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Dianne Foster is a Actor Canadienne born on 31 october 1928 at Edmonton (Canada)

Dianne Foster

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Birth name Olga Helen Laruska
Nationality Canada
Birth 31 october 1928 at Edmonton (Canada)
Death 27 july 2019 (at 90 years)

Dianne Foster (born October 31, 1928) is a Canadian actress of Ukrainian descent who began her career at the age of thirteen in a stage adaptation of James Barrie's What Every Woman Knows. At fourteen she began a radio career, subsequently moved to Toronto, and became one of Canada's top radio stars, working with Andrew Allan, drama supervisor for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on productions such as Stage '49. For a holiday in 1951 she traveled to London, England, where she and Andrew Allen married. In London that same year, she appeared onstage in Agatha Christie's The Hollow and Orson Welles's Othello. In March, 1952, her husband returned to Canada while she stayed in London to honour her five-year contract with a British film company.

In 1953, she co-starred alongside Charlton Heston and Lizabeth Scott in the middling Bad for Each Other. In 1954, she was signed by Columbia Pictures and relocated to Hollywood, where her first appearance proper that year was with Mickey Rooney in the well-received Drive a Crooked Road.

Foster's marriage to Allen effectively was over before she left for the United States. In 1954, she married Joel A. Murcott, a Hollywood radio-television scriptwriter, during location filming for The Kentuckian. At thirty-nine, Murcott was fourteen years her senior and had been married previously.

In 1955, Foster appeared on the cover of Picturegoer and co-starred in two big films, Glenn Ford's The Violent Men and Burt Lancaster's The Kentuckian.

On February 14, 1956, she gave birth to twins: a son, Jason, and a daughter, Jodi. Although her film career continued, it was not on the same upward trajectory as before. In 1957 she co-starred in the biopic Monkey on My Back about boxer Barney Ross, Night Passage with James Stewart and The Brothers Rico with Richard Conte. That same year she also filed for divorce from Murcott, claiming he struck her in the face and kicked her in the stomach. She asked for custody and $1 in token alimony. The couple reconciled, but it proved to be temporary as they separated twice more before finally divorcing in 1959, with Foster being awarded $250 a month in child support. It was the third time she had filed for divorce, and she gave her age as 24, although she was in fact 31.

In 1958, she starred with Alan Ladd in The Deep Six, and that same year she appeared alongside Jack Hawkins in Gideon of Scotland Yard before her last really big picture, The Last Hurrah. It featured an all-star cast that included Spencer Tracy, Pat O'Brien, and Basil Rathbone, and was nominated for two BAFTA awards.

In 1960, Foster was the title guest star in the episode "Lawyer in Petticoats" on the short-lived NBC western series Overland Trail starring William Bendix and Doug McClure. Her fellow guest stars were Barton MacLane and Denver Pyle. Foster also appeared in 1960 in three other NBC westerns Bonanza (as Joyce Edwards in "The Mill"), Wagon Train (as Leslie Ivers in "Trial for Murder: Part 2"), and Riverboat (as Marian Templeton in "Path of the Eagle").

There was a three-year absence before she next returned to the screen in King of the Roaring 20's - The Story of Arnold Rothstein. After her divorce from Murcott she married Dr. Harold Rowe, a Van Nuys dentist. On November 14, 1963, her son, Dustin Louis Rowe, was born in Los Angeles. In the same year she made her last film appearance, in the Dean Martin vehicle Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?.

Foster continued to appear in television programs, such as the Wild Wild West episode "The Night of the Lord of Limbo," CBS's The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962–1963) and the ABC medical drama Breaking Point (1963–1964) and in The Fugitive. She guest starred in the ABC drama Going My Way, starring Gene Kelly. She made four guest appearances on Perry Mason between 1962-1965, and appeared in the "Caesar's Wife" episode of The Big Valley in 1966.

She retired from show business in 1966 to concentrate on rearing her three children. She still lives in California and is an accomplished pianist and painter.

Biography

Issue d'une famille d'origine ukrainienne, elle adopte le pseudonyme de Dianne Foster et débute au cinéma en 1951, dans un film britannique (elle réside alors à Londres). Elle participe en tout à dix-huit films (quatre autres britanniques et treize américains), le dernier en 1963. Elle tient l'un de ses rôles majeurs en 1958, aux côtés de Spencer Tracy, dans La Dernière Fanfare de John Ford.

Après ce film, elle apparaît surtout à la télévision, dans des séries (la première dès 1952), jusqu'en 1966, année où elle se retire définitivement.

Notons ici qu'en 1951, durant son séjour londonien, Dianne Foster joue au théâtre, dans deux pièces (voir la rubrique "Théâtre" ci-dessous).

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Filmography of Dianne Foster (18 films)

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Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?, 1h43
Directed by Daniel Mann
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about television, Erotic films
Actors Dean Martin, Elizabeth Montgomery, Carol Burnett, Martin Balsam, Jill St John, Richard Conte
Roles Mona Kaufman
Rating58% 2.9028752.9028752.9028752.9028752.902875
Jason Steele is an actor who plays a doctor on TV. He is so convincing at it, women of all kinds won't leave him alone.
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein, 1h46
Directed by Joseph M. Newman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors David Janssen, Dianne Foster, Jack Carson, Diana Dors, Dan O'Herlihy, Mickey Shaughnessy
Roles Carolyn Green Rothstein
Rating56% 2.8108852.8108852.8108852.8108852.810885
Arnold Rothstein gains a reputation in 1920s New York City as an expert gambler. He so impresses mob boss Big Tim O'Brien that he is given a job in his illegal enterprises.
The Last Hurrah, 2h1
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Basil Rathbone, Dianne Foster, Pat O'Brien, Donald Crisp
Roles Mave Caulfield
Rating72% 3.6462953.6462953.6462953.6462953.646295
In "a New England city," Frank Skeffington (Spencer Tracy) plans to run for a fifth term. Skeffington rose from poverty in an Irish ghetto to become mayor and former governor, and is skilled at using the power of his office and an enormous political machine of ward heelers to receive support from his Irish Catholic base and other demographics. Rumors of graft and abuse of power are widespread, however, and the Protestant bishop, newspaper publisher Amos Force (John Carradine), banker Norman Cass (Basil Rathbone), and other members of the city's traditional elite the Irish Catholics replaced oppose Skeffington; so does Martin Burke (Donald Crisp), Catholic cardinal, Skeffington's childhood friend. They support the candidacy of Kevin McCluskey (Charles B. Fitzsimons), a young Catholic lawyer and war veteran with no political experience.
Gideon's Day, 1h31
Directed by John Ford
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime, Politic
Actors Jack Hawkins, Dianne Foster, Cyril Cusack, Andrew Ray, Anna Massey, James Hayter
Roles Joanna Delafield
Rating65% 3.294813.294813.294813.294813.29481
The film follows a day in the life of Detective Chief Inspector George Gideon of the Metropolitan Police. His day starts when he received information that one of his officers has been taking bribes. Despite his hectic schedule, his wife reminds him his daughter has a violin recital that evening; she also tells him her aunt and uncle are coming for tea before the concert. This becomes a recurring theme throughout the film, as Gideon is continually hampered in his efforts to finish work and return home.
The Deep Six, 1h48
Directed by John Waters, Rudolph Maté
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Films about religion, Transport films, Political films
Actors Alan Ladd, Dianne Foster, William Bendix, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Efrem Zimbalist II
Roles Susan Cahill
Rating59% 2.999072.999072.999072.999072.99907
In September 1942, during World War II, Susan Cahill (Dianne Foster), art director for an ad agency on Madison Avenue run by her fiance, is jealous of his business flirtation with a client's daughter to secure a deal. She accepts an invitation to dinner on Long Island from agency artist Alexander "Alec" Austen (Alan Ladd). Susan is disturbed by Alec's obvious feelings for her, but accepts a lunch date the next day anyway. After she leaves, Alec receives a telegram to report for active duty in the U.S. Navy but decides not to tell Susan as their relationship grows. Just before reporting for duty, Alec takes Susan home to meet his mother, a Quaker, revealing to them his hope to marry Susan—and his call up. His mother is hurt that Alec did not disclose his military obligation and saddened that he has disregarded the pacifist tenets of his upbringing. Susan admits she loves Alec, but will not break her engagement.
Night Passage, 1h30
Directed by James Neilson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Western
Actors James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Dianne Foster, Elaine Stewart, Brandon deWilde
Roles Charlotte Drew
Rating65% 3.297183.297183.297183.297183.29718
On the way to meet his former boss, railroad tycoon Ben Kimball (Jay C. Flippen), Grant McLaine (Stewart) rescues a young boy, Joey Adams (Brandon deWilde), from Concho (Robert J. Wilke). Ben informs Grant that his payroll has been robbed several times already by a gang led by Whitey Harbin (Dan Duryea) and the Utica Kid (Murphy). If Ben's workers don't get paid soon, they will all leave. Grant accepts the job of taking $10,000 to them by train.
Monkey on My Back
Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Political films
Actors Cameron Mitchell, Dianne Foster, Paul Richards, Jack Albertson, Kathy Garver, Barry Kelley
Roles Cathy Holland
Rating68% 3.43623.43623.43623.43623.4362
In the 1930s, boxer Barney Ross wins the welterweight championship, then meets chorus girl Cathy Holland as he celebrates. Sam Pian, his trainer, learns that Barney placed a $10,000 bet on himself to win the fight.
The Brothers Rico, 1h32
Directed by Phil Karlson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Richard Conte, Dianne Foster, Kathryn Crosby, James Darren, Larry Gates, Argentina Brunetti
Roles Alice Rico
Rating67% 3.3929753.3929753.3929753.3929753.392975
Eddie Rico (Richard Conte) is the owner of a prosperous laundry company in Bayshore, Florida who was the former accountant for a major crime syndicate years ago. He has given up his ties to the syndicate, and hopes to adopt a child with his wife, Alice. When Eddie receives a call asking to give a job to Wesson (William Phipps), a junior mobster, and Alice becomes worried that the syndicate will attempt to bring Eddie back into a life of crime. Eddie calms her down, but then he receives a letter from his mother saying that his two brothers, Johnny (James Darren) and Gino (Paul Picerni), have disappeared. On the way to work, Gino finds Eddie and asks for his help in leaving the country: Gino admits to being the gunman for a gang killing and Johnny was the driver. Gino now believes the syndicate is after him, and he was ordered to St. Louis later that day. Eddie, who does not believe that the syndicate is after them, tells Gino to go to St. Louis and gives him some money. When Eddie returns to work, he finds out that the syndicate boss, "Uncle" Sid Kubik (Larry Gates), has ordered him to Miami. Eddie leaves despite his wife's objections that he will miss an adoption interview.
The Kentuckian, 1h44
Directed by Burt Lancaster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Themes Films about the labor movement, Harcèlement au travail
Actors Burt Lancaster, Dianne Foster, Diana Lynn, Walter Matthau, John McIntire, John Litel
Roles Hannah Bolen
Rating61% 3.0972353.0972353.0972353.0972353.097235
Frontiersman Elias "Big Eli" Wakefield (Burt Lancaster) decides to leave 1820s Kentucky and move to Texas with his son "Little Eli" (Donald MacDonald). Along the way, they run into two women who take a liking to the pair, indentured servant Hannah (Dianne Foster), who wants to go with them, and schoolteacher Susie (Diana Lynn), who would rather have Big Eli marry her and settle down. Big Eli also has to deal with villainous Stan Bodine (Walter Matthau), who cracks a mean bullwhip.
The Violent Men, 1h36
Directed by Rudolph Maté
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Dianne Foster, Brian Keith, Warner Anderson
Roles Judith Wilkison
Rating68% 3.445863.445863.445863.445863.44586
Parrish (Ford), a Union Army ex-officer, plans to sell his land to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancee, Caroline (May Wynn), but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner, Lew Wilkison (Robinson), and the outfit's bully-boy tactics make him think again. When one of Parrish's hands is murdered, he decides to stay and fight, utilizing his war experience.
Isn't Life Wonderful!
Directed by Harold French
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Cecil Parker, Eileen Herlie, Donald Wolfit, Peter Asher, Eleanor Summerfield, Dianne Foster
Roles Virginia, a young lady from America
Rating59% 2.956362.956362.956362.956362.95636
Drive a Crooked Road, 1h23
Directed by Richard Quiney
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Kelly, Harry Landers, Jerry Paris
Roles Barbara Mathews
Rating68% 3.4437453.4437453.4437453.4437453.443745
A mechanic and race car driver (Rooney) is chosen by two bank robbers to help them with a heist. The heist requires a driver with considerable driving skills to complete the task. To bait the driver into the dangerous scheme, one of the robbers uses his girlfriend (Foster) to help persuade the honest young man to assist with the crime.
Three Hours to Kill, 1h17
Directed by Alfred L. Werker
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Dana Andrews, Donna Reed, James Westerfield, Dianne Foster, Stephen Elliott, Richard Coogan
Roles Chris Palmer
Rating63% 3.1931253.1931253.1931253.1931253.193125
Jim Guthrie (Dana Andrews) returns to town three years after being falsely accused of murdering Carter Mastin (Richard Webb). He recounts the story of the night of the murder to Sheriff Ben East (Stephen Elliott). Viewers find out that he was strung up by a town mob after it appeared he had indeed committed the murder and he still bored the scar from the ordeal. Laurie (Donna Reed), Carter's sister, who was planning on marrying Jim delivers him from his fate. After being given three hours by the Sheriff to find the true killer, Jim, through much interrogation and speculation is led to the guilty man.
Drive a Crooked Road, 1h23
Directed by Richard Quiney
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Kelly, Harry Landers, Jerry Paris
Roles Barbara Mathews
Rating68% 3.4437453.4437453.4437453.4437453.443745
Jeune mécanicien et pilote automobile, Eddie Shannon pense avoir trouvé l'amour de sa vie en rencontrant la plantureuse Barbara Mathews. Alors qu'il rêve de disputer une course de rallye en Europe, il se laisse entraîner par amour dans le monde du crime par Barbara. Elle lui fait rencontrer deux braqueurs de banque qui lui demandent de conduire une voiture lors de l'un de leurs casses. Convaincu par Barbara, qui n'est autre que la fiancée de l'un des malfrats, Eddie accepte d'être leur chauffeur mais il se rend compte, trop tard, qu'il est tombé dans une machination.
Bad for Each Other, 1h23
Directed by Irving Rapper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dianne Foster, Mildred Dunnock, Arthur Franz, Ray Collins
Roles Joan Lasher
Rating58% 2.902342.902342.902342.902342.90234
Army colonel and doctor Tom Owen returns home to Coalville, Pennsylvania, on leave. He learns from wealthy mine owner Dan Reasonover that his brother Floyd, a mine safety engineer killed in an explosion, had betrayed Dan's trust by purchasing substandard equipment and taking kickbacks. Floyd was also heavily in debt. Tom wants to pay Dan back, but Dan tells him to forget about the money.