Diane CilentoDiane Cilento (born October 5, 1933 in Rabaul Papua New Guinea) is a theater and film actress. Born to Raphael and Phyllis Cilento, both highly respected medical practitioners, Cilento and her family settled in Brisbane, Australia. She decided at a young age to follow a career as an actress and moved to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s. She quickly secured work in British films and steadily worked until the end of the decade without making a major impression with film audiences. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Tom Jones (1963), but allowed her film career to decline following her marriage to actor Sean Connery. Connery was the second of Cilento's three husbands, and they were married from 1962 until their divorce in 1973. They are the parents of the actor Jason Connery. Cilento continued working as an actress both in films and television, and in the 1980s settled near Cairns Australia, where she built her own outdoor theater, named "Karnak", in the rainforest. The venture allows her to participate in experimental theater. This page about Diane Cilento includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Diane Cilento News stories about Diane Cilento External links for Diane Cilento Videos for Diane Cilento Wikis about Diane Cilento Discussion Groups about Diane Cilento Blogs about Diane Cilento Images of Diane Cilento |
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The venture allows her to participate in experimental theater. More recently, she appeared in several episodes on the first season of the Showtime lesbian-themed television series, The L Word. Cilento continued working as an actress both in films and television, and in the 1980s settled near Cairns Australia, where she built her own outdoor theater, named "Karnak", in the rainforest. She beat out 600 other actresses for the title role of the notorious burlesque performer, Blaze Starr. They are the parents of the actor Jason Connery. She is occasionally credited as "Lolita David." She first received notice co-starring in Blaze (1989) with Paul Newman. Connery was the second of Cilento's three husbands, and they were married from 1962 until their divorce in 1973. July 15, 1961) is an American actress of Serbian heritage. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Tom Jones (1963), but allowed her film career to decline following her marriage to actor Sean Connery. Lolita Davidovich (b. She quickly secured work in British films and steadily worked until the end of the decade without making a major impression with film audiences. Blaze (1989). She decided at a young age to follow a career as an actress and moved to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s. Raising Cain (1992). Born to Raphael and Phyllis Cilento, both highly respected medical practitioners, Cilento and her family settled in Brisbane, Australia. Leap of Faith (1992). Diane Cilento (born October 5, 1933 in Rabaul Papua New Guinea) is a theater and film actress. Gods and Monsters (1998). |