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Diane Cilento
ACTOR

Diane Cilento

Known for The Persuaders! · Hitler: The Last Ten Days · Thriller

Diane Cilento (2 April 1932 – 6 October 2011) was an Australian actress. She is best known for her film roles in Tom Jones (1963), which earned her an Academy Award nomination, Hombre (1967) and The Wicker Man (1973). She also received a Tony Award nomination for her performance as Helen of Troy in the play Tiger at the Gates. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diane Cilento, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors…

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Born
Oct 5, 1933
Died
Oct 7, 2011
Birthplace
Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia
Known For
Acting

Biography

Diane Cilento (2 April 1932 – 6 October 2011) was an Australian actress. She is best known for her film roles in Tom Jones (1963), which earned her an Academy Award nomination, Hombre (1967) and The Wicker Man (1973). She also received a Tony Award nomination for her performance as Helen of Troy in the play Tiger at the Gates.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Diane Cilento, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

TVThe Persuaders!
The Persuaders!Kate Sinclair · 1971
★ 7.7
MOVIEHitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten DaysHanna Reitsch · 1973
★ 6.2
TVThriller
ThrillerClara · 1973
★ 7.0
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 1961
★ 5.8
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of FameBianca · 1951
★ 8.8
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute TheatrePenelope · 1965
★ 4.2
TVArmchair Theatre
Armchair TheatreSadie Thompson · 1956
★ 6.0
TVEspionage
EspionageLina · 1963
★ 10.0

Filmography

Movies

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.Maria Hornblower (voice) (uncredited)
1951
Moulin RougeMidinette (uncredited)
1952
Wings of DangerJeannette
1952
AH
All Hallowe'enHarriet
1953
Meet Mr. LuciferWoman in Street (uncredited)
1953
The Angel Who Pawned Her HarpThe Angel
1954
The Passing StrangerJill
1954
Passage HomeRuth Elton
1955
The Woman for JoeMary
1955
TT
The Taming of the ShrewBianca
1956
The Admirable CrichtonEliza Tweeny
1957
The Truth About WomenAmbrosine Viney
1957
Jet StormAngelica Como
1959
The Full TreatmentDenise Colby
1960
The Naked EdgeMrs. Heath
1961
I Thank a FoolLiane Dane
1962
Tom JonesMolly Seagrim
1963
Rattle of a Simple ManCyrenne
1964
The Third SecretAnne Tanner
1964
Once Upon a TractorGeraldine
1965
The Agony and the EcstasyContessina de'Medici
1965
Dial M for MurderMargo Wendice
1967
HombreJessie
1967
NegativesReingard
1968
The Frankie Howerd ShowSelf
1968
The Kiss of BloodLady Sannox
1968
Z.P.G.Edna
1972
Hitler: The Last Ten DaysHanna Reitsch
1973
Spell of EvilClara
1973
The Wicker ManMiss Rose
1973
DB
Death Becomes MeKate Sinclair (archive footage)
1979
Duet for FourMargot Mason
1982
The Boy Who Had EverythingMother
1985
Intimate Portrait: Sean ConnerySelf (archive footage)
1998
MN
Mein Name ist Connery, Sean ConnerySelf (archive footage)
2020
The Sean Connery ParadoxSelf (archive footage)
2022

Television

Hallmark Hall of FameBianca · 1 eps
1951
Armchair TheatreSadie Thompson · 1 eps
1956
Whicker's World1 eps
1959
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 1 eps
1961
EspionageLina · 1 eps
1963
F
FestivalLysistrata · 1 eps
1963
B
BlackmailEuphrasia Jones · 1 eps
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatrePenelope · 1 eps
1965
Late Night HorrorLady Sannox · 1 eps
1968
RG
Rogues' GalleryLady Sarah Bellasize · 7 eps
1968
ITV Saturday Night TheatreLady Sarah Bellasize · 3 eps
1969
The Persuaders!Kate Sinclair · 1 eps
1971
ThrillerClara · 1 eps
1973
Affairs of the HeartElizabeth Damerel · 1 eps
1974
TycoonDiana Clark · 13 eps
1978
For the Term of His Natural LifeLady Elinor Devine · 3 eps
1983

Photos

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