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Tackling farce, full speed ahead

Annette Miller takes her comedy roles seriously

Annette Miller plays a pompous mother-in-law in 'The Ladies Man.' Annette Miller plays a pompous mother-in-law in "The Ladies Man." (Kevin Sprague)
By Terry Byrne
Globe Correspondent / May 30, 2008

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Annette Miller is taking a dramatic approach to farce. "You have to play farce extremely earnestly or it falls apart," says Miller, who is best known for her dramatic turns as the larger-than-life figures Diana Vreeland in "Full Gallop," Israeli prime minister Golda Meir in "Golda's Balcony," and Martha Mitchell, wife of Attorney General John Mitchell, in "Martha Mitchell Calling." (Full article: 833 words)

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