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

She recently reunited with friend and longtime 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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