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Queen Mimi (2016)

Name: Queen Mimi
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-05-13
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Marie Elizabeth Haist, Zach Galifianakis, Renée Zellweger, Yaniv Rokah, Graham McTavish

Queen Mimi (2016), directed by Yaniv Rokah, starring Marie Elizabeth Haist and Zach Galifianakis.

05/13/2016 BR Documentary 1h 16m

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Forced onto the streets in her 50s, Marie found "home" at a Santa Monica laundromat. Taking shelter there for 20 years, Mimi's passion for pink, and living without looking back, has taken her from homelessness to Hollywood's red carpets.

Andrew FoxCinematography
Yaniv RokahDirector
Ally GarrettEditing
Elliot V. KotekProducer

About the film

Queen Mimi is a 2015 documentary film about the life of Marie "Mimi" Haist, an octogenarian homeless woman who lived in a Santa Monica laundromat for 18 years, directed by Yaniv Rokah and produced by Elliot V. Kotek.

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Release

The film was selected for the Sarasota Film Festival. In May 2016, XLrator Media released the film worldwide.

Cast

Mimi as Herself

Zach Galifianakis as Himself

Stan Fox as Himself

Awards and nominations

Soundtrack

Queen Mimi is a 2016 soundtrack album from the documentary containing a song by Grammy Award nominee Deana Carter titled "Celebrate Life", written by Ralph Stevens and Deana Carter.

Relationship to Zach Galifianakis

Zach Galifianakis befriended Haist decades before the release of the documentary, paying her rent until her death for much of this duration despite not yet achieving widespread fame and fortune as a comic for much of this time. Haist had been rendered homeless in her 50s as a result of a divorce with her husband who had been unfaithful. Galifianakis maintained a close friendship with Haist, once taking her as a date on the red carpet for his movie The Hangover in 2009.

Haist died in 2021 at the age of 95.

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Queen Mimi at IMDb

Text from Queen Mimi on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Mimi

Trivia

It premiered on May 13, 2016, a Friday.
It runs 1h16 — short for a feature film.
As of September 20, 2026, it is on no subscription service in Brazil — only to rent or buy on MovieMe.
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosRugged Entertainment
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Andrew Fox Cinematography
Yaniv Rokah Director
Ally Garrett Editing
Elliot V. Kotek Producer
Ron Passaro Original music

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What is Queen Mimi about?

Queen Mimi: Forced onto the streets in her 50s, Marie found "home" at a Santa Monica laundromat. Taking shelter there for 20 years, Mimi's passion for pink, and living without looking back, has taken her from homelessness to Hollywood's red carpets.

Who directed Queen Mimi?

Queen Mimi was directed by Yaniv Rokah in 2016.

Who stars in Queen Mimi?

The cast of Queen Mimi includes Marie Elizabeth Haist, Zach Galifianakis, Renée Zellweger, Yaniv Rokah and Graham McTavish.

How long is Queen Mimi?

Queen Mimi runs for 76 minutes, or 1h16.

Where can I watch Queen Mimi?

Queen Mimi is available on MovieMe. Availability changes often: the list on this page is the most recent we received.