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
Jul
05
2014

Today we spotlight four of Helen’s Shakespeare adaptations on the big screen, ranging from 1968 to 2010. Let’s start with Peter Hall’s adaptation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” from 1968, in which Helen played Hermia, co-starring Diana Rigg, Ian Richardson, Judi Dench and Ian Holm. To learn more about the film, visit the career page. Stills and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. Three clips have been added to the video archive.

Jun
28
2014

After playing Shakespeare’s heroines for the BBC – Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Imogen in Cymbeline – Helen played a supporting role in the 1982 adaptation of Stephen Poliakoff’s “Soft Targets”, starring Ian Holm. To learn more about the film, visit the career page. Screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. Three clips have been added to the video archive.

Jun
28
2014

One of Helen’s most prominent collaborations with the BBC, and certainly one of her most memorable television production in the 1970s, is Dennis Potter’s “Blue Remembered Hills”. To learn more about the film, visit the career page. Screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. Three clips have been added to the video archive.

Jun
28
2014

Two years later, Helen stars in yet another BBC production with the adaptation of William Wycherley’s “The Country Wife”. To learn more about the film, visit the career page. Screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. Three clips have been added to the video archive.

Jun
28
2014

Helen’s final BBC production of 1975 is an adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s “The Little Minister”. To learn more about the film, visit the career page. Screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. Three clips have been added to the video archive.

Jun
28
2014

Up next is “The Philantropist”, also from 1975. To learn more about the film, visit the career page. Screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. Three clips have been added to the video archive.

Jun
28
2014

Also in 1975, the BBC produced “Caesar and Claretta”, reconstructing the final days of Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci. To learn more about the film, visit the career page. Production stills and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. Three clips have been added to the video archive.

Jun
28
2014

Today we cover all of Helen’s productions for the BBC – the seven remaining ones since The Changeling, As You Like It, Mrs. Reinhardt, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Cymbeline and The Hawk have been covered already. Let’s start with 1975’s “The Apple Cart”, based on George Bernard Shaw’s play. To learn more about the film, visit the career page. Production stills and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. Three clips have been added to the video archive.

Jun
21
2014

Today’s final movie spotlight is “Shadowboxer”, Lee Daniels’ controversial feature debut, starring Cuba Gooding jr. and Helen Mirren. To find out more about the film, visit the career page. Production stills and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. The trailer, bloopers and three clips have been added to the video archive.

Jun
21
2014

The next film is “The Clearing”, a 2004 thriller starring Robert Redford, Willem Dafoe and Helen Mirren. To find out more about the film, visit the career page. Production stills and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. The trailer, bloopers and three clips have been added to the video archive.