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Also Known As	Helen Lydia Mironoff • Ilynea Lydia Mironoff
Born	July 26, 1945 (age 79) • London • England
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (2007) • BAFTA (2006) • Academy Award (2007): Actress in a Leading Role • Emmy Award (2007): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie • Emmy Award (2006): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie • Emmy Award (1999): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie • Emmy Award (1996): Outstanding Lead Actress for a Miniseries or a Special • Golden Globe Award (2007): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama • Golden Globe Award (2007): Best Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television • Golden Globe Award (1997): Best Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television • Tony Award (2015): Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Married To	Taylor Hackford (1997–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century" (1996) • "No Such Thing" (2001) • "Catherine the Great" (2019) • "Heavenly Pursuits" (1986) • "Winchester" (2018) • "Last Orders" (2001) • "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (2005) • "Monsters University" (2013) • "Some Mother's Son" (1996) • "Greenfingers" (2000) • "Pascali's Island" (1988) • "The Madness of King George" (1994) • "Where Angels Fear to Tread" (1991) • "Hussy" (1980) • "The Comfort of Strangers" (1990) • "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" (2019) • "French and Saunders" (1999) • "The Long Good Friday" (1980) • "The Hidden Room" (1993) • "Inkheart" (2008) • "Bethune: The Making of a Hero" (1990) • "Colpo rovente" (1970) • "The Queen" (2006) • "American Masters" (2004) • "Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement" (1996) • "Collateral Beauty" (2016) • "2010: The Year We Make Contact" (1984) • "National Theatre Live: The Audience" (2013) • "Calendar Girls" (2003) • "Prime Suspect 3" (1993) • "Arthur" (2011) • "The Last Station" (2009) • "Frasier" (2004) • "Shadowboxer" (2005) • "Critical Care" (1997) • "State of Play" (2009) • "The Twilight Zone" (1985) • "White Nights" (1985) • "National Theatre Live: Phèdre" (2009) • "Brighton Rock" (2010) • "Gosford Park" (2001) • "The Clearing" (2004) • "Caligola" (1979) • "The Leisure Seeker" (2017) • "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" (2010) • "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" (2018) • "O Lucky Man!" (1973) • "Prince of Jutland" (1994) • "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" (2007) • "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" (1971) • "The Door" (2012) • "The Tempest" (2010) • "Cal" (1984) • "Eye in the Sky" (2015) • "The Quiz Kid" (1979) • "Raising Helen" (2004) • "Anna" (2019) • "RED" (2010) • "Glee" (2012) • "The Good Liar" (2019) • "The Hawk" (1993) • "Cousin Bette" (1971) • "Age of Consent" (1969) • "Hamlet" (1976) • "Teaching Mrs. Tingle" (1999) • "Prime Suspect 2" (1992) • "Tracey Takes On..." (1998) • "Play for Today" (1979–1982) • "BBC2 Playhouse" (1981) • "Thriller" (1974) • "The Mosquito Coast" (1986) • "When the Whales Came" (1989) • "Happy Birthday" (2001) • "Love Ranch" (2010) • "Berlin, I Love You" (2019) • "The Debt" (2010) • "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1987) • "Great Performances" (1976) • "Excalibur" (1981) • "Savage Messiah" (1972) • "The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu" (1980) • "Third Watch" (2005) • "Hitchcock" (2012) • "Oresteia" (1979) • "Elizabeth I" (2005) • "RED 2" (2013) • "Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness" (2003) • "Woman in Gold" (2015) • "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover" (1989) • "Trumbo" (2015) • "Prime Suspect" (1991) • "Prime Suspect: The Final Act" (2006) • "ITV Playhouse" (1979) • "The Snow Queen" (1995) • "The Pledge" (2001) • "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1968) • "The Hundred-Foot Journey" (2014) • "Herostratus" (1967) • "BBC Play of the Month" (1974–1977) • "The Prince of Egypt" (1998)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"Happy Birthday" (2001)