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<p>Oscar-nominated Charlotte Rampling most recently appeared in hit ITV drama <i>Broadchurch</i>, the BBC's <i>London Spy</i> and HBO's <i>Dexter</i>, and the feature film <i>45 Years</i>. <p><br>Her career has spanned popular entertainment and arthouse cinema, having starred in English, French and Italian films from 1966's <i>Georgy Girl </i>(opposite Lynn Redgrave), to films with French director François Ozon, including 2003's <i>Swimming Pool</i>. <p><br>Having shied away from biographies and autobiographies ("too personal") Rampling has now written <i>Who I Am </i>(first published in French) a lyrical, and intimate self-portrait via reminiscences. Highly personal, packed with photographs from her personal archive, Rampling recounts her childhood and youth as the daughter of an army officer (who won a gold medal for the 4 x 400 relay in the infamous 1936 Berlin Olympics), and the memories and passions that would inspire her life and later work as an actress. <p><br>Written in a style that gives a unique insight into her screen persona, it is an idiosyncratic and beguiling insight of one of the most consistently adventurous and interesting actors.</p>