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I loved acting when I was doing it, but getting the jobs I didn't understand because I'd never had to do it. That was a difficult lesson for me. It was very humbling and very bizarre.

Mariel Hemingway

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Mariel Hemingway
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: November 22
Actor
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Film Actor
Film Producer
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Mill Valley
California
Mariel Hadley Hemingway
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The prevalence of mental illness compels me to give it - and the people suffering from it - a voice.
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