Welcome to The Helen Mirren Archives, your premiere web resource on the British actress. Best known for her performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, "Prime Suspect" and her Oscar-winning role in "The Queen", Helen Mirren is one of the world's most eminent actors today. This unofficial fansite provides you with all latest news, photos and videos on her past and present projects.  Enjoy your stay.
Celebrating
10 years
on the web
Feb
20
2015

Today’s spotlight jumps to Helen’s fourth and so far final nomination (in order to leave the “big win” to be covered on Sunday). Here’s “The Last Station”, for which Helen received a Best Actress nomination in 2010. To learn more about the film, visit the career page. Stills, promotionals and Blu-Ray screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. The theatrical trailer, a featurette, promotional interview, as well as three clips from the film have been added to the video archive.


Feb
18
2015

This week’s second spotlight brings us Helen’s second Oscar nomination, for playing Mrs. Wilson in Robert Altman’s 2001 masterpiece “Gosford Park”. To learn more about this very recommended film, visit the career page. Stills, promotionals and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. The theatrical trailer, a featurette with cast and crew interviews, an Omnibus special on the making of the film as well as three clips from the film have been added to the video archive.


Feb
16
2015

This week’s first Oscar spotlight is Helen’s first Academy Award nomination. After winning Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival, her performance of Queen Charlotte in “The Madness of King George” garnered her a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 1995 Academy Awards. To learn more about this very recommended film, visit the career page. Stills, promotionals and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. The theatrical trailer, a featurette with cast and crew interviews as well as five clips from the film have been added to the video archive.


Dec
06
2014

This week we spotlight the final of Helen’s chosen great performances – and this is an amazing one! Peter Greenaway’s “The Cook the Thief his Wife and her Lover” is provocative today as it was in 1989 upon its release. To learn more about the film, visit the career page. Production stills, promotionals, on-set pictures and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. The theatrical trailer, an international trailer as well as four clips have been added to the video archive. With this update, all of Helen’s films have been reviewed, with the exception of her four Oscar-nominated films, which will receive a special treatment in January.

Nov
29
2014

This week we spotlight “Excalibur”, John Boorman’s magnificent lavish tale of King Arthur, the knights of the Round Table, wizard Merlin and evil sorceress Morgana. To learn more about the project, visit the career page. Stills, promos, on-set pictures and wonderful Blu-Ray screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. The theatrical trailer and three clips can be found in the video archive.

Nov
22
2014

This week’s spotlight is “Cal”, Pat O’Connor’s 1984 drama that won Helen Mirren the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival. It’s a quite but immensly powerful film. To learn more about it, visit the career section. Stills, promotionals and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. The theatrical trailer and four clips can be found in the video archive.

Nov
15
2014

This week’s spotlight of Helen’s great performances features her 1969 breakthrough in Michael Powell’s “Age of Consent”, co-starring James Mason. To learn more about the film, visit the career page. Production stills, on-set pictures and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. The theatrical trailer and three clips have been added to the video archive.

Nov
08
2014

This week’s spotlight is “White Nights”, not only a significant part in Helen’s body of work, but an important film in her life as well. To learn more about the film and its making, please visit the career section. Stills, promotionals, onset pictures and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. Various trailers, interview, making of and film clips have been added to the video archive.

Nov
01
2014

Today we start with an in-depth look at six of Helen Mirren’s great film performances. The first spotlight is Calendar Girls – the true story of a group of WI Club women who spice up their annual calendar to raise money for a good cause, which leads to success around the world. To learn more about the project, visit the career page. Production stills, promotionals, on-set pictures and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. Trailers, making ofs, deleted scenes, various television specials and three clips have been added to the video archive.

Oct
19
2014

To complete the television section with a bang, here’s HBO’s miniseries “Elizbaeth I.” – a career highlight for Helen, which won her yet another Primetime Emmy, as well as the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award. To learn more about the project, visit the career page. Production stills, promotionals, on-set pictures and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. Trailers, making ofs, deleted scenes and six clips have been added to the video archive.