Diana Churchill (actress)

Diana Churchill
Churchill in December 1936
Born(1913-08-21)21 August 1913
Wembley, England
Died8 October 1994(1994-10-08) (aged 81)
Denville Hall, London, England
EducationSt Mary's School, Wantage
Guildhall School of Music
OccupationActress
Years active1932–1977
Spouses
(m. 1938; died 1965)
(m. 1976; died 1992)
Relatives

Diana Josephine Churchill (21 August 1913 – 8 October 1994) was an English actress. Churchill was a crisp, classy blonde with blue eyes who appeared in several British films, playing the sardonic heroine in a handful of comic chillers during the early 1930s. She was mainly a theatre actress into the war years and after,[1][2] an actress for "all theatrical seasons"[3] who was "renowned for her versatility in playing Shakespeare, Restoration comedy, farce, Chekhov and revue".[4]

  1. ^ Diana Churchill Biography at elCinema.com
  2. ^ "Biography of Joseph 'Harry' Churchill". Smallcombe Garden Cemetery, Bath. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Benedick was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Diana Josephine Churchill at the National Portrait Gallery