What is the best Helen Mirren performance of all time?
From Shakespearean stages to Hollywood blockbusters, from crime procedurals to royal portraits — this career is the dictionary definition of range. Which Helen Mirren commands your vote?
The Long Good Friday
A 1980 British crime thriller where Mirren plays Victoria, the cool-headed American girlfriend of a London gangster whose empire is under attack.
Excalibur
A 1981 Arthurian epic where Mirren plays Morgana, the seductive sorceress who schemes to destroy Camelot.
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
A 1989 Peter Greenaway art-house drama where Mirren plays Georgina, a woman having a clandestine affair in her gangster husband's restaurant.
Prime Suspect
A 1991–2006 ITV crime drama where Mirren plays DCI Jane Tennison, a tenacious detective battling both criminals and workplace sexism, earning multiple BAFTAs and Emmys.
The Madness of King George
A 1994 historical drama where Mirren plays Queen Charlotte, the devoted wife of King George III as he descends into madness.
Gosford Park
A 2001 Robert Altman murder mystery where Mirren plays Mrs. Wilson, the emotionally repressed head housekeeper with a dark secret.
Calendar Girls
A 2003 British comedy-drama where Mirren plays Chris Harper, who convinces her Women's Institute friends to pose nude for a calendar.
Elizabeth I
A 2005 HBO miniseries where Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth I in her later years, navigating political intrigue and her last great romance, winning the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress.
The Queen
A 2006 drama where Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in the week following Princess Diana's death, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress.
RED
A 2010 action-comedy where Mirren plays Victoria, a former CIA operative who handles explosives with lethal elegance while on the run.
Hitchcock
A 2012 biopic where Mirren plays Alma Reville, the underappreciated wife and creative partner of legendary director Alfred Hitchcock.
Eye in the Sky
A 2015 military thriller where Mirren plays Colonel Katherine Powell, a British military officer grappling with the morality of drone warfare.
Woman in Gold
A 2015 drama where Mirren plays Maria Altmann, a Jewish refugee who fights to reclaim a Gustav Klimt painting stolen by the Nazis.
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