Diana Van der Vlis Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Diana Van der Vlis (June 9, 1935 - October 22, 2001) was a Canadian stage, screen and television actress best known for her characters ‘Dr. Nell Beaulac’ on the ABC soap opera Ryan's Hope and 'Kate Hathaway Prescott’ on the CBS soap opera Where the Heart Is. Two other roles on soap operas that she played were Sherry Rowan on Ryan's Hope and Susan Ames Carver on The Secret Storm when she was a substitute for Judy Lewis in the role.Van der Vlis studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London and acted in Canada before moving to New York in the spring of 1956. She made her Broadway debut opposite Walter Pidgeon in the hit The Happiest Millionaire. Her subsequent Broadway productions include leading or featured roles in Comes a Day, A Mighty Man is He, A Shot in the Dark, On an Open Road, and The Waltz of the Toreadors.Diana appeared in the movies The Girl in Black Stockings, The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, The Incident, The Swimmer and Lovespell. She also appeared in the TV film, Ghostbreakers.Miss Van der Vlis has guest starred on numerous primetime TV shows, including Kraft Theatre, Naked City, Tactic, U.S. Steel Hour, Dupont Show of the Month, Dupont Show of the Week, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Great Ghost Tales, Brenner, Checkmate, East Side/West Side, Route 66, Dr. Kildare, Flipper, Mr. Broadway, The Defenders, 12 O'Clock High, The Invaders, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., T.H.E. Cat, The FBI, and The Fugitive.She was a naturalized U.S. citizen and mother of actor Matthew Powers.On October 22, 2001 she died due to a cardiac arrest caused by a pulmonary embolism following a brief illness.
Was nominated for Broadway's 1957 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for her performance as Cordelia Biddle in "The Happiest Millionaire."
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Naturalized U.S. citizen.
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Studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London and acted in Canada before moving to New York in the spring of 1956.
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Despite a long career on Broadway, she is best known for playing "Dr. Nell Beaulac" on the former TV soap opera Ryan's Hope (1975).
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The DuPont Show of the Week
1963
TV Series
Paula Amory
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963
Dr. Diane Fairfax (as Diana van der Vlis)
Checkmate
1961
TV Series
Hope Reardon
Brenner
1961
TV Series
Edith Matthews
Great Ghost Tales
1961
TV Series
Tallahassee 7000
1961
TV Series
Ann Wilson
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1961
TV Series
Elise Taylor
The DuPont Show of the Month
1959-1960
TV Series
Lady Sybil
Encounter
1955-1960
TV Series
Una Ketterling
Diagnosis: Unknown
1960
TV Series
The Valley of Decision
1960
TV Movie
The United States Steel Hour
1959
TV Series
June Kingston
Tactic
1959
TV Series
The Unforeseen
1959
TV Series
Naked City
1958
TV Series
Linda Stephenson
Kraft Theatre
1958
TV Series
Morgan Taylor
On Camera
1958
TV Series
Arlene
The Girl in Black Stockings
1957
Louise Miles (as Diana Vandervlis)
Folio
1955
TV Series
Desdemona (segment 'Othello')
The Secret Storm
1954
TV Series
Susan Ames Dunbar Carver (1960s) (temporary substitute for Judy Lewis)