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I've always been battling against my sense of dignity and refinement. I was embarrassed by any bodily functions when I was younger. I could never even blow my nose.

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Helen Mirren
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 26
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Hammersmith
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Dame Helen Lydia Mirren
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