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If I could stomach the awful part of being a veterinarian, which involves sticking your hand up animals' behinds, I would be a vet.
Allison Janney
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Allison Janney
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: November 19
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Boston
Massachusetts
Allison Brooks Janney
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