One of the outstanding stage actresses of her time, Diana Wynyard will always be remembered for her unforgettable performance in the British version of the thriller Gaslight (1940) (re-made in Hollywood in 1944 with Ingrid Bergman). Starring opposite the great Anton Walbrook, she played the part of terrorized Bella Mallen (driven to the point of ...
She was the first British actress to put her prints on the Grauman's Chinese Theater forecourt.
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She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1953 Queen's New Year Honours List for her services to drama.
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Her last television performance was in the play "The Man in the Panama Hat", which was recorded in March 1964. Her death occurred before the intended broadcast in May 1964, and it was eventually shown posthumously on 21 September 1964.
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She died from renal disease in London in 1964, aged 58, while rehearsing "The Master Builder" with Michael Redgrave and Maggie Smith as part of the new National Theatre Company. Celia Johnson replaced her.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
ITV Play of the Week
1956-1964
TV Series
Helen Purslow / Constance Tuckerman / Irina Arkadina / ...
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
TV Series
Stella Lambert
BBC Sunday-Night Play
1960
TV Mini-Series
Lady Frinton
Playhouse 90
1959
TV Series
Jane Birman
Theatre Night
1958
TV Series
Mary Lester
Island in the Sun
1957
Mrs. Fleury
Producers' Showcase
1957
TV Series
The Empress
The Gentle Touch
1956
The Matron
Rheingold Theatre
1955
TV Series
Lucille
Lady Charing Is Cross
1955
TV Movie
Lady Charing
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1954
TV Series
Joanna Manville
The Lover
1954
TV Short
The Queen
Tom Brown's Schooldays
1951
Mrs. Thomas Arnold
This Is Show Business
1951
TV Series
An Ideal Husband
1947
Lady Gertrude Chiltern
The Remarkable Mr. Kipps
1941
Helen Walshingham
The Prime Minister
1941
Mary Disraeli
A Voice in the Night
1941
Irena Roder
The Murder in Thornton Square
1940
Bella Mallen
The Fugitive
1939
Kit Kobling
Othello
1937
TV Movie
Desdemona
Theatre Parade
1937
TV Series
One More River
1934
Claire Corven
Let's Try Again
1934
Alice Overton
Where Sinners Meet
1934
Anne
Reunion in Vienna
1933
Elena Krug
Men Must Fight
1933
Laura Seward
Cavalcade
1933
Jane Marryot
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
Natasha
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Salute to Show Business
1957
TV Movie
Herself
Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z
1957
TV Series
Herself - Verse speaker
This Is Show Business
1952
TV Series
Herself
The Ed Sullivan Show
1950
TV Series
Herself
Hollywood on Parade No. B-13
1934
Short
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years
1997
TV Movie documentary
Actress 'Cavalcade' (uncredited)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1934
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cavalcade (1933)
Known for movies
Cavalcade (1933) as Jane Marryot
The Murder in Thornton Square (1940) as Bella Mallen
$1.2 Million
