Deborah Wallace

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Deborah Wallace (born 1974 [1] ) is a Scottish born actress, playwright and producer.

Career

Her plays include Psyche based on the life of James Miranda Barry (2005), Homesick (2007), and The Void with Hybrid Stage Project (2010), and All American Enemy. [1]

Wallace co-produced Gasland and Gasland II, [2] and How to Let Go of the World. [3] [4]

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