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Like Superman gets his strength from our yellow sun, Jeannie Dwight gets her strength from the glare of a spotlight. But as a comedy star transplanted from the U.K. to Australia, her light has been flickering and fading for years. As played by Brenda Blethyn in Introducing the Dwights (renamed, for American release, from Clubland), Jeannie is an attention black hole. She’s always the center of every room, which is fine when she's on stage, but she's also an emotionally possessive control freak with family and friends. "The parade's passed her by," says her ex-husband, but woe betide anyone who says it to her face.
© Peter Canavese
