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Diana Churchill is a Actor born on 21 august 1913

Diana Churchill

Diana Churchill
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Birth 21 august 1913
Death 8 october 1994 (at 81 years)

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).

Usually with

Tom Walls
Tom Walls
(3 films)
Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker
(4 films)
John Mills
John Mills
(2 films)
Athene Seyler
Athene Seyler
(3 films)
Cyril Smith
Cyril Smith
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Diana Churchill (16 films)

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Actress

The History of Mr. Polly, 1h35
Directed by Anthony Pelissier
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins, Finlay Currie, Diana Churchill, Shelagh Fraser
Roles Annie Larkins
Rating65% 3.2966153.2966153.2966153.2966153.296615
Following his dismissal from a draper's shop, where his father had placed him as an apprentice, protagonist Alfred Polly (John Mills) finds it hard to find another position. When a telegram arrives informing him of his father's death, he returns to the family home. With a bequest of £500, Polly starts to consider his future; and a friend of his father's, Mr Johnsen (Edward Chapman), urges him to invest it in a shop - an idea that Polly hates. Whilst dawdling in the country on a newly-bought bicycle, Polly has a brief dalliance with a schoolgirl, Christabel (Sally Ann Howes); but later marries a cousin, Miriam Larkins (Betty Ann Davies). 15 years later, Polly and his wife are running a drapery in Fishbourne, and the marriage has descended to incessant arguments and bickering. Whilst walking in the country, Polly decides to commit suicide but also sets his shop ablaze in the hope the insurance will assure Miriam's prosperity; but botches the arson job and instead of killing himself, rescues an elderly neighbour and becomes a minor local celebrity. Still unhappy, Polly leaves Miriam and is hired by a rural innkeeper (Megs Jenkins) as handyman and ferryman; but soon realises that the position was open because the innkeeper's brother-in-law Jim (Finlay Currie) is a drunkard who chases any other man away from the inn. Polly clashes with Jim until the latter accidentally drowns in a weir when he is chasing Polly. Several years later, Polly returns to Fishbourne to find Miriam operating a tea-shop with her sister, in the belief that Polly had drowned, and returns to his happier life at the inn.
Scott of the Antarctic, 1h51
Directed by Charles Frend
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors John Mills, James Robertson Justice, Barry Letts, Harold Warrender, Kenneth More, Derek Bond
Roles Kathleen Scott
Rating69% 3.497153.497153.497153.497153.49715
Captain Scott is given the men, but not the funds, to go on a second expedition to the Antarctic. As his wife works on a bust of him, she tells him that she's "not the least jealous" that he's going to the Antarctic again. The wife of a Dr. E. A. Wilson whom Scott hopes to recruit has a very different opinion from Scott's wife, but Wilson agrees to go. Scott also visits Fridtjof Nansen, who insists that a polar expedition must use only dogs, not machines or horses. Scott goes on a fundraising campaign, and despite popular scepticism, manages to raise enough money to fund the expedition.
Jane Steps Out
Directed by Paul L. Stein
Genres Comedy
Actors Diana Churchill, Jean Muir, Peter Murray-Hill, Athene Seyler, Fred Emney, Iris Hoey
Roles Jane Wilton

A young woman is overshadowed by her more glamorous sister. With the help of her grandmother she transforms herself and is able to attract a man.
Pot Luck
Pot Luck (1936)
, 1h11
Directed by Tom Walls
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Tom Walls, Diana Churchill, Peter Gawthorne, Martita Hunt, Cyril Smith, Sara Allgood
Rating58% 2.922212.922212.922212.922212.92221
A retired Scotland Yard detective, Patrick Fitzpatrick (Tom Walls) comes back to take one final case, tracking down a missing vase which has been stolen by a gang of thieves specialising in taking art treasures. His investigation takes him to the home of the innocent Mr Pye (Robertson Hare), whose house has been used by the crooks to hide their proceeds.
Dishonour Bright, 1h23
Directed by Tom Walls
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Tom Walls, Eugene Pallette, Betty Stockfeld, Diana Churchill, Cecil Parker, Arthur Wontner
Roles Ivy Lamb Champion
Rating63% 3.170753.170753.170753.170753.17075
Stephen Champion is cited as the co-respondent in a divorce case, but is cheerfully unashamed when he appears in court. During the case he strikes up a flirtatious relationship with Stella Crane, the wife of one of the lawyers. Nonetheless he marries his lover when her divorce comes through. While on his European honeymoon, he comes to Stella's assistance when she is nearly trapped by a cad and his blackmailing associate. Yet it takes some time to convince both his own wife and her husband that his conduct has been entirely honourable.
Service for Ladies, 1h33
Directed by Alexander Korda
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Leslie Howard, Elizabeth Allan, George Grossmith, Jr., Benita Hume, Martita Hunt, Morton Selten
Roles Minor Role
Rating61% 3.096813.096813.096813.096813.09681
Max Tracey is the head waiter at a London hotel. He falls in love at first sight with Sylvia Robertson, an aristocratic woman, and poses as a prince to win her love. In this venture, he is aided by Mr. Westlake, a Ruritanian monarch who owes him a favour. When Sylvia discovers Max's deception, she is appalled, but the situation is resolved when her father tells her that he was once a hotel dishwasher.