Diana Churchill
Actor
Biography
Diana Churchill (21 August 1913 – 8 October 1994) was an English actress. She was born Diana Josephine Churchill in Wembley, Middlesex on 21 August 1913. On leaving school she begged her father to let her train for the stage. She made her first professional appearance in 1931 and her film debut in 1933, but her big break came in 1935 with the comedy film Foreign Affaires. She was a crisp, opulent blonde with blue eyes who appeared in several British films, including Scott of the Antarctic (1948) as Kathleen Scott. She was married to the actors Barry K. Barnes (1938-1965) and Mervyn Johns (1976-1992). She died from multiple sclerosis at age 81 in Northwood on 8 October 1994.
Filmography
Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century
as Self (archive footage) 2014
The History of Mr. Polly
as Annie Larkins 1949
Service for Ladies
as Minor Role (uncredited) 1932
School for Husbands
as Marion Carter 1937
Law and Disorder
as Janet Preston 1940
Dishonour Bright
as Ivy Lamb Champion 1936
Sensation
as Maisie Turnpit 1936
The Dominant Sex
as Angela Shale 1937
Jane Steps Out
as Jane Wilton 1938
Castle of Crimes
as Betty Harlowe 1940
Yes, Madam?
as Sally Galt 1938
Pot Luck
1936
The Winter's Tale
as Paulina 1968
Foreign Affaires
as Sophie 1935
Housemaster
as Rosemary Faringdon 1938