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It's really difficult to navigate attention and stardom and celebrity status and still try to maintain yourself and hold onto your intelligence and integrity. It's really challenging.

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Shirley Manson
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: August 26
Actor
Feminist
Film Actor
Guitarist
Model
Musician
Singer
Songwriter
Edinburgh
Scotland
Shirley Ann Manson
Trying
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Intelligence
Stardom
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Celebrity
Attention
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