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unusual facts about Vera Drake


Marion Bailey

She is probably best known for her appearances in the Mike Leigh films Meantime, All or Nothing and Vera Drake, as well as Leigh's 1981 West End theatre play Goosepimples, for which she received a Theatre Critics' Award nomination as Most Promising Newcomer.


Georgie Smith

Before drama school, appeared as supporting artist on Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mikael Håfström's Derailed and as a dancer in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake.

Heather Craney

Craney has appeared in the Mike Leigh films Topsy-Turvy (1999), All or Nothing (2002) and Vera Drake (2004), for which she was nominated for the 2005 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.


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