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I'm not strong-willed actually. I'm a complete pushover. I love to be told what to do.

Helen Mirren

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