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I was a redhead and a middle child both can make you feel excluded. It's like fighting to be included, in the swim of things. After a while you start to develop a bit of a victim mentality, which isn't great for a happy life.

Shirley Manson

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Shirley Manson
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: August 26
Actor
Feminist
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Shirley Ann Manson
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