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I do have friends in Australia who now refer to me as 'Hollywood Jack.'

Jacki Weaver

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Jacki Weaver
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 25
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Theatre Actress
Sydney
NSW
Jacqueline Ruth Jacki Weaver
Jacqueline Ruth Weaver
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