Diana Magdalene Roloff Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Diana Darvey was born on April 21, 1945 in Cheadle, Cheshire, England as Diana Magdalene Roloff. She was an actress, known for Carry on Behind (1975), The Benny Hill Show (1969) and Historia de la frivolidad (1967). She was married to Ralph Barker and Terry Gittings. She died on April 11, 2000 in Redhill, Surrey, England.
In Spain, a famous Spanish impresario, Colsada, saw her and made her the star of his revue. Openings in the Spanish musical theatre followed, where she was spotted by Benny Hill.
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Actress, singer, and dancer.
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The climax to her long run of solo spots on The Benny Hill Show (1969) was a four-minute sequence of her own devising in which she sang a skillful continuity of four different songs in three languages, Spanish, French and English. She appeared in four different costumes, all of which she designed herself.
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Her first stage appearance came in 1962, as a dancing girl in a pantomime staged in Bath. The following year she became a Butlin's Redcoat, and then she joined a London ballet troupe. This took her out of the country, first to Sweden, then to Spain.
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Benny Hill discovered her and brought her back home to Britain. He was taking one of his frequent holidays abroad, when he saw her singing in a revue in Madrid. Immediately attracted by her beauty and voice, he was amazed to discover that she was an English girl.
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When she entered show business she took on the surname Davey, from her mother's second husband. This was later changed to Darvey.
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Her father died when she was only two years old.
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Raised and educated in Bristol.
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Daughter of Pamela Cooper, one of the much-admired Windmill Girls.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Carry on Behind
1975
Maureen
And Mother Makes Five
1974
TV Series
Penny
Historia de la frivolidad
1967
TV Movie
India
El arte de no casarse
1966
as Diana Davey
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Benny Hill Show
1974-1977
TV Series performer - 4 episodes
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Benny Hill Show
1974-1977
TV Series
Herself / Various Roles
Quick on the Draw
1974
TV Series
Herself - Co-Host
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Benny Hill's V!deo S!deshow
1982
Video
Various Characters (uncredited)
Known for movies
Carry on Behind (1975) as Maureen
The Benny Hill Show (1974-1977) as Herself / Various Roles
$9 Million
