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- 1 2 3 "BBC - EastEnders - Characters & Cast - Jemma Walker". Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ "Jemma Walker : Girls romp home on a day at the races". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 22 September 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- 1 2 3 Jemma Walker | London Theatre Database Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine