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Clemency Burton-Hill asks what it means to be an actress, especially when you are unemployed.

Clemency Burton-Hill asks what it means to be an actor, especially when you are unemployed.

Clemency Burton-Hill is the daughter of the TV presenter and writer Humphrey Burton. Burton-Hill has combined a career in acting, writing, music, and political and arts consultancy. Television credits include: Hustle, Midsomer Murders, The Last of the Blonde Bombshells, Supernova, and Party Animals.

Series produced by Sasha Yevtushenko.

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Fri 27 May 201122:45
BBC Radio 3

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