Rose McGowan
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A mortician – I worked in a funeral home when I was 14.
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The Doctor in Doctor Who. I still do.
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Ann Dowd
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A surgeon. I studied pre-med in Holy Cross College for four years and then I went to acting school.
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First something medical, then, without any doubt, an artist.
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A vet, but then I discovered you needed qualifications.
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Mum, because I never really knew how to cope with her alcoholism.
Losing the 1992 general election.
I’d have reported the tutor who asked me to read an essay to him sitting on the toilet as he lay soaping himself in the bath.
A dog, though my husband would prefer a cat.
Getting elected as MP for the Rhondda in 2001 despite everyone saying I was too “exotic” or “flamboyant”, ie gay.
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