Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky

Sally Hawkins only SEEMS to be like her breakthrough character
Poppy in Happy-Go-LuckyMike Leigh's newest comedy-drama. As the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Arts-trained English actress makes clear in
this interview, Poppy was created with her specifically in mind but
only after two earlier Leigh outings: 2002's All or Nothing and 2005's Oscar-nominated Vera Drake.

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