Originally from Toronto, Cavanagh worked as a mime and clown before being cast in Three Card Monte as her debut role.[1] Her only other film role was a small part in the 1979 film Summer's Children.
She subsequently left acting and moved into arts administration, becoming executive director of Music Yukon in 2012.[3]
References
12Bruce Kirkland, "'A boy next door' plays his cards and hopes for a winner". Toronto Star, September 10, 1978.
