Diana Churchill (actress)

Diana Churchill
Diana Churchill in 1938
Born	21 August 1913 Wembley, England, UK
Died	October 8, 1994(1994-10-08) (aged 81) Northwood, London, England, UK
Other names	Diana Josephine Churchill
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1932-1977 (film)

Diana Josephine Churchill (21 August 1913 – 8 October 1994) was an English actress. 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). She was married to the actors Barry K. Barnes (1938-1965) and Mervyn Johns (1976-1992).

She was no relation to Sir Winston Churchill, whose also had a daughter Diana, as well as an actress-daughter Sarah.

Death

She died from multiple sclerosis at age 81 in Northwood on 8 October 1994.

Filmography

• Service for Ladies (1932)
• Sally Bishop (1932)
• Foreign Affaires (1935)
• Sensation (1936)
• Pot Luck (1936)
• Dishonour Bright (1936)
• The Dominant Sex (1937)
• School for Husbands (1937)
• Jane Steps Out (1938)
• Housemaster (1938)
• Yes, Madam? (1939)
• The Spider (1940)
• Law and Disorder (1940)
• The House of the Arrow (1940)
• Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
• The History of Mr. Polly (1949)
• The Winter's Tale (1967)

External links

• Diana Churchill at the Internet Movie Database