Helen Mirren

Theatre
After working with the National Youth Theatre, Helen Mirren’s professional career began in Rep in Manchester
She is an Associate of the National where she has appeared in Mourning Becomes Electra, Antony and Cleopatra and Phèdre (from 4 June 2009)
For RSC: Roaring Girl, Henry VI Parts 1, 2 and 3, Macbeth, Man of Mode, Miss Julie, Balcony Enemies, The Revenger’s Tragedy, All’s Well That Ends Well, Much Ado About Nothing, Bartholomew Fair, Richard III and Hamlet
Other work in theatre includes: Dance of Death, Orpheus Descending, The Duchess of Malfi, Madame Bovary and Faith Healer
In London's West End: Collected Stories, A Month in the Country (also Broadway), Extremities, The Seagull, The Bed Before Yesterday and Teeth ‘n’ Smiles

TV
Prime Suspect (Three BAFTA and two Emmy Awards for Best Actress), 
Elizabeth I (Golden Globe for Best Actress), The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone, Door to Door, Georgetown, Ayn Rand (Emmy Award for Best Actress), Painted Lady, Losing Chase (Golden Globe for Best Actress) and The Hidden Room

Film
The Last Station, Love Ranch, State of Play, Inkheart, National Treasure, The Queen (Academy Award for Best Actress), Shadowboxer, Raising Helen, The Clearing, Calendar Girls, Gosford Park, Last Orders, The Pledge, No Such Thing, Greenfingers, The Killing of Mrs Tingle, The Hawk, Where Angels Fear to Tread, Some Mother’s Son, The Comfort of Strangers, The Cook The Thief and His Wife, Bethune: Making of a Hero, The Madness of King George, When the Whales Came, Pascali’s Island, Mosquito Coast, Excalibur, The Long Good Friday, Caligula, O Lucky Man and Age of Consent

Published April 2009 

(Photo Giles Keyte)