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Helen Mirren – A Professional English Actress
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Who is Helen Mirren?
Dame Helen Lydia Mirren or Helen Mirren is a professional English actress. She was born on the 26th of July, 1945 in Hammersmith, London, England. Her acting career started with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1967. Furthermore, she is one of the few performers who have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting. Later, Helen was appointed as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to drama in 2003.
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Celebrated Name | Helen Mirren |
Profession | Actress |
Birth Date | 26th of July, 1945 |
Birth Place | Hammersmith, London, England |
Star Sign | Leo |
Parents | Father: Vasily Petrovich Mironoff Mother: Kathleen "Kitty" Alexandrina Eva Matilda |
Siblings | 2 |
Nationality | British |
Height | 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m) |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lbs) |
Body Measurements | 37-27-38 inches |
Eye Color | Blue |
Hair Color | Grey |
Husband | Taylor Hackford |
Net Worth | $60 million |
Personal Information
Helen holds British nationality. She has the star sign of Leo. She stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m) and weighs about 56 kg (123 lbs). The actress has the body measurements 37-27-38 inches. Her grey hair color and blue eye color makes her look prettier.
Early Life
Mirren is the daughter of Kathleen “Kitty” Alexandrina Eva Matilda and Vasily Petrovich Mironoff. She grew up along with her brother and a sister; Peter Basil Mirren and Katherine Mirren. Furthermore, Mirren’s paternal grandfather, Colonel Pyotr Vasilievich Mironov, was in the Imperial Russian Army. He also fought in the 1904 Russo-Japanese War. Later, he became a diplomat and was negotiating an arms deal in Britain. However, his family along with him were stranded by the Russian Revolution. Furthermore, Mirren has one older sister and a younger brother.
Career
The list of movies she has worked on are:
- 1966 Press for Time as Penelope Squires, as well as
- 1967 Herostratus as Advert woman, as well as
- 1968 A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Hermia, as well as
- 1969 Age of Consent as Cora Ryan, as well as
- 1970 Red Hot Shot
- 1972
- Savage Messiah as Gosh Boyle, as well as
- Miss Julie as Miss Julie, as well as
- 1973 O Lucky Man! as Patricia
- 1976 Hamlet as Ophelia/Gertrude
- 1979 Caligula as Caesonia
- 1980
- Hussy as Beaty
- The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu as Alice Rage
- The Long Good Friday as Victoria
1981 Excalibur as Morgana
- 1984
- Cal as Marcella
- 2010 as Tanya Kirkuk
- 1985
- Heavenly Pursuits as Ruth Chancellor
- Coming Through as Frieda von Richthofen Weekley
- White Nights as Galina Ivanova
- 1986 The Mosquito Coast as Mother Fox
- 1988 Pascali’s Island as Lydia Neuman
- 1989
- When the Whales Came as Clemmie Jenkins
- 1990
- The Comfort of Strangers as Caroline
- 1991 Where Angels Fear to Tread as Lilia Harriton
- 1993
- The Hawk as Annie Marsh
- Royal Deceit as Geruth
- 1994
- Children of God as Narrator
- 1995 The Snow Queen as Snow Queen (voice)
- 1996 Some Mother’s Son as Kathleen Quigley
- 1997 Critical Care as Stella
- 1998
- Sidoglio Smithee as Herself
- The Prince of Egypt as The Queen (voice)
- 1999 Teaching Mrs. Tingle as Mrs. Eve Tingle
- 2000 Greenfingers as Georgina Woodhouse
- 2001
- The Pledge as Doctor
- No Such Thing as The Boss
- Happy Birthday as Distinguished woman
- Last Orders as Amy
- Gosford Park as Mrs. Wilson
- 2003 Calendar Girls as Chris Harper
- 2004
- The Clearing as Eileen Hayes
- Raising Helen as Dominique
- 2005
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy as Deep Thought (voice)
- Shadowboxer as Rose
- 2006 The Queen as Queen Elizabeth II
- 2007 National Treasure: Book of Secrets as Emily Appleton
- 2008 Inkheart as Elinor Loredan
- 2009
- State of Play as Cameron Lynne
- The Last Station as Sofya Tolstoy
- 2010
Love Ranch as Grace Bontempo
- The Tempest as Prospera
- Brighton Rock as Ida
- RED as Victoria Winslow
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole as Nyra (voice)
- The Debt as Rachel Singer
- 2011 Arthur as Lillian Hobson
- 2012
- The Door as Emergency
- Hitchcock as Alma Reville
- 2013
- Monsters University as Dean Hardscrabble (voice)
- RED 2 as Victoria Winslow
- 2014 The Hundred-Foot Journey as Madame Mallory
- 2015
- Woman in Gold as Maria Altmann
- Unity as Narrator (voice)
- Trumbo as Hedda Hopper
- 2016 Collateral Beauty as Brigitte
- 2017
- Cries from Syria as Narrator (voice)
- The Leisure Seeker as Ella Spencer
- 2018
- Winchester as Sarah Winchester
- 2019
- Berlin, I Love You as Margaret
- Anna as Olga
- Hobbs & Shaw as Magdalene “Queenie” Shaw alongside Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Eiza González, Cliff Curtis, and Helen Mirren
- The Good Liar as Betty McLeish
- 2020
- Fast & Furious 9 as Magdalene Shaw
Personal life of Helen Mirren
Mirren married American director Taylor Hackford on the 31st of December, 1997.
Net Worth
Mirren has earned massive popularity from her professional career. Likewise, she has also earned a beautiful amount of money. Her net worth is estimated to be about $60 million as of 2020.