Brenda Blethyn
British actress
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When were you happiest?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Sending off the final draft of my latest novel.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 November 2008 source ↗
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