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As a kid, I really loved 'Jane Eyre,' I used to fantasise that the past was so much better and my lifetime was crap.

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Romola Garai
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: August 6
Actor
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Film Actor
Film Director
Stage Actor
Hong Kong SAR
China
Romola Sadie Garai
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