The Metropolitan Police are “reviewing footage” that shows Dame Helen Mirren being called an “evil Zionist b****” over her support for Israel.
Officers are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
The video began circulating on social media this week, but was filmed in 2025.
It shows Dame Helen walking along a street in Tower Hill in London with her husband, American film director Taylor Hackford.
The 80-year-old actor smiles and greets the man filming and asks if he is OK.
He then says: “And there is Helen Mirren the avowed Zionist. You said Israel should last forever because of the Holocaust. And she was very happy the Palestinians’ houses were gone.
“You are an evil Zionist b****. And you (Hackford) as well, f*** you as well.”
Dame Helen’s husband then stepped in and told the man to “f*** off” and leave them alone several times.
The clip was first posted by an anonymous account called Anti-Fascist Action UK.
The Met has now said it is trying to get in contact with Dame Helen to see if she wants to report the incident formally.
In a statement, a Met spokesperson said: “We are aware of a video circulating online, showing a man and a woman being subjected to antisemitic verbal abuse in Tower Hill.
“It is believed that the incident took place at the end of last year.
“Officers are currently reviewing the footage and making attempts to contact the victims to establish whether they would like to report the incident.
“The Met continues to work hard to tackle hate crimes of all types, and officers across London have made more than 90 hate crime arrests since the end of March.
“If you believe you have been a victim of this type of crime, please report it to us by calling 101 or making an online report.”
Dame Helen is not Jewish. She has long been a vocal advocate for Israel and in April signed an open letter alongside fellow stars, including Boy George and Sharon Osbourne, in which she pledged her support for the country’s inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Throughout her career, she has also played several well-known Jewish figures, including Maria Altmann in Woman in Gold and former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir in the 2023 film Golda.
While promoting the film, she said: “I believe in Israel, in the existence of Israel, and I believe Israel has to go forward into the future, for the rest of eternity. I believe in Israel because of the Holocaust.”
Dame Helen first visited Israel in 1967, not long after the six-day war, where she volunteered on Kibbutz HaOn near the Sea of Galilee.
Reform UK MP Robert Jenrick has said he was “disgusted” at the footage, telling LBC: “Antisemitism is unfortunately rife, and nobody who is either Jewish or has voiced support for the British Jewish community should be being harassed on the streets of our country.
“It’s not just antisemitism, it’s anti-British. Everyone should be able to walk the streets of our country in safety, free from harassment.”
