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At 64, acclaimed actor Heather Mitchell is enjoying some of the biggest roles of her career.

She recently reunited with friend and long-time collaborator Hugo Weaving in the successful TV series Love Me.

Mitchell's performance as the late US Supreme Court justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in the play RBG: Of Many, One was a sell out and won her standing ovations.

But behind the scenes, as Australian Story found out, Heather's life has taken many dramatic twists and turns.

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