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I consulted a Chinese herbalist and spent two weeks on an island off the coast of Zanzibar. I was away from any kind of contemporary technology.

Francesca Annis

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Francesca Annis
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 14
Actor
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Film Actor
Stage Actor
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