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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This movie spotlight remains one of the hardest-to-find. “Bethune” chronicles the life and career of Dr. Norman Bethune and is Donald Sutherland’s second time he has played this role after a first, very successful performance in the 1970s. This version, in which Helen plays his wife, has had less luck and wasn’t released for years. I’ve only found a French DVD version, so we have some beautiful screencaptures, but no clips, due to the DVD track’s dubbing. To learn more about the project, visit the career page. Posters and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery.
Next up is the 1989 film adaptation of the book “When the Whales Came” (or “Why the Whales Came”, as the book was titled). To learn more about the project, visit the career page. Stills and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. The theatrical trailer and three clips have been added to the video archive.
Today, four more films are covered for the Helen Mirren Archives, ranging between 1987 to 1990. First is “Cause Celebre”, based on the notorious Alma Rattenburry case, and adapted for television in 1987. To learn more about the project, visit the career page. Stills and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. Three clips have been added to the video archive.
Today’s final movie spotlight is Fred Schepisi’s bitter-sweet “Last Orders”, starring Bob Hoskins, Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings and Helen Mirren – all of Britain’s best in one film about age, loss and friendship. To learn more about the project, visit the career page. Stills, promotionals, on-set pictures and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. Trailers, interviews, making of and three clips have been added to the video archive.
Also in 2001, Helen played “The Boss” in Hal Hartley’s off-beat “No Such Thing”, about a young journalist (Sarah Polley) on the search for the monster that killed her fiancee. To learn more about the project, visit the career page. Stills, on-set pictures and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. The theatrical trailer, a making of featurette and three clips have been added to the video archive.
Next up is Sean Penn’s 2001 adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s “The Pledge”, which features a great ensemble cast, including a one-scene appearance by Helen Mirren. To learn more about the project, visit the career page. Stills and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. The theatrical trailer and three clips have been added to the video archive.
This week’s movie spotlight features four projects from the late 1990s to early 2000s. The first is “Critical Care”, Sydney Lumet’s 1997 satire on the American health system. To learn more about the project, visit the career page. Stills and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. The theatrical trailer and three clips have been added to the video archive.
The final movie spotlight for today is the rather sleazy “Hussy”, an early leading role about a prositute looking for love. To learn more about the project, visit the career page. Stills, promotionals, on-set pictures and screencaptures have been added to the gallery. The theatrical trailer and three clips have been added to the video archive.
Next up is a clash of Britain’s acting titans: Laurence Olivier, Malcolm McDowell, Alan Bates and Helen Mirren in the 1976 adaptation of Harold Pinter’s “The Collection”. Unfortunately a rather weak clash. To learn more about the project, visit the career page. Stills, on-set pictures and screencaptures have been added to the gallery. Three clips have been added to the video archive.
Today’s movie spotlight features three projects from 1972 to 1980 with something for everyone: Strindberg. Pinter. Hookers. The first spotlight is the 1972 tv adaptation of “Miss Julie” by the Royal Shakespeare Company, starring Helen Mirren and Donal McCann. To learn more about the project, visit the career page. Stills and screencaptures have been added to the gallery. The promotional trailer and three clips have been added to the video archive.