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I was terribly shy when I was growing up, I really wasn't confident with other people and I think I was always afraid of up or not being this very cool, amazing person that I wanted to be.

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Emily Mortimer
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: December 1
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Finsbury Park
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Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer
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