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I have watched people who have nothing to do with the film business, but who have become part of the circle for a short period of time. They can be truly devastated when the film wraps and people leave.

Jacqueline Bisset

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Jacqueline Bisset
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: September 13
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Model
Television Actor
Weybridge
Surrey
Winifred Jacqueline Fraser Bisset
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