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1945 – She was born Dame Helen Mirren born on the 26th day of July this year in Ilford, Essex, now a part of London. English actress.
- She attended a Catholic girls' school, St. Bernard's High School, in South end-on-Sea.
1963 - She auditioned and was accepted for the National Youth Theatre at age 18.
1965 - By the age of 20, she was a star at the Old Vic.
1972 – She joined Peter Brook's International Centre for Theatre Research, and joined the group's tour across North Africa, which created The Conference of the Birds.
1975 - She starred at the Royal Court as the chanteuse Maggie in Teeth 'n' Smiles, a musical play by David Hare, and won the Plays & Players Best Actress award, voted by the London critics.
1981 – She received acclaim for her performance in the title role of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi, a Royal Exchange Theatre production at the Round House in London.
1984-1985 – She won Best Actress for her role in the film Cal at the Cannes Film Festival and the Evening Standard British Film Awards.
1994 – She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her roles in The Madness of King George and Gosford Park.
1995 – She was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress (Play).
1997 - Mirren married American director, Taylor Hackford, in the Scottish Highlands on the 31st day of December, on his 53rd birthday.
2000 - Nicholas Hytner, who had worked with Mirren on the film version of The Madness of King George, cast her as Lady Torrance in his revival of Tennessee Williams' Orpheus Descending at the Donmar Warehouse in London.
2002 – She received the SAG Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Gosford Park.
2003 – She was invested as a Dame Commander of the British Empire. When she received the honor, she commented that Prince Charles was "very graceful" but forgot to give her half of the award, where another person had to remind him to give Mirren the star.
2006 - She won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Leading Role in the movie drama category for Stephen Frears' "The Queen".
2007 – Her acclaimed performance in "The Queen" won her an Academy Award for Best Actress.
- She attended a Catholic girls' school, St. Bernard's High School, in South end-on-Sea.
1963 - She auditioned and was accepted for the National Youth Theatre at age 18.
1965 - By the age of 20, she was a star at the Old Vic.
1972 – She joined Peter Brook's International Centre for Theatre Research, and joined the group's tour across North Africa, which created The Conference of the Birds.
1975 - She starred at the Royal Court as the chanteuse Maggie in Teeth 'n' Smiles, a musical play by David Hare, and won the Plays & Players Best Actress award, voted by the London critics.
1981 – She received acclaim for her performance in the title role of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi, a Royal Exchange Theatre production at the Round House in London.
1984-1985 – She won Best Actress for her role in the film Cal at the Cannes Film Festival and the Evening Standard British Film Awards.
1994 – She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her roles in The Madness of King George and Gosford Park.
1995 – She was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress (Play).
1997 - Mirren married American director, Taylor Hackford, in the Scottish Highlands on the 31st day of December, on his 53rd birthday.
2000 - Nicholas Hytner, who had worked with Mirren on the film version of The Madness of King George, cast her as Lady Torrance in his revival of Tennessee Williams' Orpheus Descending at the Donmar Warehouse in London.
2002 – She received the SAG Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Gosford Park.
2003 – She was invested as a Dame Commander of the British Empire. When she received the honor, she commented that Prince Charles was "very graceful" but forgot to give her half of the award, where another person had to remind him to give Mirren the star.
2006 - She won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Leading Role in the movie drama category for Stephen Frears' "The Queen".
2007 – Her acclaimed performance in "The Queen" won her an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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