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I'm always nervous taking on a period role because it's difficult to research - you can't observe it, go out and see it. But it's satisfying because eventually you think, 'I got there.

Shirley Henderson

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Shirley Henderson
Age: 58
Born: 1965
Born: November 24
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
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