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Americans are very good at animating voices. I don't know why. They have a freedom with them that we British actors find more difficult to get to.

Helen Mirren

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