Helen Mirren
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Ilford, Essex, England
Perhaps the ultimate thinking man's sex symbol, Helen Mirren is also one of the most respected actresses of British stage, screen, and television. With classical training, years of work on the London stage, an acclaimed television series, and dozens of films to her name, Mirren has proven herself an actress of talent, versatility, and unforgettable presence.Born Ilynea Lydia Mironoff on July 26, 1945, in London, Mirren is a descendant of the White Russian nobility. Her father was a member of an aristocratic Russian military family who came to England during the Russian Revolution, but while Mirren was growing up, he worked in turn as a violinist with the London Philharmonic, a taxi driver, and a driving instructor. His daughter, on the other hand, knew her true calling by the age of six, when she realized she wanted to become an actress, in the "old-fashioned and traditional sense." After trying to please her parents with a stint at a teacher's college, Mirren joined the National Youth Theatre, where she first made her mark playing Cleopatra. The acclaim for her performance led the way to other work, and she was soon a member of the vaunted Royal Shakespeare Company, with whom she performed a wide range of classics. Her stage career thriving, Mirren made her screen debut in 1968 in the somewhat forgettable Herostratus. The same year, she made a more auspicious appearance as Hermia in Peter Hall's lauded adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and her screen career soon took off. She worked steadily throughout the late '60s and '70s, starring in 1969's Age of Consent and working with such directors as Robert Altman on The Long Goodbye (1973) and Lindsay Anderson on O Lucky Man! (also 1973). In 1977, Mirren earned permanent notoriety for her work in Caligula, a mainstream porn offering from the powers at Penthouse that also starred such notables as Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, and Malcolm McDowell.During the subsequent decade, Mirren continued to work on the stage, and she also broadened her cinematic resumé and fan base with such films as Excalibur (1981) and Cal (1984). Her portrayal of an older woman in love with a younger man in the latter film earned her a Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival and further established her reputation as an actress willing to explore the kind of unconventional relationships often ignored on the screen. The actress' willingness go beyond safe conventionality was demonstrated with her work in such films as The Mosquito Coast (1986), Pascali's Island (1988), The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989), and The Comfort of Strangers (1991). She again took on the role of an older woman in love with a younger man in Where Angels Fear to Tread in 1991, proving that seven years after Cal, her powers of attraction had been in no way tempered by time.At the beginning of the 1990s, Mirren began appearing on the television series Prime Suspect. Her character, Jane Tennison, a hard-boiled detective, proved immensely popular with viewers and critics alike, and she stayed with the series for its seven incarnations. Mirren also continued to do acclaimed work for the stage and screen, earning a Cannes Best Actress award and Oscar and BAFTA nominations for her work in The Madness of King George in 1994, and making her Broadway debut in Turgenev's A Month in the Country in 1995. The following year, she earned further acclaim for her work in Some Mother's Son, in which she played the mother of a Belfast prison hunger striker. In 1997, Mirren found the time to marry producer/director Taylor Hackford before signing on to provide the voice of the Queen in the Disney animated film The Prince of Egypt (1998). In 1999, she played the titular teacher in Kevin Williamson's disappointing Teaching Mrs. Tingle, earning the only good reviews given the movie, and she again won over critics with her title role in the made-for-television The Passion of Ayn Rand, earning an Emmy for her performance. Back on the b
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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No Score Yet | F9 |
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— | 2021 |
60% | Escape from Extinction |
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— | 2020 |
100% | The Duke |
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— | 2020 |
70% | The One and Only Ivan |
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— | 2020 |
63% | The Good Liar |
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— | 2019 |
67% | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw |
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— | 2019 |
11% | Berlin, I Love You |
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— | 2019 |
No Score Yet | Avance de Catalina la Grande VOS |
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— | 2019 |
100% | An Accidental Studio |
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— | 2019 |
100% | #AnneFrank. Parallel Stories (Vite parallele) |
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— | 2019 |
No Score Yet | On Broadway |
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— | 2019 |
No Score Yet | Nøtteknekkeren og de fire kongerikene |
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— | 2018 |
32% | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms |
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— | 2018 |
38% | The Leisure Seeker |
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— | 2018 |
13% | Winchester |
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$24.6M | 2018 |
25% | The Pulitzer at 100 |
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$3.1k | 2017 |
67% | The Fate of the Furious |
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$225.7M | 2017 |
14% | Collateral Beauty |
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$31M | 2016 |
94% | Eye In The Sky |
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$16.7M | 2016 |
74% | Trumbo |
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— | 2015 |
No Score Yet | Unity |
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— | 2015 |
57% | Woman in Gold |
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— | 2015 |
68% | The Hundred-Foot Journey |
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$46.3M | 2014 |
No Score Yet | Tcm Presents And The Oscar (R) Goes To... |
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— | 2014 |
No Score Yet | Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story |
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— | 2014 |
No Score Yet | National Theatre Live: The Audience |
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— | 2013 |
44% | Red 2 |
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$53.3M | 2013 |
80% | Monsters University |
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$260.4M | 2013 |
50% | Phil Spector |
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— | 2013 |
No Score Yet | National Theatre Live: The Audience Encore |
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— | 2013 |
60% | Hitchcock |
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$6.1M | 2012 |
44% | The Door |
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— | 2012 |
No Score Yet | Kiran Bedi: Yes Madam, Sir |
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— | 2012 |
71% | Radioman |
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— | 2012 |
77% | The Debt |
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$31.2M | 2011 |
51% | Brighton Rock |
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$0.3M | 2011 |
26% | Arthur |
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$29.2M | 2011 |
30% | The Tempest |
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$0.3M | 2010 |
72% | Red |
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$89M | 2010 |
52% | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole |
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$54.5M | 2010 |
13% | Love Ranch |
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$0.2M | 2010 |
No Score Yet | Arabia |
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— | 2010 |
71% | The Last Station |
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$6.5M | 2010 |
No Score Yet | Phedre |
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— | 2009 |
84% | State of Play |
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$37M | 2009 |
39% | Inkheart |
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$17.3M | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Yes Madam, Sir |
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— | 2008 |
No Score Yet | The Jazz Baroness |
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— | 2008 |
No Score Yet | Helen Mirren At The Bbc |
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— | 2008 |
36% | National Treasure: Book of Secrets |
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$220M | 2007 |
96% | The Queen |
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$56.3M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act |
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— | 2006 |
19% | Shadowboxer |
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$0.4M | 2005 |
60% | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
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$51.1M | 2005 |
43% | The Clearing |
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$5.6M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | Pride |
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— | 2004 |
25% | Raising Helen |
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$37.4M | 2004 |
74% | Calendar Girls |
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$31M | 2003 |
No Score Yet | Tennessee Williams' The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone |
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— | 2003 |
No Score Yet | Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness |
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— | 2003 |
60% | Door to Door |
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— | 2002 |
30% | No Such Thing |
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— | 2002 |
79% | Last Orders |
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$2.2M | 2002 |
86% | Gosford Park |
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$41.3M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | On the Edge |
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— | 2001 |
46% | Greenfingers |
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— | 2001 |
78% | The Pledge |
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$18.9M | 2001 |
94% | Long Night's Journey into Day |
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— | 2000 |
83% | The Passion of Ayn Rand |
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— | 1999 |
19% | Teaching Mrs. Tingle |
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— | 1999 |
80% | The Prince of Egypt |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | Painted Lady |
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— | 1998 |
59% | Critical Care |
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— | 1997 |
69% | Some Mother's Son |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | The Snow Queen |
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— | 1995 |
No Score Yet | Losing Chase |
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— | 1995 |
93% | The Madness of King George |
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— | 1994 |
64% | Where Angels Fear to Tread |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | Royal Deceit (Prince of Jutland) |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | Prime Suspect - The Scent of Darkness |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | Prime Suspect - The Lost Child |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | The Hawk |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Bethune: The Making of a Hero |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Dr. Bethune |
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— | 1993 |
45% | The Comfort of Strangers |
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— | 1991 |
60% | When the Whales Came |
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— | 1989 |
85% | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover |
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— | 1989 |
No Score Yet | Red King, White Knight |
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— | 1989 |
69% | Pascali's Island |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | Cause Célèbre |
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— | 1987 |
76% | The Mosquito Coast |
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— | 1986 |
No Score Yet | The Gospel According To Vic (Heavenly Pursuits) |
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— | 1986 |
46% | White Nights |
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— | 1985 |
No Score Yet | Coming Through |
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— | 1985 |
66% | 2010 |
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— | 1984 |
91% | Cal |
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— | 1984 |
No Score Yet | Cymbeline |
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— | 1982 |
96% | The Long Good Friday |
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— | 1982 |
No Score Yet | Priest Of Love |
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— | 1981 |
80% | Excalibur |
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— | 1981 |
17% | The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu |
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— | 1980 |
No Score Yet | Hussy |
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— | 1980 |
No Score Yet | S.O.S. Titanic |
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— | 1979 |
23% | Caligula |
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— | 1979 |
No Score Yet | Blue Remembered Hills |
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— | 1979 |
No Score Yet | As You Like It |
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— | 1979 |
No Score Yet | Hamlet |
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— | 1976 |
No Score Yet | Laurence Olivier Presents |
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— | 1976 |
93% | The Long Goodbye |
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— | 1973 |
78% | O Lucky Man! |
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— | 1973 |
60% | Savage Messiah |
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— | 1972 |
No Score Yet | Cousin Bette |
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— | 1971 |
100% | Age of Consent |
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— | 1969 |
No Score Yet | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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— | 1968 |
No Score Yet | Herostratus |
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— | 1968 |
TV
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Solos
2021
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The Graham Norton Show
2007
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The Talk
2010
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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
2015
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94% |
Documentary Now!
2015-2019
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No Score Yet |
The Late Late Show With James Corden
2015
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No Score Yet |
Today
2017-2019
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No Score Yet |
Great Performances
2000
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No Score Yet |
The View
1997
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
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CBS This Morning
2012
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No Score Yet |
Charlie Rose
2013-2017
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No Score Yet |
Late Night With Seth Meyers
2014
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No Score Yet |
Sunday Morning
2011-2018
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98% |
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
2014
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No Score Yet |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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No Score Yet |
Late Show With David Letterman
1993-2015
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No Score Yet |
Shakespeare Uncovered
2013-2018
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No Score Yet |
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
1999-2015
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No Score Yet |
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
1992-2014
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No Score Yet |
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
2009-2014
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No Score Yet |
Saturday Night Live
1975
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No Score Yet |
Top Gear
2002
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No Score Yet |
60 Minutes
1992
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68% |
American Idol
2002-2016
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No Score Yet |
Rachael Ray
2006
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No Score Yet |
Masterpiece
1971-2014
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100% |
Prime Suspect
1991-2006
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No Score Yet |
American Masters
2001
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No Score Yet |
Third Watch
1999-2005
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No Score Yet |
Tracey Takes On...
1996-1999
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No Score Yet |
Mystery!
1980-2007
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No Score Yet |
The Twilight Zone
1985-1989
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68% |
Catherine the Great
2018-2019
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No Score Yet |
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004-2019
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Quotes from Helen Mirren's Characters
Papa: | Is he as good as I think he is? |
Madame Mallory: | Better. |
Madame Mallory: | One Michelin star is good. Two is amazing. Three is only for the gods. |
Madame Mallory: | In this restaurant we do not serve an old, tired marriage, but a passionate affair. |
Madame Mallory: | If your food is anything like your music, then I suggest you tone it down. |
Georgina Woodhouse: | That's what I like about plants. They don't answer back. |
Rose: | The only man a woman can count on is her son. |
The Boss: | The nation's already forgotten that the government's on strike. They're not impressed. Has the president shot himself yet? |
Dean Hardscrabble: | Mr. Sullivan, I am a 7 year-old girl... |
Sullivan: | (roars) |
Dean Hardscrabble: | I wasn't finished. I you were to know that that 7 year-old was afraid of snakes, a mere roar would not make her scream, it would make her cry, thus alerting her parents of the existence of our world, which would lead to utter destruction. And we wouldn't want that, would we Mr. Sullivan? I thereby suggest that you would not continue with us in the Scaring Program. |
Sullivan: | But, I'm a Sullivan. |
Dean Hardscrabble: | Well, then I'm sure your family would be very disappointed. |
Dean Hardscrabble: | You did what?! |
Sullivan: | Mike had nothing to do with it, it's just...I cheated. |
Dean Hardscrabble: | I want you off this campus by tomorrow morning! |
Sullivan: | Yes, ma'am. |
Dean Hardscrabble: | You are a DISGRACE to this university, and to your family! |
Leo Tolstoy: | Despite good cause for it, I have never stopped loving you. |
Sofya Tolstoy: | Of course |
Leo Tolstoy: | But God knows you don't make it easy |
Sofya Tolstoy: | Why should it be easy? I am the work of your life, you are the work of mine. That's what love is |
Michael the Lover: | You have beautiful eyes |
Michael the Lover: | You have beautiful eyes. |
Michael: | You have beautiful eyes. |
Albert Spica the Thief: | And you have a beautiful prick, Mr. Gynecologist. |
Georgina Spica: | And you have a beautiful prick, Mr. Gynecologist. |
Ivan Simonov: | Your radiance is almost killin' me tonight. |
Victoria: | *Almost* |
Victoria: | Almost. |
Dean Hardscrabble: | You're just not scary. |
Victoria: | IT's important to enjoy life while you still can |
Victoria: | IT's important to enjoy life while you still can. |
Victoria: | Its important to enjoy life while you still can! |
Dean Hardscrabble: | I wish the best of luck for you too |
Dean Hardscrabble: | I wish the best of luck for you two. |
Dean Hardscrabble: | I monsters scare, is the true measure of a monster |
Dean Hardscrabble: | I monsters scare, is the true measure of a monster. |
Dean Hardscrabble: | You two did something no student had over done before, you surprised me. |
Dean Hardscrabble: | Don't go in there! |
Alma Reville: | Charming. Doris Day should do it as a musical. |
Ayn Rand: | Love is a command to rise to our highest nature, The best and noblest vision of ourselves. Love is a reward, the greatest we can earn, granted to us for the moral qualities we have achieved in our lives. |
Barbara Branden: | I'm asking you to show compassion. |
Ayn Rand: | Why? |
Barbara Branden: | It's what humans do. |
Ayn Rand: | (Asled the question "What do you love?" by an interviewer) Reason, heroism, the luminous potential of man. |
Ayn Rand: | [when asked, What do you love?] Reason, heroism, the luminous potential of man. |
Ayn Rand: | Why is it moral to server the happiness of others, but not your own? |
Ayn Rand: | Lesser people could never accept this, but we are not lesser people. Our rules are different. |
Ayn Rand: | I know what kind of injustice an intellectual young girl has to suffer. But I will see that no harm comes to you. |
Ayn Rand: | You accept that emotion ultimately derives from the thinking one has done, or has failed to do. |
Alma Reville: | You should kill her off in the first 30 minutes. |
Hobson: | did you kill minnie mouse or did she surrender her dress willingly? |
Hobson: | Did you kill Minnie mouse or did she surrender her dress willingly? |
Naomi: | if it helps she didnt suffer |
Naomi: | If it helps she didn't suffer. |
Georgina Spica the Wife: | Georgina to her husband, Albert, "Go on, Albert, Eat." |
Georgina Spica the Wife: | Georgina to her husband, Albert, 'Go on, Albert, Eat.' |
Georgina Spica the Wife: | I dont want to eat him Richard. |
Georgina Spica the Wife: | Yes! He's a man. He's Jewish and he's from Ethiopia! |
Albert Spica the Thief: | What? |
Georgina Spica the Wife: | His mother is a Roman Catholic, he's been imprisoned in South Africa, he's as black as the ace of spades and he probably drinks his own pee! |
Georgina Spica the Wife: | Try the cock, Albert. It's a delicacy. And you know where it's been. |
The Queen: | A good walk and fresh air sorts everything out. |
Rachel Singer: | We can't go back. |
Rachel Singer: | My name is Rachel Singer. Please publish what you are about to read. In 1965, I was part of a mission to kidnap Dieter Vogel, The Surgeon of Birkenau, and bring him to Israel to stand trial. We have always claimed that Vogel was killed, trying to escape. But this was a lie. A lie I have lived with for thirty years. And now I understand that I must tell the truth. |
Rachel Singer: | God doesn't plant car-bombs. |
Grace: | "Amid all the lies, I knew the truth. That we had it, for a moment, love and truth together. How many people can say that?" |
Grace: | Amid all the lies, I knew the truth. That we had it, for a moment, love and truth together. How many people can say that? |
Arthur: | Why have you never told me? |
Hobson: | I didn't want you to feel bad. |
Arthur: | Why are you telling me now? |
Hobson: | I want you to feel bad. |
Georgina Spica the Wife: | What good are all these books? You can't eat them. |
Sofya Tolstoy: | Look at me! This is who I am, *this* is what you married. We may be older, maybe we're old, but I'm still your little chicken. And you're still my big cock. |
Sofya Tolstoy: | I'm your little bird, you know the sounds I make. |
Hobson: | Normally, one would have to go to a bowling alley to meet a woman of her stature. |
Hobson: | I'll alert the media |
Arthur Bach: | That was vodka! |
Hobson: | Refreshed |
Ivan Simonov: | Your radiance almost killing me tonight. |
Victoria: | *Almost* |
Victoria: | I kill people, dear. |