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When I was a nurse I never had much money, and I was still happy then.

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Jo Brand
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 3
Actor
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Comedian
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Nurse
Screenwriter
Stand-Up Comedian
Television Presenter
Wandsworth Town
Josephine Grace Brand
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