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For me acting is pretending. It's illuminating my human struggle - trying to grow and have the courage to be filmed while figuring things out.

Sherilyn Fenn

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Sherilyn Fenn
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: February 1
Actor
Actress
Detroit
Michigan
Sheryl Ann Fenn
Struggle
Grows
Acting
Filmed
Human
Illuminating
Humans
Figuring
Trying
Pretending
Things
Courage
Grow

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Whatever the future holds I'm not really sure.
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