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...they're not from Hollywood or, more precisely, the Hollywood mindset of how actors/actresses should look. Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet and Helen Mirren are all English and began their careers in the UK, where it seems a more accepting mindset reigns regarding how thin, etc. a woman should be.
These are, by the way, three of my favorite actors to watch. Kate Burton and Blythe Danner, among others, are up there, too. They are smart, witty, thoughtful individuals who happen to be excellent at a broad range of acting roles to boot. They believe in honing their craft...not in relying on which club they should be seen at on which night, etc. to land plum roles. And that makes them incredibly sexy and beautiful as well as being Oscar-caliber performers.
