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Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in "Golda." (Photo/Sean Gleason-Courtesy of Bleecker Street-ShivHans Pictures)
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Helen Mirren’s Golda is golden — but the film merely glitters

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar August 24, 2023August 24, 2023

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. The first glimpse we get of Helen Mirren’s Golda […]

Helen Mirren and co-star Lior Ashkenazi (left) attend a press conference ahead of the Israeli premiere of the movie "Golda" in Jerusalem on July 13, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inTV & Film

Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir in a new film. The two are also (kind of) related.

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer July 13, 2023July 13, 2023
Mila Kunis on a film set in New York City, Aug. 29, 2021. (Photo/JTA-MEGA-Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Mila Kunis, Neil Patrick Harris, Helen Mirren and over 200 other celebrities sign letter denouncing cultural boycott of Israel

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA October 27, 2021
Golda Meir in France in 1965. (Photo/JTA-Gamma-Keystone-Getty Images)
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Before Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir, here are 7 other stars who have played Israeli prime ministers

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