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Mirren, Helen was born in 1946 in London, First appeared with National Youth Theatre.
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Helen Mirren
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Appeared as Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra, Old Vic, 1965. Joined Royal Shakespeare Company, 1967. Appeared as Castiza in The Revenger"s Tragedy and Diana in All"s Well That Ends Well.
Other roles include: Cressida in Troilus and Cressida, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, England, 1968.
Hero in Much Ado About Nothing, Stratford, 1968. Win-the-Fight Littlewit in Bartholomew Fair, Aldwych, 1969.
Lady Anne in Richard III, Stratford, Ophelia in Hamlet, Julia in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Stratford, 1970 (last part also at Aldwych). Tatyana in Enemies, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych, 1971.
Title role in Mission Julie, Elynae in The Balcony, The Place, 1971.
With Peter Brook"s Centre Internationale de Recherches Theatrales, Africa and United States, 1972-1973. Lady Macbeth, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, 1974, and Aldwych, 1975. Maggie in Teeth "n" Smiles, Royal Court, 1975.
Nina in The Seagull and Ella in The Bed Before Yesterday, Lyric for Lyric Theatre Company, 1975, Antony and Cleopatra, The Roaring Girl, Henry VI-Parts 1, 2, 3, 1977-1978, Measure for Measure, 1979, The Duchess of Malfi, 1980-1981, Faith Healer, 1981, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican, 1983, Extremities, 1984, MadameBovary, 1987, Two Way Mirror, 1988, Sex Please We"re Italian, 1991, A Month in the Country, 1994 (Tony nominee - Lead Actress in a Play, 1995).
Films include: Age of Consent, 1969, Savage Messiah, O Lucky Manitoba], 1973, Caligula, 1977, The Long Good Friday, Excalibur, 1981, Cal, 1984 (Best Actress award Cannes Film Festival 1984), 2010, 1984, White Knights, 1984, Heavenly Pursuits, 1985, The Mosquito Coast, 1986,Pascali"s Island, 1987, When The Whales Came, 1988, Bethune, Making of a Hero, 1988, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, 1989, The Comfort of Strangers, 1990, Where Angels Fear to Tread, 1991, TheGift, 1991, The Hawk, 1991, The Prince of Jutland, 1991, The Madnessof King George, 1994 (Academy award nominee for Best Supporting Actress), Critical Care, 1996. Painted Lady (tv miniseries), 1997.
SidoglinSmithee, 1998. The Passion of Ayn Road (tv), 1998.
Killing Mistress Tingle, 1998.
Prince of Egypt (voice), 1998. Television appearances include: Behind the Scene, Cousin Bette, Coffin for the Bride, Jackanory, The Changeling, Bellamira, The Philanthropist, Mussolini And Claretta Petacci, The Collection, The Country Wife, Blue Remembered Hills, The Serpent Son, Quiz Kids, Midsummer Night"s Dream, After the Party, Cymbeline, Coming Through, Cause Celebre, Mission Julie, The Apple Cart, The Little Minister, As You Like lieutenant, Mistress Reinhardt, Soft Targets, 1982, Heavenly Pursuits, 1985, Red King White Knight, 1988, Prime Suspect, 1991(Best Actress award British Academy of Film and Television Arts 1991), Prime Suspect 2, 1992, (Best Actress award British Academy of Film and Television Arts 1992), Prime Suspect 3, 1993 (Best Actress award British Academy of Film and Television Arts 1994), Prime Suspect 4, 1994 (Emmy award Best Actress 1996), Prime Suspect 5, 1996, Chase in Losing Chase, 1995 (Golden Globe award), SomeMothers Son, 1995.
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Member Pacific Theater of Operations.
