HOLLYWOOD actress Kate Winslet said playing palaeontologist Mary Anning had been one of the most ‘joyful experiences’ of her career – and described secluding herself in an isolated Dorset home to get her head into the role.
The Oscar-winning actress spent time in Lyme Regis during filming for Ammonite, which follows a fictitious relationship between the famous fossil hunter and another woman, played by Saoirse Ronan.