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\u201cStill, I wasn\u2019t convinced I could play a 14-year-old girl because I was in my 30s at the time. But I spoke to the casting director Karen Lindsay-Stewart and she said, \u2018I haven\u2019t told them your age\u2019.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
Shirley continued: \u201cSo I went to the audition dressed as a schoolgirl \u2013 white shirt, black skirt, ponytail \u2013 thinking, \u2018This is ridiculous\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
\u201cI did my wee bit for them and they thanked me. Months went by and I thought that was it, but then they phoned my agent, asked to see me again and offered me the part.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n