News in Brief: Finsbury Park Bond girl

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Naomie Harris. Photo: gdcgraphics

SKYFALL Bond girl Naomie Harris has spoken this week of her remarkable rise to fame from being the only child of a single mother living on benefits in Finsbury Park.

The 36-year-old, who stars alongside Daniel Craig in the second biggest box-office opener in UK history, was introduced to acting at Islington’s Anna Scher Theatre aged just seven.

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