Mirren

British

/ ˈmɪrən /

noun

Dame Helen , original name Ilyena Vasilievna Mironov , born 1945, English actor; her films include Savage Messiah (1972), The Long Good Friday (1980), The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989) and The Queen (2006), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress

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"He's haunted by the past," added Mirren, an evolution of character which adds "great color" to the story.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren have found they quite enjoy mob life, as they embody the dangerous and volatile criminal boss couple Conrad and Maeve Harrigan in "MobLand."

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Like, what am I doing on a carpet where Bryan Cranston and Helen Mirren are?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Americans bought into the package and Zuffa Boxing leaned heavily into his aura, with Dame Helen Mirren narrating a promotional film charting his rise.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

I leave the furniture as Mirren liked it.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

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