Diane Langton

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Diane Langton
Born (1947-05-31) 31 May 1947 (age 77)
Somerset, England
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active1959–present
Notable work

Diane Langton (born 31 May 1947) [1] is an English actress and singer, known for playing Marlena "Nana" McQueen in Hollyoaks from 2007 to 2009 and 2012 onwards. Langton's other roles have included Kathy in The Rag Trade , Ruby Rowan in Heartbeat and Bev Williams in EastEnders .

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Career

Langton has appeared in numerous television series. [2] In the 1980s, she appeared in Only Fools and Horses as June Snell, a former girlfriend of Del Boy. [3] She also appeared in The Rag Trade as Kathy Roberts, EastEnders as Cindy Beale's mother, Bev Williams, in Heartbeat as Ruby Rowan, Nick Berry's character's mother, and as a prostitute in an episode of Joking Apart . [4] [5] [2] Her other notable TV appearances have included Alas Smith and Jones , Bergerac , Minder , Carry On Laughing and The Bill . [4] [2] [6] She also had her own special called Let There Be Langton. [7] She played Private Alice Easy in the 1976 film Carry On England . [8] She appeared in The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog, which was recorded 1982, and broadcast by Channel 4 in 1983. [9] In 2007, she began portraying the role of Nana McQueen on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks . [2] [7]

Langton, who began her career as a dancer, is a theatre actress and singer, having appeared in the West End, in A Chorus Line , Pippin, I'm Getting My Act Together, A Little Night Music , Chicago and Mary Poppins . [10] Her long stage career began with an appearance in Hair , in 1968. [11] In 1982 she appeared in the Royal Variety Performance, performing a song from Show Boat . [12] In 1987, she created the role of Angel in Kander & Ebb's The Rink at the Forum Theatre in Manchester, a role which she reprised in the 1988 West End transfer. [13] She returned to the show in 2004, at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, this time playing the role of Angel's mother, Anna. [14] In 2010, she joined the London cast of Billy Elliot as Grandma. [15]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1959 Carry On Teacher SchoolgirlFilm; uncredited
1974 Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! AngieFilm
1974 Percy's Progress Maureen SugdenFilm
1975 Carry On Laughing Tzana; Griselda; Isolde3 episodes
1975 Eskimo Nell Gladys ArmitageFilm
1975 Confessions of a Pop Performer Ruby ClimaxFilm
1975, 1977–1978 The Rag Trade KathyMain role
1976 Trial by Combat RubyFilm
1976 Carry On England Private Alice EasyFilm
1979 She Loves Me Ilona RitterTelevision film
1981The End of the End of the Pier ShowMrs. ChanningTelevision film
1982 Minder RitaEpisode: "In"
1985–1986 Only Fools and Horses June SnellEpisodes: "Happy Returns" and "A Royal Flush"
1987 Alas Smith and Jones MumEpisode: "The Homemade Xmas Video"
1989 Streets Apart Rene4 episodes
1989 The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover May FitchFilm
1990 Bergerac Dawn GrayEpisode: "All the Sad Songs"
1990–1991 The Les Dennis Laughter Show Unknown3 episodes
1990 Boon Sylvia ClayboroughEpisode: "Rival Eyes"
1991 Tonight at 8.30 Beryl WatersEpisode: "Still Life"
1993 The Bill Marion DraperEpisode: "Having What It Takes"
1995 Joking Apart ProstituteEpisode #2.3
1995–1997 Heartbeat Ruby Rowan6 episodes
1995–1996 How to Be a Little Sod Grandmother7 episodes
1998–1999 EastEnders Bev Williams Recurring role
2000 Lexx HammerEpisode: "Girltown"
2001 Holby City Nina CocozzaEpisode: "New Beginnings"
2003, 2008 Doctors Josie Rogers / Cynthia Albury2 episodes
2004 The Final Quest Marian SnrTelevision film
2007–2009, 2012–2023, 2024– Hollyoaks Nana McQueen Regular role
2009 Ashes to Ashes JuliaEpisode #2.1
2020 Hollyoaks Later Nana McQueen 2020 special

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