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People became more interested in my love life than in me, and that has a certain effect. You start to feel very empty and worth nothing, you start to become a piece in a board game you never wanted to play.

Anna Friel

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Anna Friel
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 12
Actor
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Film Actor
Stage Actor
Anna Louise Friel
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