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Helen Mirren, born on July 26, 1945, is a distinguished British actress celebrated for her versatile performances across film, television, and stage. She achieved widespread acclaim for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in "The Queen" (2006), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. more Helen Mirren, born on July 26, 1945, is a distinguished British actress celebrated for her versatile performances across film, television, and stage. She achieved widespread acclaim for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in "The Queen" (2006), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Mirren's career spans several decades, marked by her role as Detective Jane Tennison in the television series "Prime Suspect" (1991-2006), which garnered multiple BAFTA and Emmy awards. Additionally, she received critical praise for her performance in the miniseries "Elizabeth I" (2005), winning both an Emmy and a Golden Globe. Helen Mirren's contributions to the arts were recognized when she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2003. less

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"I hate the word 'strong', it's so masculine."
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"I don't believe in the idea of the strong woman."
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"At school I was always the one who was standing."
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"We have to accept that we won't always make the right decisions."
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"I eat like a peasant, but I fast like an aristocrat."
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"All any of us want is to be in tune with ourselves."
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"I've always been ambitious, but I am still learning to accept myself."
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"I don't think I have ever been beautiful. I just think I can be sensational."
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"I always felt that there was something different about me growing up. I knew I was different from the others."
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"You know, it's a very sexist society, Indonesia."
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"Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it with grace is important too."
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"I'm not interested in telling you what happened to me, I'm interested in telling you what happened to them."
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"I don't want to be on the cover of Playboy or Vogue. I'm interested in being sexy, not in being some knock-off version of a sex symbol."
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"Actors are rogues and vagabonds. Or they ought to be."
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"I’ve always expressed myself through clothes."
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