написала я для экзамена по англ. яз. статейку на тему "персон, ху хэз хэд эн импортант инфлуенс он май лайф"))). в общем, вот она. оцените что ли))) (и про ошибки напишите)))
Actually there are very few people who has had an important influence on my life. But the very first person I had thought about was famous British actress dame Maggie Smith. It is quite strange that woman I have never met can be so important for me, but it is. She really changed my life and still changing. It's not easy to explain how but I'll try.
She is a kind of woman I always want to be. She is very good actress, extremely talented, legendary now. She will be 73 this month but she's still working. There are very few movies she wasn't awarded or nominated for. She's that kind of actress who can appear on the screen for 2 minutes but in the end of movie you will remember only her.
And for me she is the best proof that if you are an actress nothing could stop you. She was very beautiful woman but had never played common sugary sweet Barbie girls, never goes easy road. Now she... mmm... doesn't look so well (but still very good for 70-years old woman) but that doesn't stop her. She's still making films and doesn't care about looking not very pretty on the screen. She has somehow managed to keep her private life totally secret. And despite she has played a lot of spinsters she isn't one of them. She was married twice and had 2 sons-actors too, quite good actually.
But that's "official" part of her influence, professional. She has strong influence on my life that is not so obvious. For example, she had played the main character in the movie I love very much. And because of her I had read the book it is based on, "Travels with my aunt" by Graham Green. And now it's one of my favorite books and it has changed my life and my way of thinking about things very much, it really helped me to understand what is important for me and what kind of life I want to live. That's real influence, isn't it? And that's only one example.
Actually I can white about this person whole book but I think that's not necessary if I don't want to make you hate her ))). But she's one of the reasons and ways to study English for me. I'm watching a lot of movies with her and reading a lot of articles. In English of course. So it's both pleasant and useful.
If only she could sing properly she would be my total idol. But maybe happily she can't so I have another person who has had an important influence on me in that very part, another great English actress dame Julie Andrews. But that's another story.
(If I were you I would stop me there for everybody's common good ))).