Often cited as her first big break, Mirren starred as Cleopatra in the National Youth Theatre’s 1965 production of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Mirren as Cressida in a scene from ...

Helen Mirren's BBC TV Shakespeare roles - Imogen in Cymbeline, Rosalind in As You Like It, and Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream Patsy Byrne, 1933 - 2014, gave an unforgettable performance as ...

Image caption, Rosalind, played here by Helen Mirren in a 1978 BBC adaptation, is the protagonist in Shakespeare’s As You Like It, and the only woman to have more lines than her male counterpart.

From classical to searingly modern, Helen Mirren could do it all. Here she is as Imogen in Cymbeline, part of the BBC’s Television Shakespeare, 1982. The page will automatically reload.

BritBox, the streaming service for all things British, is letting Americans binge the complete catalog from BBC Television Shakespeare. Helen Mirren Will Not Be Defined By Your Age Stereotypes In ...