Diana Churchill (actress)
Diana Josephine Churchill was an English actress. 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, classy blonde with blue eyes who appeared in several British films, including Scott of the Antarctic. She was married to the actors Barry K. Barnes and Mervyn Johns.
She has no relation to British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill or his daughter, also named Diana.Death
She died from multiple sclerosis at age 81 in Northwood, London on 8 October 1994.Filmography
- Service for Ladies
- Sally Bishop
- Foreign Affaires
- Sensation
- Pot Luck
- Dishonour Bright
- The Dominant Sex
- School for Husbands
- Jane Steps Out
- Housemaster
- Yes, Madam?
- The Spider
- Law and Disorder
- The House of the Arrow
- Scott of the Antarctic
- The History of Mr. Polly