Dame Maureen Lipman has clarified her criticism of Dame Helen Mirren playing the role of a former Israeli prime minister, saying if the “religion fires the character” then actors from that religious group should be considered first. T he actress, 75, made headlines this week after asking if Dame Helen was the right choice to play Golda Meir, Israel’s first female prime minister, in the upcoming biopic Golda, as she is not Jewish. Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain (GMB), Dame Maureen agreed that the challenge of acting was to become the character you are playing regardless of background, but...
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