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I have an obsessive character. I manicure my nails at three in the morning because nobody else can do it the right way. Maybe that's the secret to my success.

Scarlett Johansson

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Scarlett Johansson
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: November 22
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Scarlett Ingrid Johansson
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