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Diana Dors

Diana Dors

Diana Dors (October 23, 1931 – May 4, 1984) was a British actress born in Swindon, England as Diana Fluck. She was considered the British equivalent of the blonde bombshells of Hollywood. Her best work as an actress was when she played a murderer in the 1956 film Yield To The Night. She had previously worked with Jack Hylton.

She was once married to future Family Feud game show host Richard Dawson, and later married actor Alan Lake.

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"They asked me to change my name. I suppose they were afraid that if my real name, Diana Fluck, was in lights and one of the lights blew..."

See the list of her movies and other details at the IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002047)


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See the list of her movies and other details at the IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002047). She also had a continuing role in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as the scheming double-faced Bajoran religious leader Kai Winn. I suppose they were afraid that if my real name, Diana Fluck, was in lights and one of the lights blew...". Fletcher was nominated for an Emmy Award for her recurring role on the television series Picket Fences. "They asked me to change my name. She also appeared in such films as The Cheap Detective, Exorcist II: The Heretic, Firestarter, Brainstorm and Flowers in the Attic. She was once married to future Family Feud game show host Richard Dawson, and later married actor Alan Lake. Milos Forman saw her, and cast her as McMurphy's nemesis Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

She had previously worked with Jack Hylton. In 1974, she returned to film in Thieves Like Us. Her best work as an actress was when she played a murderer in the 1956 film Yield To The Night. She began appearing in several television productions, but married and took time off to raise a family. She was considered the British equivalent of the blonde bombshells of Hollywood. After attending the University of North Carolina, she traveled to Los Angeles, California, where she found work as a secretary by day and took acting lessons by night. Diana Dors (October 23, 1931 – May 4, 1984) was a British actress born in Swindon, England as Diana Fluck. Born in Birmingham, Alabama to deaf parents, she was taught to speak by a hearing aunt, who also introduced her to acting.

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