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- ↑ Cotter, Robert. The Women of Hammer Horror: A Biographical Dictionary and Filmography. McFarland & Company. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-4766-8513-7 . Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ↑ "Official website, including biography and showreel". Valerie Leon. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
