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New Waterford Girl is a Canadian drama-comedy film, released in 1999, directed by Allan Moyle, and written by Tricia Fish. New Waterford Girl stars Liane Balaban as Agnes-Marie "Moonie" Pottie, a teenager in New Waterford, Nova Scotia who dreams of life beyond her small-town home. She is inspired and fascinated when a family from New York City, with an idiosyncratic daughter her own age, Lou Benza (played by Tara Spencer-Nairn) moves into the house next door. Agnes discovers that Lou has a talent for boxing, leading to her taking Lou in as 'muscle' in an attempt to start some changes around their town. The film's cast also includes Mary Walsh, Nicholas Campbell, Cathy Moriarty, Andrew McCarthy, Mark McKinney, Bette MacDonald, Ashley MacIsaac, Krista MacDonald, Cassie MacDonald, and Patrick Joyce.
Original Release
05/30/2000
Cast
Name | Character |
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Liane Balaban | Mooney Pottie / Moonie Pottie |
Tara Spencer-Nairn | Lou Benzoa |
Mary Walsh | Cookie Pottie |
Nicholas Campbell | Frances Pottie / Francis Pottie |
Cathy Moriarty | Midge Benzoa |
Andrew McCarthy | Cecil Sweeney |
Darren Keay | Lexter Pottie |
Kevin Curran | Joey |
Krista MacDonald | Betty-Anne Pottie |
Cassie MacDonald | Darlene Pottie |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Liane Balaban | Mooney Pottie / Moonie Pottie |
Tara Spencer-Nairn | Lou Benzoa |
Mary Walsh | Cookie Pottie |
Nicholas Campbell | Frances Pottie / Francis Pottie |
Cathy Moriarty | Midge Benzoa |
Andrew McCarthy | Cecil Sweeney |
Darren Keay | Lexter Pottie |
Kevin Curran | Joey |
Krista MacDonald | Betty-Anne Pottie |
Cassie MacDonald | Darlene Pottie |
Adrien Dixon | Felix Pottie |
Patrick Joyce | Darcy Benzoa |
Lorne Pardy | Father Madden |
Mark McKinney | Doctor Hogan |
Susan Quinn | Sandra |
Stacy Smith | Lisa |
Zach Fraser | Meeker |
Jody Richardson | Mickey |
Dave Frances | Pickles Kavanaugh |
Patricia Zentilli | Patty |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ted East | Executive Producer |
Victor Loewy | Executive Producer |
Christopher Zimmer | Executive Producer |
Tricia Fish | Producer |
Bora Bulajic | Producer |
Jennifer Kawaja | Producer |
Julia Sereny | Producer |