Actor
Diana Churchill
August 21, 1913 · Wembley, London, England, UK
Diana Churchill (21 August 1913 – 8 October 1994) was an English actress. She was born Diana Josephine Churchill in Wembley, Middlesex on 21 August 1913. 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) as Kathleen Scott. She was married to the actors Barry K. Barnes (1938-1965) and Mervyn Johns (1976-1992). She died from multiple sclerosis at age 81 in Northwood on 8 October 1994.
Often works with
Martita Hunt
3 titles together
Service for Ladies, Pot Luck, Foreign Affaires
Cecil Parker
3 titles together
Housemaster, Dishonour Bright, Foreign Affaires
Tom Walls
3 titles together
Dishonour Bright, Pot Luck, Foreign Affaires
John Mills
2 titles together
Scott of the Antarctic, The History of Mr. Polly
Edward Chapman
2 titles together
The History of Mr. Polly, Law and Disorder
Romney Brent
2 titles together
School for Husbands, The Dominant Sex
Full filmography · 18
The Winter's Tale
as Paulina
1968
The History of Mr. Polly
as Annie Larkins
1949
Scott of the Antarctic
as Kathleen Scott
19487.2
Castle of Crimes
as Betty Harlowe
1940
Law and Disorder
as Janet Preston
1940
Yes, Madam?
as Sally Galt
1938
Jane Steps Out
as Jane Wilton
1938
Housemaster
as Rosemary Faringdon
1938
School for Husbands
as Marion Carter
1937
The Dominant Sex
as Angela Shale
1937
Sensation
as Maisie Turnpit
1936
Dishonour Bright
as Ivy Lamb Champion
1936