The life of trailblazing Australian singer Helen Reddy is headed for the big screen in a film called I Am Woman.
Producer Rosemary Blight, best known for The Sapphires, Lockie Leonard and the coming TV series Cleverman, is planning a musical bio-pic centring on Reddy's success in America.
After arriving in New York as a single mother in 1966, Reddy had such hits as the feminist anthem I Am Woman, Delta Dawn and Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress), becoming the first Australian-born artist to have a number one hit and selling more than 25 million albums around the world.
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