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I do a lot of American plays. I've done a lot of Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams and Neil Simon. I was in 'Sisters Rosensweig,' 'Six Degrees of Separation,' all of that stuff. So we're very familiar with America. I did 400 performances of 'Born Yesterday.' I did 700 performances of 'They're Playing Our Song.'

Jacki Weaver

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Jacki Weaver
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 25
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Sydney
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Jacqueline Ruth Jacki Weaver
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