Helen Mirren Breaks Silence About ‘Unfairness’ Surrounding Golda Meir Casting Controversy

One month after “The Pianist” actress Maureen Lippman criticized the casting around upcoming biopic “Golda,” lead star Helen Mirren is addressing the controversy.Lippman wrote an op-ed letter to The Guardian on January 12 to clarify her comments surrounding Mirren taking on the role of former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, despite not being Jewish herself.“Helen will be great.

Good actress, sexy and intelligent.

Looks the part.

[But] my opinion, and that’s what it is, a mere opinion, is that if the character’s race, creed or gender drives or defines the portrayal then the correct — for want of an umbrella [term] — ethnicity should be a priority,” Lippman said.

“The Jewishness of the character is so integral.

I’m sure she will be marvelous, but it would never be allowed for Ben Kingsley to play Nelson Mandela.

You just couldn’t even go there.”Mirren responded on February 7 during an interview with The Daily Mail,

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