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I always just wanted to be a movie actress, like Lily Tomlin or Ruth Gordon. I just imagined myself being in a movie, wearing stylish women's clothing the way I saw Amy Irving wearing it.
Jenny Slate
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Jenny Slate
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: March 25
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Milton
Massachusetts
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