Washington DC, Aug. 19 -- Actor Helen Mirren said that she doesn't think women can portray James Bond, as the search for the next 007 agent is underway, reported Deadline.

With a career spanning over six decades of screen and stage, her accolades include an Academy Award, Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, BAFTA Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award.

During the promotion of Thursday Murder Club, in which she co-stars alongside former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan, Mirren said a woman as James Bond wouldn't work.

"I'm such a feminist, but James Bond has to be a guy," said Mirren, adding, "You can't have a woman. It just doesn't work. James Bond has to be James Bond, otherwise it becomes something else," reported Deadline.

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