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You know, it doesn’t matter how beautiful you are, if you don’t have anything interesting to say, then you’re still boring.

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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
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