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Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.

Penelope Keith

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Penelope Keith
Age: 54
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Sutton
London
Penelope Anne Constance Keith
Penelope Hatfield
Penelope Anne Constance Hatfield
Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith
Shyness
Egotism
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I'm not against accents - my husband's from Lancashire and has a rural Lancs accent. We've just got back from Scotland yesterday, and I love that Highland burr.
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