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Helen Mirren always hesitates before taking on a 'real person' role

Helen Mirren had qualms about taking on Patricia Highsmith role

Helen Mirren knew she was “on a losing streak” when she signed up to play Patricia Highsmith in A Talent for Murder.

The 81-year-old actress takes on the role of the esteemed author in the Anton Corbijn movie, which documents New York publisher Edward Ridgeway’s last ditch attempt to convince her to write another instalment in her hugely popular The Talented Mr Ripley series.

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