

Searching for Debra Winger(2002)
Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.
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Searching for Debra Winger
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Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.
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2002-07-13
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