one-hour documentary on Heatherington, Soul Survivor, chronicling the challenges of a woman in the music business, was produced under the auspices of the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre and aired on CBC Television. In 1981, Heatherington was nominated for a Juno Award in the category of Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year, but lost to Carole Pope. In 1983, Heatherington decided to further her musical career by moving to New York City. For eighteen months, she was the weekend performer at the well-known Joe's Bar in the East Village. She sang rock songs on Saturdays and, at the insistence of the bar owner, country and western songs on Fridays. Despite her public popularity singing both genres, there was no record company interest. She returned to Toronto in 1985. At various points during the 1980s, she sang jazz and blues standards as a lounge act, accompanied solely by a pianist. This included a 1983 engagement at Winnipeg's prestigious Marlborough Hotel. In 1987 she retired from singing professionally. Acting career Her acting career began to develop in 1982, when she appeared on an episode of the television series Seeing Things. She had modest success in film and television roles, which occurred particularly between 1988 and 1995. While she was in one major international film success, Cocktail (1988), her roles were generally minor. A notable exception was a co-starring role in Zero Patience, which "examines and refutes the urban legend of the alleged introduction of HIV to North America by a single individual, Gaëtan Dugas". Business career Contemporaneous to her 1988-1995 period as an actress, she started a movie location security company, the Dianne Heatherington Security Company, which provided 24-hour location security. The business became highly successful, providing location security to major budget films and television series being shot in and around Toronto. At its height, it employed approximately thirty people, some of whom were musicians Heatherington had met during her singing career and to whom she now offered more stable economic prospects. Personal life In 1977, she married musician Gary Taylor, in a Toronto civil ceremony performed by musician Greg Leskiw, a former member of The Guess Who. Heatherington, Taylor and Leskiw all had originally been Winnipeg-based. She remained married to Taylor until her death. Postscripts In the years since her death, there has been increased interest in preserving her memory. A tribute websitewas established, containing numerous video and audio clips, plus