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.
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Feb
25
2023

Screencaptures from the seventh episodes of “1923” have been added to the photo gallery. The season finale airs tomorrow, February 26, 2023. Many thanks to KissThemGoodbye for posting them in the first place. In “1923” related news, Helen Mirren has received a nomination for the 3rd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards (yes, that’s a thing – honoring Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, and Action Movies and Series) in the category of Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie. Winners will be revealed via a special announcement on Thursday, March 16.

Banner is met with a surprise, as the feud with the Duttons takes an unexpected turn. Captain Shipley says his goodbyes to Spencer and Alexandra as the next leg of their journey commences. Teonna continues to fight for her safety.

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Feb
24
2023

Lots of updates today from a truly comprehensive week for Helen Mirren, which started on Sunday with an appearance at the BAFTA Awards. Additional pictures, news reports and video clips from Tuesday’s Berlin Film Festival have been added, including a first scene from “Golda”. On Wednesday, Helen was back in London as a guest on “The Graham Norton Show”, which will be broadcast tonight. And yesterday, Helen recited an English version of a Ukrainian poem “Take Only What Is Most Important” by Serhiy Zhadan at a vigil held at Trafalgar Square to mark the anniversary of the war.


Additionally, screencaptures from various German television reports on the Berlin Film Festival have been added. All updates are listed below. Enjoy the new additions and have a great weekend.

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Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2023 – 73th Berlin Film Festival – “Golda” Photocall
Photo Gallery – Television & Online Appearances – Leute heute (February 21, 2023)
Photo Gallery – Television & Online Appearances – Heute Journal (February 21, 2023)
Photo Gallery – Television & Online Appearances – Berlinale Studio (February 20, 2023)
Photo Gallery – Television & Online Appearances – AFP News (February 20, 2023)
Photo Gallery – Television & Online Appearances – Fandango: The Cast of Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Video Archive – Public Appearances – United with Ukraine at Trafalgar Square (2023)
Video Archive – Public Appearances – 73th Berlin Film Festival – “Golda” Premiere (2023)
Video Archive – Public Appearances – 73th Berlin Film Festival – “Golda” Press Conference (2023)
Video Archive – News Segments – AFP News (February 20, 2023)
Video Archive – Award Shows – 76th Annual BAFTA Awards (2023)
Video Archive – Career Videos – Shazam! Fury of the Gods – Fandango Interview

Feb
21
2023

Yesterday, Helen Mirren and director Guy Nattiv attended the 73th Berlin Film Festival for the world-premiere of “Golda”. The first reviews have been very positive. I will compile a list of reviews and videos from the festival until the end of this week, so stay tuned. Pictures from the photocall, press conference and premiere have been added to the photo gallery.

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Feb
20
2023

The BAFTAs were handed out yesterday, and Helen Mirren was among the attendees for a special tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. Prince William, BAFTA’s president, was in the audience with wife Kate Middleton. Mirren said: “Cinema at its best does what Her Majesty did effortlessly – bring us together and unite us through a story. Your Majesty, you were our nation’s leading star. “On behalf of BAFTA, thank you for all that you have done for our film and television industry.” “BAFTA’s relationship with Her Majesty was longstanding and BAFTA would not be what it is today without her loyal support,” she added. As we speak, Helen Mirren is in Berlin for the world-premiere of “Golda” – so, lots of updates will be following by the end of this week.

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Feb
14
2023

Screencaptures from the sixth episodes of “1923” have been added to the photo gallery. The next episode airs on February 19, 2023. Many thanks to KissThemGoodbye for posting them in the first place.

In the wake of the tugboat crash, the next step in Spencer and Alexandra’s fate is revealed. Cara and McDowell begin hiring new Livestock Officers. Teonna covers her tracks.

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Feb
14
2023

Promotion on “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” is slowly starting once again, and Den of Geek is hosting a special with new pictures and interviews on their site: Crafting brand new villains for a superhero movie extravaganza like Shazam: Fury of the Gods is no easy feat. But in the highly-anticipated sequel, director David F. Sandberg enlisted three Hollywood icons to bring these original antagonists to life. Looking to the mythological origins of the hero Shazam, Sandberg and writers Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan introduce the Daughters of Atlas; Hespera (Helen Mirren), Kalypso (Lucy Liu), and Anthea (Rachel Zegler), who are less than happy to have seen their father’s powers stolen by the titular superhero. For Sandberg, it was a logical choice. “It was just such a cool idea,” the director tells us. “If those powers came from these gods, what if they were actually taken from them? What if they didn’t want to give up their powers and now they’re coming to Earth to take them back and they’re pissed off about it?” It’s an intriguing prospect and one that excited Oscar-winner Helen Mirren. So how does a Dame prepare to play a god like Hespera? “It’s very interesting because no human psychology can come into it,” Mirren shares. “You have to take yourself away from senses of morality or senses of desire or all of the things that you normally would be investigating in a character. You just have to say no, none of that comes into it.” The complete interview can be read here.

Feb
10
2023

Universal Pictures on Friday debuted the new trailer to “Fast X,” the penultimate movie in the “Fast and the Furious” saga. The action packed trailer shows off series newcomers Brie Larson, Alan Richtson and Daniela Melchior, as well as anticipated returns by Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw, Helen Mirren as his mom Magdalene and Charlize Theron’s baddie Cipher. The coming attraction also teases a start to where it all began: a climactic street race between Dom, Dante and the Toretto clan. “We raced for respect,” Dom says of the past. “Today I race to stop the bloodbath.” “Fast X” races into theaters May 19.

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Feb
06
2023

Screencaptures from the fifth episodes of “1923” have been added to the photo gallery. The next episode airs on February 12, 2023. Many thanks to KissThemGoodbye for posting them in the first place.

Spencer and Alexandra begin their long journey back to Montana. Banner and Whitfield plot their next move to control the valley. Teanna goes to great lengths to secure her freedom and safety.

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Feb
03
2023

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount+ is continuing its Dutton family origin story. The streamer has renewed Yellowstone prequel 1923 for a second season after the drama’s record-breaking first season, where the premiere became the most watched series premiere on cable in 2022. The newest installment in the family’s origin story takes place in the early 20th century “when pandemics historic drought, and the end of Prohibition all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home.” Ahead of 1923’s premiere, the show’s Oscar-nominated stars opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about what drew them to the TV series, and they both had the same answer: each other. “He says me. And I say exactly the same: Harrison,” said Mirren when asked about reuniting with her Mosquito Coast co-star more than 30 years later, this time on the small screen. “I think we’re both a bit more achey. We loved working together then, but we were very different. He was a huge movie star and I was sort of comparatively unknown. There was a big difference in our status,” adding, “I’ve caught up a little bit, luckily.”

Jan
27
2023

When the first Shazam! debuted in April 2019, it struck theaters like a bolt of lightning. Even in a crowded sea of superhero flicks, David F. Sandberg’s charming DC film stood out for being funny, fresh, and full of heart. With the sequel hitting theaters March 17, Warner Bros. has shared a new trailer for Fury of the Gods, teasing Levi’s return and the introduction of some very starry villains. To accompany the trailer’s release, Sandberg has also talked to Entertainment Weekly, giving us more insight on casting Lucy Liu and Helen Mirren as the villains in the film:

To play these devious daughters, Sandberg recruited some big names: Lucy Liu plays Kalypso, while Oscar winner Helen Mirren stars as her sister Hespera. “It was a dream to work with them,” the director says. “We aimed high when we cast the movie, and we got exactly what we wanted. They’re both so kickass. You kind of have an expectation, like, ‘Oh, it’s Dame Helen entering the set!'” Sandberg adds with a laugh. “But the first day she came on, she’s like, ‘Yeah! We need more p—y power on set! We’re here now!’ and I was like, ‘Oh, okay!'”

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