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
Jan
30
2025

Happy to read that “Switzerland” is still in pre-production. According to Deadline, Juliet Stevenson has boarded Anton Corbijn’s thriller Switzerland starring Helen Mirren as crime novelist Patricia Highsmith as shooting gets underway in Rome, sources close to the production have confirmed. She joins Mirren, Olivia Cooke, who was also confirmed this week, as well as previously attached Alden Ehrenreich. The movie has been adapted by Australian writer Joanna Murray-Smith from her play of the same name, revolving around Patricia Highsmith’s encounter with an ambitious young literary agent, played by Ehrenreich. It is 1995, as Highsmith lives out her final days in seclusion in the Swiss Alps with only her cats for company. When a pushy young man turns up at her residence, sent by her New York publisher to persuade her to write a final book in her best-selling Tom Ripley series, it becomes clear he is on a more sinister mission. After Rome, the production travels to northern Italy, Switzerland and London. Producers are Gabrielle Tana Troy Lum and Andrew Mason at Brouhaha Entertainment; Jim Robison and Kurt Martin for Australia’s Lunar Pictures; Karl Spoerri at Switzerland’s Zurich Avenue; Andrea Occhipinti for Italy’s Lucky Red; and Pete Shilaimon and Mickey Liddell for L.A.-based LD Entertainment. Carolyn Marks Blackwood is also producing.

Jan
27
2025

It’s been a long two years since the premiere of 1923, but it’s going to be worth it. PEOPLE can exclusively reveal a closer look at what’s to come in the long-awaited second season in a new featurette, which kicks off with Helen Mirren, herself, acknowledging just how torturous the wait has been for fans. “It took a long time to get here, you know. It’s been 2 years,” Mirren, 79, says as she sits beside her onscreen husband, Harrison Ford, inside the Yellowstone ranch on set. Julia Schlaepfer, who plays Alexandra, is equally eager to be back in the swing of things, as she says it “feels so incredible to be back” on set – and teases a “very, very emotional” season to come. “Taylor [Sheridan] sent me the scripts and I was weeping.” Mirren (Cara Dutton) credits the show’s “extraordinary crew,” too, for the magic of the show, while Darren Mann (Jack Dutton) says, “I have never seen anything like it. Everything about it is just so authentic.” The featurette can be watched in the video archive. Screencaptures and a teaser poster for season 2 have been added to the photo gallery.

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Photo Gallery – Career Photography – 1923 – Season 2 – Screencaptures – Featurettes
Photo Gallery – Career Photography – 1923 – Season 2 – Posters & Key-Art
Video Archive – Career – 1923 – Season 2 – Featurette: A Closer Look

Jan
20
2025

Paramount+ on Sunday released the official trailer for the second season of 1923. Season two of Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone prequel, starring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, will premiere Feb. 23. The series also stars Brandon Sklenar, Julia Schlaepfer, Jerome Flynn, Darren Mann, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, Michelle Randolph, Sebastian Roché, Timothy Dalton and Jennifer Carpenter. The logline for the second season of 1923: “A cruel winter brings new challenges and unfinished business to Jacob (Ford) and Cara (Mirren) back at Dutton ranch. With harsh conditions and adversaries threatening to end the Dutton legacy, Spencer (Sklenar) embarks on an arduous journey home, racing against time to save his family in Montana. Meanwhile, Alexandra (Schlaepfer) sets off on her own harrowing trans-Atlantic journey to find Spencer and reclaim their love.”

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Photo Gallery – Career Photography – 1923 – Season 2 – Screencaptures – Trailer
Video Archive – Career – 1923 – Season 2 – Trailer

Jan
19
2025

The archives have been updated with additional editorial photography, ranging from the late 1960’s, when Helen Mirren became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Comedy, all the way to 2010, when she was busy promoting “The Debt”, “The Tempest”, “Brighton Rock” and “Love Ranch” (what a year 🙂 ) A complete list of updates can be found below. Enjoy.

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Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 2010 – Session 14
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 2010 – Session 01
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 2007 – Session 21
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 1990 – Session 02
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 1979 – Session 08
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 1979 – Session 07
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 1976 – Session 03
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 1976 – Session 02
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 1974 – Session 07
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 1969 – Session 07

Jan
03
2025

Happy New Year everybody. The photo gallery has been updated with additional appearances pictures from 2024. We’re heading into a fantastic Mirren year with a second season of “1923” in February, another television series coming up – Guy Ritchie’s “The Associate” co-starring Tom Hardy and Pierce Brosnan – as well as the much-anticipated screen adaptation of Richard Osman’s “The Thursday Murder Club” for Netflix, which will reuinite Helen with her former co-stars Ben Kingsley (“Pascali’s Island”), Celia Imrie (“Calendar Girls”) and Brosnan once more (“The Long Good Friday”) . If it’s only half as good as the books, we’re in for a treat. Last but not least, Dame Helen will turn 80 in July, so hopefully there’ll be a lot to celebrate. Enjoy the new additions.

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Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2024 – “White Nights” 40th Anniversary at Niccolini Theater
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Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2024 – 77th Cannes Film Festival – L’Oréal’s Lights…
Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2024 – Reception to Celebrate International Women’s Day
Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2024 – Helen Mirren receives Barbie Doll
Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2024 – 74th Berlin Film Festival – Cinema for Peace Gala
Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2024 – 37th Annual American Cinematheque Awards

Dec
19
2024

Yesterday, Taylor Hackford and Helen Mirren attended a 40th anniversary screening of “White Nights” at the Teatro Niccolini in Florence, Italy. Hackford and Mirren met for the audition of “White Nights” in 1984, fell in love and married in 1997. “I recognized her talent. I did the casting and chose an artist for the film,” Hackford said speaking to the press on the sidelines of the screening, “then I saw that she was so good that I wanted to have her close to me forever”. “This film evokes incredible memories for me,” Mirren said. “I went to Russia to research my role, and then we shot in Finland and London. And then I had the pleasure of working with the great Mikayl Baryshnikov.” Pictures from the screening have been added to the photo gallery.

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Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2024 – “White Nights” 40th Anniversary at Teatro Niccolini

Dec
16
2024

Paramount+ continues teasing the new season of “1923” with another teaser/trailer. In the upcoming second season, a cruel winter brings new challenges and unfinished business to Jacob (Ford) and Cara (Mirren) back at Dutton ranch. With harsh conditions and adversaries threatening to end the Dutton legacy, Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) embarks on an arduous journey home, racing against time to save his family in Montana. Meanwhile, Alexandra (Julia Schlaepfer) sets off on her own harrowing trans-Atlantic journey to find Spencer and reclaim their love. The series also stars Jerome Flynn, Darren Mann, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, Michelle Randolph, Sebastian Roché, Timothy Dalton and Jennifer Carpenter. 1923 season two is set to premiere on Sunday, February 23rd on Paramount+.

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Video Archive – Career Videos – 1923 – Season 2 – Teaser Trailer
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Dec
14
2024

Essex raised Dame Helen Mirren, has given her support to the first Essex International Film Festival. The festival will take place across the county between 27 to 30 March 2025. The festival is keen to shine a light on local and international talent, as well as highlighting established movie makers and emerging talent from across the world. The event will also be one of the first countywide film festivals in the UK. Mirren says of her support: “I’m excited and proud that my home county of Essex will be hosting a countywide film festival. The Essex International Film Festival will remind the film industry that we have a thriving and talented film industry right on the doorstep of London. Echoing Dame Helen’s support is Charles Sharman-Cox. He’s the festival director and added: “Dame Helen Mirren backing the festival is a big confidence boost. She has unbelievable credentials starring on stage, TV and film productions. Plus, she’s from Essex and she recognises the real talent we have in the county. It’s an absolute honour to have Dame Helen on board, supporting the festival.” The festival will take place at the Curzon Cinema and Mercury Theatre in Colchester. Electric Palace CINEMA in Harwich, and the Chelmsford Theatre. The festival will also run at satellite venues in Rayleigh and Hadleigh. Shortlisted films will be revealed at the end of January. To discover more about the event, visit their official webiste.

Dec
05
2024

Paramount+ has premiered the first trailers for the second season of Taylor Sheridan’s “Yellowstone” spin-off series “1923” starring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren. In the second season of 1923, a cruel winter brings new challenges and unfinished business to Jacob and Cara back at Dutton Ranch. With harsh conditions and adversaries threatening to end the Dutton legacy, Spencer embarks on an arduous journey home, racing against time to save his family in Montana. Meanwhile, Alexandra sets off on her own harrowing trans-Atlantic journey to find Spencer and reclaim their love. Brandon Sklenar, Julia Schlaepfer, Jerome Flynn, Darren Mann, Brian Geraghty, and Aminah Nieves. Michelle Randolph, Sebastian Roché, Timothy Dalton, and Jennifer Carpenter also star. “1923” returns on the Paramount+ streaming service on February 23rd 2025. The two teaser trailers can be found in the video archive.

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Video Archive – Career – 1923 – Season 2 – Announcement Trailer

Dec
04
2024

All aboard! Season 2 of 1923 is finally here, and People has the exclusive first look! Fans of the Yellowstone prequel series will see season two follow Jacob and Cara Dutton back at Dutton ranch as a “a cruel winter brings new challenges and unfinished business.” “With harsh conditions and adversaries threatening to end the Dutton legacy, Spencer embarks on an arduous journey home, racing against time to save his family in Montana,” the official logline continues. “Meanwhile, Alexandra sets off on her own harrowing trans-Atlantic journey to find Spencer and reclaim their love.” 1923 stars Harrison Ford as Jacob, an ancestor of the character Kevin Costner played in the present-day series. With wife Cara (Helen Mirren) by his side, the series follows the Duttons as they navigate the hardships of the era, including Western Expansion, Prohibition and the Great Depression. In addition to Ford and Mirren, season two will see the return of Brandon Sklenar, Michelle Randolph, Jerome Flynn, Aminah Nieves, Julia Schlaepfer, Brian Geraghty, Timothy Dalton, Sebastian Roché, Robert Patrick, Darren Mann and Isabel May. The complete article and all first-look pictures can be found over at People.

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