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- 1 2 3 "It Rained All Night the Day I Left". Library and Archives Canada Canadian Feature Film Database, May 13, 2010.
- ↑ "Shooting star". The Globe and Mail , October 14, 1978.
- ↑ "Actress conquers screen challenge: love scenes with Rodney Dangerfield". Ottawa Citizen , June 24, 1986.
- ↑ "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail , February 8, 1980.