Sep 8, 2003 Helen Mirren tbd
tbd The View: Season 5 Sep 4, 2001 Helen Mirren tbd
tbd Prime Suspect (UK): Season 5 Oct 20, 1996 Jane Tennison / Jane Tennison tbd
tbd Prime Suspect (UK): Season 4 Apr 30, 1995 Supt. Jane Tennison / Jane Tennison tbd
tbd Prime Suspect (UK): Season 3 Dec 19, 1993 DCI Jane Tennison / Jane Tennison tbd
tbd Prime Suspect (UK): Season 2 Dec 15, 1992 DCI Jane Tennison / Jane Tennison tbd