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Dame Helen's so sexy

It may not be in the same league as winning an Oscar, but Dame Helen Mirren has been voted the world's sexiest older woman ahead of Sophia Loren.

The Queen actress, 61, up for an Academy Award for her lauded performance as Her Majesty, tops a list of female stars who have passed the over-50 mark.

Italian screen siren Loren, 72, one of cinema's greatest sex symbols, takes second place.

US star Meryl Streep, 57, also contending for the best actress Oscar for her role in The Devil Wears Prada, is third, followed by Judi Dench, 72, another of this year's Academy Award nominees.

Diane Keaton, 61, is fifth while her Something's Gotta Give co-star, legendary lothario Jack Nicholson, 69, has been voted sexiest older man.

Bond legend Sean Connery, 76, is next, followed by Robert Redford, 70, Clint Eastwood, 76, and Dreamgirls star Danny Glover, 60, in the poll of 2,700 film fans.

Advertisement continued...Fliss White, marketing manager for Lovefilm.com, which carried out the survey, said: "Older actors have never been so sought after in Tinseltown and it's great to see the Brits flying the flag so high, especially in the Oscar nominations."

Sexiest Older Women 1. Dame Helen Mirren 2. Sophia Loren 3. Meryl Streep 4. Dame Judi Dench 5. Diane Keaton Sexiest Older Men 1. Jack Nicholson 2. Sean Connery 3. Robert Redford 4. Clint Eastwood 5. Danny Glover