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I don't really have an image of myself. Now, is that true? Well, maybe I do and it's different, which is why I get shocked when I see how other people experience me. I see myself primarily in a domestic setting.

Francesca Annis

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Francesca Annis
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 14
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