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“Oh, nobody would ever want to know me in Hollywood. I'm far too puffin-faced for that, too weird-looking. No, I think I'll probably stick to telly, if telly'll have me, though I wouldn't mind doing radio plays as well.”

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Tamsin Greig

Tamsin Greig (born July 12, 1966) is a British actress known for her versatile performances in television and theatre. She gained fame for roles in comedies like 'Green Wing' as Dr. Caroline Todd and 'Black Books' as Fran Katzenjammer, as well as dramas such as 'The Essex Serpent' as Martha Kendall. Greig has also performed in Shakespearean plays, earning Olivier Award nominations. Her acting style is noted for its wit, nuance, and emotional depth, making her a beloved figure in British entertainment. more

“Every drama school in the country turned me down, and so I was lucky to study drama at all, even if it was lowly Birmingham University. But even when I came out with my degree, my mother promptly insisted I go straight to secretarial college to have something to fall back on, just in case - which didn't exactly fill me with confidence.”

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Author:Tamsin Greig

“It's interesting to see the dislocation between how people perceive a person visually. Apparently on the radio I'm blonde with a big arse.”

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Author:Tamsin Greig

“There aren't many laughs in that and I remember doing a look and everybody laughed and I just thought, wow, that's incredible how you can do that. So I did another look and they laughed again and then I remember thinking, hold on, this isn't right for this piece, you've got to stop it.”

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Author:Tamsin Greig

“I have been induced to adopt this course by a desire that my readers should be taught to think as well as to experiment, and thus be qualified at an early part of their study to discriminate between the true and the false, and acquire the facts of the science without being mystified by its fictions.”

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