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Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Actor, also producer and director · Born July 26, 1945 (81) · Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Oscar winner · 4 Primetime Emmys · 4 Golden Globes · 7 other major award bodies

Dame Helen Mirren (/ˈmɪrən/; born Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironov; July 26, 1945) is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the only person to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting in both the United States and the United Kingdom. She received an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, a Tony Award and a Laurence Olivier Award for the same role in The Audience, three British Academy Television Awards for her performance as DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect, and four Primetime Emmy Awards, including two for Prime Suspect. Excelling on stage with the National Youth Theatre, Mirren's performance as Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra in 1965 saw her invited to join the Royal Shakespeare Company before she made her West End stage debut in 1975. Since then, Mirren has also had success in television and film. Aside from her Academy Award-winning performance, Mirren's other Oscar-nominated performances were for The Madness of King George (1994), Gosford Park (2001), and The Last Station (2009). For her role on Prime Suspect, which ran from 1991 to 2006, she won three consecutive British Academy Television Awards for Best Actress (1992, 1993 and 1994), a joint-record of consecutive wins shared with Julie Walters, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Playing Queen Elizabeth I in the television series Elizabeth I (2005), and Queen Elizabeth II in the film The Queen (2006), she is the only actor to have portrayed both the regnant Elizabeths on screen. After her breakthrough film role in The Long Good Friday (1980), other notable film roles included Cal (1984), for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, 2010 (1984), The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999), Calendar Girls (2003), Hitchcock (2012), The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014), Woman in Gold (2015), Trumbo (2015), and The Leisure Seeker (2017). She also appeared in the action films Red (2010) and Red 2 (2013) playing an ex-MI6 assassin, and in the Fast & Furious films The Fate of the Furious (2017), Hobbs & Shaw (2019), and F9 (2021). In the Queen's 2003 Birthday Honours, Mirren was appointed a Dame (DBE) for services to drama, with investiture taking place at Buckingham Palace. In 2013 she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2014 she received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In 2021, she was announced as the recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Mirren, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
July 26, 1945 (81)
From
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer and director
Titles
108 on MovieCove · 162 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Helen Mirren's films like?

Across their 100 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Morality
20%
Self
15%
Power
13%
Survival
11%
Society
10%
Ideas
8%
Family bonds26 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice16 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose14 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themePower11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt10 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 94 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 30 · Serious 25 · Dark 39

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 47 · Stylized 26 · Heightened 21

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 22 · Charged 44 · Intense 28

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 33 · Shifting 54 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 52 · Some laughs 32 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 44 · Even-paced 43 · Relentless 7

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 32 · Engaged 52 · Full focus 10

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 31 · Affecting 29 · Heavy 34

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 61 · Open-ended 23 · Ambiguous 10

Roles they play

67 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 19 of 67 analyzed roles.

Hero
19 of 67
Mentor
17 of 67
Shadow
10 of 67
Ally
9 of 67
Shapeshifter
6 of 67
Trickster
3 of 67
Herald
2 of 67
Threshold guardian
1 of 67
Show the 67 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
60
Melancholic
42
Warm
23
Hopeful
26
Contemplative
26
Other
95

How their films linger

Hopeful39 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 16 with a twist

  • Happy28
  • Bittersweet42
  • Tragic12
  • Ambiguous16
  • Cyclical1
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Helen Mirren's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 68 of their 108 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Helen Mirren's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

162 credits, 108 with a MovieCove page; 76 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Talent for Murder(2026)

    as Patricia Highsmith

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Armani and the Birth of Italian Fashion(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Goodbye June(2025)

    as June

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Thursday Murder Club(2025)

    as Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • MobLand(2025)

    Show 20 episodes · as Maeve Harrigan

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Duse, the Greatest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • White Bird(2023)

    as Grandmére

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Golda(2023)

    as Golda Meir

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Barbie(2023)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Fast X(2023)

    as Queenie

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Shazam! Fury of the Gods(2023)

    as Hespera

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • 1923(2022)

    Show 15 episodes · as Cara Dutton

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Kendrick Lamar Live: The Big Steppers Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Therapist (voice)

  • Human Resources(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Shame Wizard Rita St. Swithens (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Escape from Extinction(2020)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Duke(2020)

    as Dorothy Bunton

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • When Nature Calls with Helen Mirren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Solos(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Peg

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • F9: The Fast Saga(2021)

    as Queenie Shaw

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine(2020)

    as Lip-sync Billy Bush

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The One and Only Ivan(2020)

    as Snickers (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Secrets of the Museum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Queen Elizabeth (archive)

  • Berlin, I Love You(2019)

    as Margaret

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Good Liar(2019)

    as Betty McLeish

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • #AnneFrank. Parallel Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator

  • Catherine the Great(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer · as Catherine the Great

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw(2019)

    as Queenie Shaw

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Anna(2019)

    as Olga

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Nutcracker and the Four Realms(2018)

    as Mother Ginger

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Winchester(2018)

    as Sarah Winchester

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Leisure Seeker(2017)

    as Ella Spencer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Fate of the Furious(2017)

    as Queenie (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Cries from Syria(2017)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Collateral Beauty(2016)

    as Brigitte

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Trumbo(2015)

    as Hedda Hopper

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Eye in the Sky(2015)

    as Colonel Katherine Powell

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Documentary Now!(2015)

    Show 27 episodes · as Helen Mirren - Host

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Unity(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Woman in Gold(2015)

    as Maria Altmann

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Hundred-Foot Journey(2014)

    as Madam Mallory

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator

  • RED 2(2013)

    as Victoria

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Monsters University(2013)

    as Dean Hardscrabble (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Phil Spector(2013)

    as Linda Kenney Baden

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: The Audience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Queen

  • Hitchcock(2012)

    as Alma Reville

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Emerenc Szeredás

  • Arthur(2011)

    as Hobson

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal and Helen Mirren(2011)

    as Sharon

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • RED(2010)

    as Victoria

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Debt(2010)

    as Rachel Singer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Brighton Rock(2010)

    as Ida

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Tempest(2010)

    as Prospera

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole(2010)

    as Nyra (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Love Ranch(2010)

    as Grace Bontempo

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Arabia(2010)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Station(2009)

    as Sofya Tolstoya

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Yes Madam, Sir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • National Theatre Live: Phèdre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Phèdre

  • Glee(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Becky's Inner Voice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • State of Play(2009)

    as Cameron Lynne

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Jazz Baroness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Nica - Narrator

  • Behind The Scenes of Caligula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Inkheart(2008)

    as Elinor Loredan

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • National Treasure: Book of Secrets(2007)

    as Emily Appleton

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • British Film Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Queen(2006)

    as The Queen

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Elizabeth I(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Queen Elizabeth I

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Shadowboxer(2005)

    as Rose

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Tiberia

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy(2005)

    as Deep Thought (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Clearing(2004)

    as Eileen Hayes

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Pride(2004)

    as Macheeba (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Cary Grant: A Class Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Raising Helen(2004)

    as Dominique Courier

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Calendar Girls(2003)

    as Chris Harper

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone(2003)

    as Karen Stone

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Door to Door(2002)

    as Mrs. Porter

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • No Such Thing(2001)

    as The Boss

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Gosford Park(2001)

    as Mrs. Wilson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Last Orders(2001)

    as Amy

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Greenfingers(2000)

    as Georgina Woodhouse

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • On the Edge(2001)

    Director · as Distinguished Woman (segment "Happy Birthday") (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Pledge(2001)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Long Night's Journey into Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Narrator

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Annie Foster

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Teaching Mrs. Tingle(1999)

    as Mrs. Tingle

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Passion of Ayn Rand(1999)

    as Ayn Rand

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Prince of Egypt(1998)

    as Queen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Painted Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer · as Maggie Sheridan

  • Critical Care(1997)

    as Stella

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Losing Chase(1996)

    as Chase Phillips

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Some Mother's Son(1996)

    Associate Producer · as Kathleen Quigley

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Ruby Wax Meets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Snow Queen(1995)

    as The Snow Queen

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Madness of King George(1994)

    as Queen Charlotte

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Children of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Narrator

  • Royal Deceit(1994)

    as Geruth

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Hawk(1993)

    as Annie Marsh

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bethune: The Making of a Hero(1990)

    as Frances Penny Bethune

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Babette (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Hidden Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah

  • Where Angels Fear to Tread(1991)

    as Lilia Herriton

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Prime Suspect(1991)

    Show 15 episodes · as Jane Tennison

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Comfort of Strangers(1990)

    as Caroline

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Red King, White Knight(1989)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover(1989)

    as Georgina Spica

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • When the Whales Came(1989)

    as Clemmie Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Pascali's Island(1988)

    as Lydia Neuman

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Cause Célèbre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Alma Rattenbury

  • The Little Mermaid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Princess Emilia

  • The Mosquito Coast(1986)

    as Mother Fox

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Heavenly Pursuits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Ruth Chancellor

  • Invocation: Maya Deren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Narrator

  • Coming Through(1985)

    as Frieda von Richtofen Weekley

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • White Nights(1985)

    as Galina Ivanova

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Maddie Duncan (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Annie Marsh

  • 2010: The Year We Make Contact(1984)

    as Tanya Kirbuk

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Cal(1984)

    as Marcella

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Cymbeline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Imogen

  • Soft Targets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Celia

  • Faerie Tale Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Princess Emilia

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream(1981)

    as Titania

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Reinhardt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Mrs. Reinhardt

  • Excalibur(1981)

    as Morgana

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Long Good Friday(1980)

    as Victoria

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu(1980)

    as Alice Rage

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Hussy(1980)

    as Beaty Simons

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • S.O.S. Titanic(1979)

    as May Sloan, Stewardess

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Caligula(1979)

    as Caesonia

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Blue Remembered Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Angela

  • As You Like It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Rosalind

  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Imogen · as Rosalind · as Titania

  • The Country Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Margery Pinchwife

  • Laurence Olivier Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Ophelia / Gertrude

  • The Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Stella

  • The Little Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Babbie

  • The Philanthropist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Celia

  • Caesar and Claretta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Claretta Petacci

  • Private Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Claretta Petacci

  • The Apple Cart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • A Coffin for the Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Stella McKenzie

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Reinhardt

  • The Changeling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Beatrice-Joanna

  • Thriller(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Stella McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • O Lucky Man!(1973)

    as Patricia / Casting Assistant

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Miss Julie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Miss Julie

  • Savage Messiah(1972)

    as Gosh Boyle

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Cousin Bette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 5 episodes · as Valérie Marneffe

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Stella

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Angela

  • Colpo rovente(1970)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Age of Consent(1969)

    as Cora Ryan

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Rachel

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream(1969)

    as Hermia

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Herostratus(1967)

    as Advert Woman

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Babbie · as Beatrice-Joanna · as Margery Pinchwife · as Orinthia

  • Sniff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as The Spider

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 163 titles, 162 of them dated from 1965 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

$761M worldwide

Highest rated

The Long Good Friday (1980)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

MobLand (2025)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19652026

Peak 2019 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 55 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 11 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting163 of 163: 159 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thDirecting1 of 163: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 163: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

163 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s6 · acting1970s24 · acting1980s25 · acting1990s21 · 21 acting · 2 crew2000s29 · 29 acting · 1 crew2010s34 · 34 acting · 1 crew2020s23 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 28% of 79 roles
6984899904091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, 4 Primetime Emmys, 4 Golden Globes, 5 BAFTA Awards, 6 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 6 other major awards from 69 major nominations, 1984–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Golden Globe, won
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series - Drama
  2. 2024
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  3. 2022
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won
  4. 2020
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Berlinale award, won
  5. 2018
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
  6. 2016
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  7. 2015
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  8. 2014
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • BAFTA Award, won · Film
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Show 17 earlier years
  1. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
  2. 2010
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
  3. 2007
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress
  4. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Venice award, won · Best Actress
  5. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  6. 2003
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  7. 2002
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
  8. 2000
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  9. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
  10. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
  11. 1996
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
  12. 1995
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Cannes award, won
  13. 1994
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actress
  14. 1993
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actress
  15. 1992
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actress
  16. 1985
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
  17. 1984
    • Cannes award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Helen Mirren's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 96; across their 94 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 94

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 94

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 94

Midcredits score across 108 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up38
  • 50th to 74th34
  • 25th to 49th24
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

51 of their 108 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser51
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed33

Most divisive · actor

Cries from Syria (2017)

90th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Long Good Friday (1980)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 84 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Helen Mirren's work okay for kids?

Across up to 60 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore39 titles7–85 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity60 titles9–66 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity40 titles9–67 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs39 titles7–53 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense39 titles16–70 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Helen Mirren work with?

People who share at least 2 of Helen Mirren's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kate Winslet shares the most, 4.

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Actors

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Producers

Mixed roles