Helen Mirren Responds to Criticism of Her Role as Israeli Prime Minister in 'Golda'
justjared.comHelen Mirren is sharing her thoughts on playing a Jewish character as a non-Jewish actress. The 78-year-old Oscar-winner has been facing criticism surrounding her role as former Prime Minister of Israel Golda Meir in the upcoming film Golda.
Some have expressed opposition to Helen portraying a Jewish person. Keep reading to find out how Helen responded… Helen told the Radio Times that “the whole issue of casting has exploded out of the water fairly recently”.
She added, “I’ve had other Jewish roles [in Woman in Gold and The Debt], but not an uber-Jewish role like Golda Meir. I did tell [director Guy Nattiv] that I’m not Jewish, in case he thought I was.” Helen said that Guy, who is Jewish, did not express any concern with her casting. “I said, ‘If that’s an issue, I’ll step away, no problem.’ But he said, ‘No, it’s not an issue.
I want you to play Golda.’ And off we went,” she explained. Golda writer Nicholas Martin also spoke to the outlet about the controversy.
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