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I have to admit that I had a lot of problems with poetry.

Jane Campion

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Jane Campion
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 30
Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Wellington
New Zealand
Elizabeth Jane Campion
Dame Jane Campion
Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion
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