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Dame Helen Mirren's 'career milestone' of portraying Golda Meir

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Helen Mirren accepts her Oscar
Dame Helen Mirren shows her Oscar for best actress for her role in The Queen at the 79th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, February 25, 2007.(Gary Hershorn: Reuters)

From portraying DCI Jane Tennison, to Queen Elizabeth II, Dame Helen Mirren has almost done it all.

Now, the Oscar  winner has taken on the role of Israel's first female Prime Minister, Golda Meir, in a biopic set against the backdrop of the Yom Kippur War.

Guest: Dame Helen Mirren

Producer: 
Kimberley Price

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Film Industry, Biography (Film)
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