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Based upon the incredible true story
This wonderful British film has delighted audiences and captured hearts all round
the world. It stars Annie (Julie Walters) and Chris
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(Helen Mirren), alongside a host of fantastic British actresses.
When the husband of a Woman's Institute member is diagnosed as having Lukemia, the women have the idea of producing a WI calendar to raise money for the local hospital.
To raise sales they decide to pose for the photos in the nude, with discreetly placed buns and household goods to preserve their modesty.
There is conflict within the Women's Institute about the calendar, but the women manage to win over the National Committee. With their blessing, the women go ahead with the calendar.
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Happily, it is a roaring success, outselling the likes of Britney Spears and Cindy Crawford, and the national newspapers quickly take up the story.
Soon the women become international celebrities and find themselves catapulted from rural North Yorkshire to appearing on the Jay Leno show. However, the fame causes problems between the women, as some take to their newfound fame, while others long to return to their old lives in Rylstone.
The film is by turns poignant and funny, with moments of pathos and true comedy.
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| Born: July 26 1945
The 5ft 4in tall star has just completed filming the comedy Raising Helen with Kate Hudson.
Mirren describes herself as "being famous for being cool about not being gorgeous."
She received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Madness Of King George in 1994.
Her father was a Russian aristocrat and her real name is Ilynea Lydia
Mironoff.
She used to work in Southend on Sea at an amusement park.
Helen Mirren has lived with her husband, the film director Taylor Hackford, in Los Angeles since 1986.
Her nickname is Popper.
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