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I really like films and plays that cross over different genres. So I'd like to do something that you think is a drama and then you think is a supernatural thing and then becomes a drama again. That's very vague.

Romola Garai

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Romola Garai
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: August 6
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Hong Kong SAR
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Romola Sadie Garai
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