Diane Parish

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Diane Parish
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Parish in 2023
Born
Diane Carol Richards

(1969-11-06) 6 November 1969 (age 54)
Tottenham, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
Children2

Diane Carol Richards (born 6 November 1969), known professionally as Diane Parish, is an English actress, who has been portraying the character Denise Fox on the BBC One soap opera EastEnders since 2006. [1]

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A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Parish has acted on British television for over two decades. She has appeared in a number of TV shows over the years, including the ITV dramas The Bill and M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team playing Detective Eva Sharpe. She is also known for appearing in two series of the BBC One comedy drama Lovejoy (1993–1994).

Career

After graduating from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she worked mainly in theatre, including playing Cordelia in Talawa Theatre Company's 1994 production of King Lear . [2] [3]

Parish has appeared in various television roles. In Lovejoy , she played Beth Taylor, the replacement for the character Eric Catchpole. Another television role was as Lola Christie, the girlfriend of Mick McFarlane, the manager of the EastEnders night cafe, in 1998. [4]

Parish has also appeared in television dramas including The Bill and its spin-off M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team , playing DC Eva Sharpe. Before The Bill she starred in Babyfather, for which she received the Royal Television Society's best actress award in 2001, becoming the first black actor to win a major RTS award. [4] Parish returned to EastEnders in May 2006, but this time playing regular character Denise Fox. [5] She departed from the soap opera temporarily in January 2008 in order to give birth to her daughter, returning in June that year. [6] Parish appeared as Millie in the 1996 film Indian Summer (also released under the title Alive And Kicking). [7]

Personal life

Parish is of Dominican and Montserratian descent. She has two daughters with her former partner Sebastian Hagemeister. [8]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1993 Frank Stubbs Promotes ReceptionistEpisode: "Starlet"
Screen One Blackpool WaitressEpisode: "Wide-Eyed and Legless"
1993–1994 Lovejoy Beth TaylorMain role (series 5–6)
1996 The Final Passage MilkieTV film
Indian Summer MillieFilm; also marketed as Alive and Kicking
1997 Casualty DonnaEpisode: "Déjà Vu"
Holding On JanetTV mini-series
1998Picking Up the PiecesLisa GeeTV series
Driving Miss Daisy CrazyDaisyShort film
EastEnders Lola Christie Regular role
1999Real WomenRachelTV series
2000 The Vice Shirley RobinsonEpisodes: "Betrayed: Parts 1 & 2", "Lovesick: Parts 1 & 2"
2000–2001 Clocking Off Sylvia RobinsonMain role (series 1–2)
2001 Comedy Lab JacksEpisode: "Turn the World Down"
2001–2002 Babyfather Lesley BaileyRegular role
2002–2004 The Bill Eva SharpeRegular role (series 18–20)
2005 Holby City Lucy FauldsEpisode: "Live and Let Die"
Murder Investigation Team Eva SharpeEpisodes #2.1, #2.2, #2.3, #2.4
Waking the Dead Sheryl PalliserEpisodes: "Black Run: Parts 1 & 2"
2006–present EastEnders Denise Fox Regular role
2010 East Street Charity crossover between Coronation Street and EastEnders
2010 EastEnders: Farewell Stacey Television film
2012 The B&B: Kim's Place 2 episodes: "The Deadline", "Branching Out"
2014 EastEnders: The Ghosts of Ian Beale Charity special
2020 The Queen Vic Quiz Night Charity crossover between Coronation Street and EastEnders
EastEnders: Secrets from the Square HerselfEpisode: "Denise and Kim"
2023 EastEnders: The Six Herself2 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2002 Royal Television Society Programme Awards Actor: FemaleBabyfatherWon [9]
8th National Television Awards Most Popular NewcomerThe BillNominated [10]
2007 British Soap Awards Best Actress EastEndersNominated [11]
2010 15th National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceEastEndersNominated [12]
Inside Soap Awards Best ActressEastEndersNominated [13]
2011 16th National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceEastEndersNominated [14]
2013 2013 British Soap Awards Best ActressEastEndersNominated [15]
TV Choice Awards Best Soap ActressEastEndersNominated [16]
2014 19th National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceEastEndersNominated [17]
2014 British Soap Awards Best ActressEastEndersNominated [18]
TV Choice AwardsBest Soap ActressEastEndersNominated [19]
2016 2016 British Soap Awards Best ActressEastEndersNominated [20]
TV Choice AwardsBest Soap ActressEastEndersNominated [21]
2017 22nd National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceEastEndersNominated [22]
2017 British Soap Awards Best ActressEastEndersNominated [23]
2017 British Soap Awards Best Female Dramatic Performance EastEndersNominated [24]
Inside Soap AwardsBest ActressEastEndersNominated [25]
Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Soap ActressEastEndersSeventh [26]
2018 23rd National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceEastEndersNominated [27]
2018 British Soap Awards Best ActressEastEndersNominated [28]
2020I Talk Telly AwardsBest Soap PerformanceEastEndersNominated [29]
2021Best Soap Partnership (with Tameka Empson)EastEndersNominated [30]
2023 2023 British Soap Awards Best Leading Performer EastEndersNominated [31]
28th National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceEastEndersNominated [32]
Inside Soap AwardsBest ActressEastEndersNominated [33]
202429th National Television AwardsSerial Drama PerformanceEastEndersPending [34]

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