Focused on work, actress makes another 'Masterpiece'

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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 20040208
Author:Bridget Byrne

LOS ANGELES -- Gina McKee has her rule. "I've always been quite straightforward about what I will talk about -- my work," the British actress says.

When it comes to personal or family questions, forget it. "I'm married, but I don't have children" is about all you'll get. Don't bother asking about her husband, or even his name. "That's where I draw the line," she says with polite charm.

Thankfully, McKee has plenty of work.

*She's back as Irene Heron Forsyte in the three-part PBS "Masterpiece Theatre" presentation of "The Forsyte Saga, Series II," based on novelist John Galsworthy's serial ...

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