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It seems to me that the years between eighteen and twenty-eight are the hardest, psychologically .

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Helen Mirren
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 26
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Hammersmith
London
Dame Helen Lydia Mirren
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Twenties

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