Birth of Helen Mirren
Birth of Helen Mirren, born Ilyena Vasilievna Mironov
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Helen Mirren Biography and Timeline
Follow Helen Mirren through 15 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Helen Mirren, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
15Distinct records
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1945–2015Years on this page
1945
1984
Cal
Wins best Actress for her role in the film Cal at the Cannes Film Festiva
1991
Prime Suspect
ITV releases Prime Suspect which runs seven series and stars Helen Mirren as DCI Jane Tennison
1992
BAFTA
Wins a BAFTA for playing the role of DCI Jane Tennison
1995
The Madness of King George
Wins best Actress once again in Cannes for playing Queen Charlotte in The Madness of King George
1996
Emmy Award
Winner an Emmy for Prime Suspect 4: "Scent of Darkness"
1997
Emmy Award
Winner an Emmy for Prime Suspect 5: "Errors of Judgment"
1999
Emmy Award
Winner an Emmy for The Passion of Ayn Rand
2003
DBE
Invested as a Dame Commander of the British Empire
Emmy Award
Winner an Emmy for The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
2004
Emmy Award
Winner an Emmy for Prime Suspect 6: "The Last Witness"
2006
Emmy Award
Winner an Emmy for Elizabeth I
The Queen
Winner of the Academy Award for best Actress for The Queen
2007
Emmy Award
Winner an Emmy for Prime Suspect: "The Final Act"
2015
Toby Award Audience Actress
Helen Mirren received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.