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You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles.

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I was brought up a Catholic, so I take no pleasure in guilt.

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I think the first 10 years of my daughter's life were my mother's happiest, because she could finally have carefree time with a kid.

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I never wanted for anything. We went to Ireland for holidays every year. I was 14 when we first went to Italy. My mum was determined I was going to go to a good school. My mum was an absolute grafter. A real grafter. I got my work ethic from her.

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I've always tried to fight against, 'Oh, who's that small funny actress? Let's get her.'

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Drama school introduced me to a world I had no idea about. I wasn't brought up in a literary household at all.

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We're in a world that celebrates things: success, beauty, money. And I reckon that's really about 4 per cent of the world. The rest of us are just getting on with it.

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I don't think it's that I don't like Sondheim. It's that I find it really... I don't know how to describe it. Doing it is the most extraordinary thing. Because it's like Shakespeare times 100 with singing. It's that satisfying - and that demanding.

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A lot of film stars are just playing themselves in different frocks.

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For everyday clothes, I love North Face and Rohan, and for smarter options, I like Whistles and Agnes b on Marylebone High Street.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actress

Born: January 9th, 1956

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