The British actress also recounted her time as a 'shiksa from London' volunteering on a kibbutz
British actress and screen legend Dame Helen Mirren has spoken of her immense respect for former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir, saying she was "one of the most extraordinary characters I’ve ever played."
Speaking at the Jerusalem film festival, Mirren who took on the role in somewhat controversial circumstances, said she was hugely excited about taking the role, sayingL “all I want to do is play great women, and Golda was one of the greatest.”
In a speech accepting an award on the opening night of Israel's most prestigious film festival this evening, Mirren described herself as a "Shiksa from London" who came to volunteer on a kibbutz in the Golan Heights in 1967.
Source: The Jewish Chronicle