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A lot of my friends are artists or musicians or single parent families and I'm totally aware of how difficult it is for them to make ends meet.

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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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