Diana Lambert

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Diana Lambert (1931–1995) was a British actress. [1]

She was born on 17 September 1931 in Kensington, London, England as Diana Charlotte Herrmann. She was an actress, known for The Nun's Story (1959), Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) and Vicky's First Ball (1956). [2] [3] [4] She played Anna in episode 28 of The Adventures of William Tell , The Avenger (1959).

Lambert was also in Mrs Thursday , The Famous Five and appeared in the BBC department store sitcom Are You Being Served? three times (1976 and 1985), once playing a customer and the other two playing Captain Peacock's long suffering, battle axe wife. [5]

She died in Kensington, London in 1995 aged 63. [2]

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References

  1. "Diana Lambert | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  2. 1 2 "Diana Lambert". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020.
  3. "Diana Lambert | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  4. "Vicky's First Ball". 10 January 1956. p. 27 via BBC Genome.
  5. "Diana Lambert". www.aveleyman.com.