Dianne Pilkington
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| Born | June 7, 1975 Wigan, England |
| Occupation | Stage actress and singer |
Dianne Pilkington (born June 7, 1975) is an English actress. She trained at the Guildford School of Acting in England, and since then has developed her stage credits; Éponine in Les Misérables, Kim in Taboo, Mary in Tonight's The Night, The Beautiful Game, Belinda in The Far Pavilions and played the role of Belle in the national tour of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Pilkington most recently starred as Grizabella in the European tour of Cats. She is currently playing the role of Glinda in the Wicked musical of London's West End at the Apollo Victoria Theatre alongside Alexia Khadime, who is playing the role of Elphaba. Her role as Galinda (Glinda) started on 16 July 2007 replacing Helen Dallimore after serving as Dallimore's Stand-by for 3 months. Pilkington was nominated in the "Best Takeover Role" category at the 2008 Theatregoer's Choice Awards, but lost to co-star Kerry Ellis.[1] Pilkington is currently contracted with Wicked until June 2009.
Dianne has recently finished filming The Wolf Man opposite Benicio del Toro, for Universal Pictures due for release in 2009. Her role in the project is currently unknown.[2]
