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I was surprised when I was asked to play Miss Daisy and wondered if I could - only in part because she was Jewish but, also because she was a Southern woman who has hardly opened her mouth before she declares she's not prejudiced, and yet everything she does shows how totally prejudiced she is.

Vanessa Redgrave

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Vanessa Redgrave
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 30
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