Diana Ewing | |
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Born | [1] [2] Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | January 4, 1946
Alma mater | Punahou School Sarah Lawrence College |
Years active | 1968–1977 |
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Diana Ewing (born January 4, 1946) is an American actress.
Ewing was born in Honolulu. [4] In her teenage years, she acted in plays at Punahou School and Honolulu Community Theater. [5] She is the daughter of William H. Ewing and Marjorie A. Ewing. [6] Her father was a newspaper editorial consultant, and she worked at a newspaper during the summers of her high-school years. [5] She attended Sarah Lawrence College. [7]
Ewing acted at the Manhattan Playhouse in East Palo Alto, California. Productions in which she performed included The Master Builder and Slow Dance on the Killing Ground. [8]
Ewing guest-starred on many television series, including The Mod Squad (1968), Love American Style (1969), Mission: Impossible (1969), The Big Valley (1969), The F.B.I. (1970), Archer (1975), Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977), Harry O (1974), and The Rockford Files (1977). One of her earliest television roles was in the original Star Trek in the third-season episode "The Cloud Minders" (1969) as Droxine.
Ewing made her feature film debut in the supporting role of Tracy Rutledge, in the movie 80 Steps to Jonah (1969), [9] and also appeared in Play It As It Lays (1972) and The Way We Were (1973). Her last appearance on the big screen was as Jenny in the western thriller Knife for the Ladies (1974). Her last television appearance was in Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977).
Ewing married Timothy Woolley Quealy on June 17, 1965. [7] She was also later married to writer Charles Shyer. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1969 | 80 Steps to Jonah | Tracy Rutledge | |
1972 | Play It As It Lays | Susannah | |
1973 | The Way We Were | Vicki Bissinger | |
1974 | Knife for the Ladies | Jenny |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1968 | The Mod Squad | Karen Westphal | Episode: "Love" |
1969 | Mission: Impossible | Stephanie | Episode: "Live Bait" |
Star Trek | Droxine | S3:E21, "The Cloud Minders" | |
The Big Valley | Maggie Delaney | Episode: "Town of No Exit" | |
Love, American Style | Katy | Episode: segment "Love and Take Me Along" | |
Katherine Walker | Episode: segment "Love and the Single Couple" | ||
Gunsmoke | Ella Horton | Episode: "MacGraw" | |
1970 | Lancer | Sarah Calhoun | Episode: "Splinter Group" |
The Most Deadly Game | Gabrielle | Episode: "Gabrielle" | |
The F.B.I. | Karen Wandermere | Episode: "Time Bomb" | |
1971 | Getting Together | Sandra/Sandra Burke | 2 episodes |
1972 | Jigsaw | Judy Morgan | Episode: "To Stalk the Night" |
1973 | The Girl with Something Extra | Linda Fowler | Episode: "John & Sally & Fred & Linda" |
Hawkins | Connie Hawkins | Episode: "Blood Feud" | |
1974 | Medical Center | Colin | Episode: "Appointment with Danger" |
Harry O | Marilyn Sidwell | Episode: "Shadows at Noon" | |
1975 | Archer | Episode: "Shades of Blue" | |
Petrocelli | Dusty | Episode: "Death Ride" | |
Police Story | Claire Montrose | Episode: "Little Boy Lost" | |
Matt Helm | Amy Farrah | Episode: "Think Murder" | |
1977 | The Rockford Files | Girl in Tub | Episode: "Dirty Money, Black Light" |
1977 | Washington: Behind Closed Doors | Kathy Ferris | TV miniseries (6 episodes) |
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