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I know there is something out there and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad.

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Maggie Smith
Age: 89
Born: 1934
Born: December 28
Actress
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Film Actor
Stage Actor
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Ilford
London
Dame Maggie Smith
Dame Margaret Natalie Smith
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