Playing Golda Meir, says Helen Mirren, was not unlike playing the queen.
Not Queen Elizabeth II, the role that won Mirren the Oscar in 2007 for The Queen. But her earlier namesake, Queen Elizabeth I, which she played in a mini-series of the same name for HBO in 2005.
“[Golda] was extraordinary brave and her commitment to Isreal was total,” said Mirren. “It was a bit like playing Elizabeth the first of England, in the sense [of] her commitment to her country and to her nation. She achieved it without being the sort of power mad sort of dictator character. She was very maternal. She had that wonderful domestic side to her. She was happiest when she was on the kibbutz looking after the chickens, but life took her on a different path.”
That different path is the focus of Golda, the new drama from Israeli director Guy Nattiv (Skin), which had its world premiere Monday,...
Not Queen Elizabeth II, the role that won Mirren the Oscar in 2007 for The Queen. But her earlier namesake, Queen Elizabeth I, which she played in a mini-series of the same name for HBO in 2005.
“[Golda] was extraordinary brave and her commitment to Isreal was total,” said Mirren. “It was a bit like playing Elizabeth the first of England, in the sense [of] her commitment to her country and to her nation. She achieved it without being the sort of power mad sort of dictator character. She was very maternal. She had that wonderful domestic side to her. She was happiest when she was on the kibbutz looking after the chickens, but life took her on a different path.”
That different path is the focus of Golda, the new drama from Israeli director Guy Nattiv (Skin), which had its world premiere Monday,...
- 2/20/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jinger Duggar continues to unleash herself from the strict religious guidelines from which the Duggar family raised her. As the former Counting On star promotes her book Becoming Free Indeed, she reveals more and more details about how her life has changed since leaving the Iblp religious group. One of these critical changes has Jinger standing by her sister Jill in breaking this core Duggar family rule.
Jinger Duggar and her sister, Jill Duggar | Instagram/Jill Dillard/Jinger Vuolo Jinger Duggar called ‘fear’ a considerable part of her childhood
In an interview with People Magazine, Jinger touched on her life as a member of the Iblp, a non-denominational religious group with a Christian slant. According to the group’s official website, the Institute of Basic Life Principles, or Iblp, is an umbrella organization for different Christian-based ministries. Minister Bill Gothard ran the group, which was followed by the Duggars.
Jinger...
Jinger Duggar and her sister, Jill Duggar | Instagram/Jill Dillard/Jinger Vuolo Jinger Duggar called ‘fear’ a considerable part of her childhood
In an interview with People Magazine, Jinger touched on her life as a member of the Iblp, a non-denominational religious group with a Christian slant. According to the group’s official website, the Institute of Basic Life Principles, or Iblp, is an umbrella organization for different Christian-based ministries. Minister Bill Gothard ran the group, which was followed by the Duggars.
Jinger...
- 2/14/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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