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Born | Somerset, England | 31 May 1947
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Years active | 1959–present |
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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 .
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1959 | Carry On Teacher | Schoolgirl | Film; uncredited |
1974 | Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! | Angie | Film |
1974 | Percy's Progress | Maureen Sugden | Film |
1975 | Carry on Laughing | Tzana; Griselda; Isolde | 3 episodes |
1975 | Eskimo Nell | Gladys Armitage | Film |
1975 | Confessions of a Pop Performer | Ruby Climax | Film |
1975, 1977–1978 | The Rag Trade | Kathy | Main role |
1976 | Trial by Combat | Ruby | Film |
1976 | Carry On England | Private Alice Easy | Film |
1979 | She Loves Me | Ilona Ritter | Television film |
1981 | The End of the End of the Pier Show | Mrs. Channing | Television film |
1982 | Minder | Rita | Episode: "In" |
1985–1986 | Only Fools and Horses | June Snell | Episodes: "Happy Returns" and "A Royal Flush" |
1987 | Alas Smith and Jones | Mum | Episode: "The Homemade Xmas Video" |
1989 | Streets Apart | Rene | 4 episodes |
1989 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | May Fitch | Film |
1990 | Bergerac | Dawn Gray | Episode: "All the Sad Songs" |
1990–1991 | The Les Dennis Laughter Show | Unknown | 3 episodes |
1990 | Boon | Sylvia Clayborough | Episode: "Rival Eyes" |
1991 | Tonight at 8.30 | Beryl Waters | Episode: "Still Life" |
1993 | The Bill | Marion Draper | Episode: "Having What It Takes" |
1995 | Joking Apart | Prostitute | Episode #2.3 |
1995–1997 | Heartbeat | Ruby Rowan | 6 episodes |
1995–1996 | How to Be a Little Sod | Grandmother | 7 episodes |
1998–1999 | EastEnders | Bev Williams | Recurring role |
2000 | Lexx | Hammer | Episode: "Girltown" |
2001 | Holby City | Nina Cocozza | Episode: "New Beginnings" |
2003, 2008 | Doctors | Josie Rogers / Cynthia Albury | 2 episodes |
2004 | The Final Quest | Marian Snr | Television film |
2007–2009, 2012–present | Hollyoaks | Nana McQueen | Series regular |
2009 | Ashes to Ashes | Julia | Episode #2.1 |
2020 | Hollyoaks Later | Nana McQueen | 2020 special |
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