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It is great to be a part of big-budget movies, but it is harder to feel like you are contributing, in the sense that it has such big machinery behind it.
Naomie Harris
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Naomie Harris
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: September 6
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Naomie Melanie Harris
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