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May 1 09 3:06 AM
Anne-Marie Duff brushes up on ballet basics When Anne-Marie Duff signed up to play Dame Margot Fonteyn in a BBC film, she could have been forgiven for worrying about how she would capture the complex personality of this country's greatest ballerina. The 38-year-old actress has admitted that there was, however, another reason for her nervousness. "I haven't done ballet since I was at school," she told Mandrake at a party after the premiere of the film Is Anybody There?, in which she stars opposite Sir Michael Caine. "I wasn't too bad then, but it was such a long time ago. Of course, they will have a prima ballerina to film all the intricate parts, but I think I'll need to practise standing on pointe." The BBC has not yet cast an actor to play Rudolph Nuryev, Dame Margot's partner both on and off stage. James McAvoy, Miss Duff's thespian husband, is not among the candidates.
"I haven't done ballet since I was at school," she told Mandrake at a party after the premiere of the film Is Anybody There?, in which she stars opposite Sir Michael Caine. "I wasn't too bad then, but it was such a long time ago. Of course, they will have a prima ballerina to film all the intricate parts, but I think I'll need to practise standing on pointe." The BBC has not yet cast an actor to play Rudolph Nuryev, Dame Margot's partner both on and off stage. James McAvoy, Miss Duff's thespian husband, is not among the candidates.
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