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In preparation for her role as a retired Israeli Mossad agent in the film The Debt, Mirren reportedly immersed herself in studies of Hebrew language, Jewish history, and Holocaust writing, including the life of Simon Wiesenthal, while in Israel in 2009 for the filming of some of the movie's scenes.
Jan 14, 2022 · While Mirren is not Jewish, “Golda” is directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guy Nattiv (“Skin”), who is both Jewish and Israeli, and written by British screenwriter Nicholas Martin...
Aug 29, 2011 · In her latest film, “The Debt,” British actress Helen Mirren plays retired Mossad agent Rachel Singer. And in a recent interview with the New York Times Magazine’s Andrew Goldman, the...
Oct 3, 2023 · Helen Mirren has spoken of her dismay at the controversy sparked by her casting as Golda Meir, former prime minister of Israel. The actor, and the biopic of Meir in which she stars, faced...
Aug 28, 2023 · British actress Dame Helen Mirren believes Israel must exist forever, saying it was a lesson learned from the Holocaust, though she opposes the direction the current government is taking the...
Aug 30, 2023 · Mirren has played several Jewish roles in the past including in the 2023 film White Bird where she played a Jewish woman who survived Nazi-occupied France as a youngster with the help of a...
Jan 5, 2022 · Dame Helen, who is not Jewish, will portray the politician - Israel's first female PM - in the movie, titled Golda. Dame Maureen, who is Jewish, believes the part should have been played by a...
