Diana Perryman | |
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Born | 9 November 1924 Melbourne, Australia |
Died | 10 January 1979 (aged 54) Sydney, Australia |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1946–1977 |
Family | Jill Perryman (sister) |
Diana Perryman (9 November 1924 – 10 January 1979) credited also as Diane Perryman, was an Australian actress, who appeared on stage, and in film and television.
Perryman was born in Melbourne in 1924 to father, Melbourne-born musical comedy actor and radio station 2KY personality William Harland-Perryman (with notable credits from 1919 to 1938), and mother, Adelaide-born actress, singer and showgirl Dorothy Eileen Duval (with credits from 1923 to 1932). Her parents were married in 1923, the year before she was born. [1]
Her first acting credit was as a child, on stage in a crowd scene role in White Horse Inn in 1936, alongside her parents and her two year old sister Jill. [2]
Perryman studied acting alongside Maggie Dence, Leonard Teale and Ruth Cracknell. [3]
Perryman was notable for her roles in early television soap operas and appeared in miniseries and made-for-tv movies, She appeared for 156 episodes in the tv series Autumn Affair with Muriel Steinbeck and Queenie Ashton. She was also a regular in tv soap The Story of Peter Grey .
Perryman also appeared in numerous theatre productions and radio plays throughout her career, including turning in an Erik Award-winning performance in stage play Two for the Seesaw in 1960.
Perryman's younger sister is stage and screen actress and singer Jill Perryman. [4] [5] Through her sister, she has a nephew, Tod Johnston who is an actor, musician and media personality; and a niece, Trudy Dunn who is an actress. Trudy's daughter McKenzie Dunn is also an actress. [6] [7]
Diana's husband, Dr. Kenneth Whiteley was a senior lecturer in wool technology at the UNSW and a huge fan of the theatre. Together with sister Jill's dancer/choreographer husband, Kevan Johnston, he urged Perryman to collaborate with her sister, which prompted her to switch to revue. [8]
Perryman was posthumously awarded an MBE in 1979. [9]
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1959 | Shell Presents | Inez | TV movie series, season 1, episode 2: Other People's Houses |
1960 | The Scent of Fear | Joan Bridey | TV movie |
1961 | Corinth House | Madge Donnythorpe | TV movie |
1961 | The Big Client | Eleanor Comely | TV movie |
1964 | I Have Been Here Before | Sally Pratt | TV movie |
1968 | Tosca | Tosca | TV movie |
1972 | Yeoman of the Guard | TV movie | |
1975 | I'm Here, Darlings! | TV movie |
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1958–1959 | Autumn Affair | Julie | TV series, season 1, 156 episodes |
1961 | The Story of Peter Gray | Jane Marner | TV series, season 1, 156 episodes |
1964 | The Purple Jacaranda [10] | Darcy Crawford | TV miniseries, 7 episodes |
1967 | You Can't See 'Round Corners | TV series, season 1, 3 episodes | |
1970 | The Link Men | TV series, season 1, 2 episodes | |
1972 | Catwalk | Mrs. Wheeler | TV series, season 1, episode 7: "Dear Desperate" |
1973 | Boney | Mrs. White | TV series, season 2, episode 7: "Boney Hunts a Murderess" |
1973 | Serpent in the Rainbow | Mrs Quigg | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
1974 | This Love Affair | Kath | TV series, season 1, episode 8: "One of My Silly Dreams" |
1973; 1975 | Certain Women | Alice | TV series, 2 episodes |
1975 | Behind the Legend | Mrs. Plummer | TV series, season 3, episode 9: "Annette Kellerman" |
1975 | Shannon's Mob | Mrs. Pellini | TV series, season 1, episode 2: "Nothing Else to Lose" |
1976 | The Outsiders | Marilyn | TV series, season 1, episode 1: "Drop Out" |
1979 | Glenview High | Shirley Mason | TV series, season 1, episode 30: "Daughter of Darkness" |
Year | Title | Role | Venue / Co. |
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1949 | Princess Precious Pearl | [11] | |
1950 | Sonata | Therese, Countess von Brunswick | Lux Radio Theatre on 2UW Sydney, 3DB Melbourne, 4BK & SAD [12] |
The Air Adventures of Biggles | Pat Kendall | Radio serial on 2GB Sydney, 2CH Sydney & 2KO Newcastle, episodes 269–625 [13] | |
1955 | Adam Had Four Sons | Radio play, episode 170 of The General Motors Hour [14] | |
1955 | Rope | Radio play, episode 171 of The General Motors Hour [15] | |
1955 | Love from a Stranger | Radio play, episode 183 of The General Motors Hour [16] | |
1955 | Don't Listen Ladies | Radio play, episode 203 of The General Motors Hour [17] | |
1955–56 | White Coolies | Radio serial [18] | |
1956 | The White Rabbit | Radio serial on 2UE Sydney [19] | |
1956 | The Prisoner of Zenda | Radio play, episode 208 of The General Motors Hour [20] | |
1956 | The Pet Shop | Radio play, episode 211 of The General Motors Hour [21] | |
1956 | The Human Touch | Radio play, episode 215 of The General Motors Hour [22] | |
1956 | The Nine Days Wonder | Radio play, episode 217 of The General Motors Hour [23] | |
1957 | A Pin to See the Peep Show | Radio play, episode 293 of The General Motors Hour [24] | |
1957 | Autumn | Radio play, episode 301 of The General Motors Hour [25] | |
1957 | Home is the Sailor | Radio play, episode 307 of The General Motors Hour [26] | |
1958 | Each Wind That Blows | Radio play, episode 311 of The General Motors Hour [27] | |
1958 | The American | Radio play, episode 313 of The General Motors Hour [28] | |
1958 | Queen Bee | Radio play, episode 323 of The General Motors Hour [29] | |
1958 | Simon and Laura | Radio play, episode 329 of The General Motors Hour [30] | |
1958 | Seat of the Scornful | Radio play, episode 330 of The General Motors Hour [31] | |
1958 | Subway in the Sky | Radio play, episode 332 of The General Motors Hour [32] | |
1958 | The Quiet Room | Radio play, episode 355 of The General Motors Hour [33] | |
1958 | Search by Night | Radio play, episode 362 of The General Motors Hour [34] | |
1958 | Land of Promise | Radio play, episode 363 of The General Motors Hour [35] | |
1958 | The Young May Moon | Radio play, episode 364 of The General Motors Hour [36] | |
1958 | The Uninvited | Radio play, episode 368 of The General Motors Hour [37] | |
1959 | Flood | Radio play, episode 382 of The General Motors Hour [38] | |
1959 | After My Fashion | Radio play, episode 384 of The General Motors Hour [39] | |
1959 | Young Timothy | Radio play, episode 386 of The General Motors Hour [40] | |
1959 | Broken Journey | Radio play, episode 404 of The General Motors Hour [41] | |
1959 | The Fifty Mark | Radio play, episode 408 of The General Motors Hour [42] | |
1959 | The Guiding Light | Dr Mary Leland | Radio serial on 2UW Sydney for Grace Gibson Radio & TV Productions [43] |
1960 | Love and Miss Figgis | Radio play, episode 413 of The General Motors Hour [44] | |
1960 | The Long Dark Road | Radio play, episode 430 of The General Motors Hour [45] | |
1960 | The Silent Inn | Radio play, episode 438 of The General Motors Hour [46] | |
A Stop on the Way | Radio play, episode 455 of The General Motors Hour [47] | ||
The Letter | Radio play, episode 463 of The General Motors Hour [48] | ||
1960 | Life with Dexter | Jessie | Radio serial on 2GB Sydney [49] |
1961 | Cattleman | Radio serial for Grace Gibson Radio & TV Productions [50] | |
Rebel in White | Jan Regan / Elvira | Radio serial | |
King Neptune and the Mermaid | Radio series [51] | ||
This Man is Mine | Radio serial for Grace Gibson Radio & TV Productions [52] | ||
The Big One Got Away | Radio serial for Grace Gibson Radio & TV Productions [53] | ||
1974 | Under Her Spell | Julia Winslow | Grace Gibson Radio & TV Productions |
Year | Title | Award | Category | Result |
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1960 | Two for the Seesaw | Erik Award | Best Actress | Won |
1979 | Diana Perryman | MBE | Honoured |