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- 1 2 Jill Goldston, Guinness World Records website
- 1 2 3 4 'I was told not to make eye contact with Tom Cruise': Meet the world's most prolific movie extra, The Guardian
- ↑ Jill, Uncredited, British Council: British Films Directory
- ↑ Rodeo + Jill, Uncredited - Museum of the Moving Image
- ↑ Introduction to Jill, Uncredited on MUBI