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Diana Hyland
Acting

Diana Hyland
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1936-01-25,Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Diana Hyland, a striking, knowing beauty with a confident air about her, was born Diane Gentner on January 25, 1936, in Ohio and appeared on stage in summer stock as a teen before graduating from Cleveland Heights High School. Moving to New York in 1955 to test her acting mettle, the slim-faced, honey-blonde actress began to find TV roles almost immediately (one of her first being a "Robert Montgomery Presents" episode) in between supplementing her income as a switchboard operator. Initially billed Diane Gentner, she changed it to Diana Hyland (taking her mother's maiden name). Following a tour of the play "Look Back in Anger," she broke through quite impressively on the Broadway boards as the neurotic ingénue in the acclaimed 1959 Tennessee Williams production of "Sweet Bird of Youth" starring Paul Newman and Geraldine Page. Her role of Heavenly Finley could have made her a film star had she been allowed to take it the big screen, but Shirley Knight was given that honor. In the early 60s, Diana focused on the small screen with strong, emotional roles on such soaps as "Young Dr. Malone" (1958) and "Peyton Place" (1964) (in a particularly showy role as a minister's alcoholic wife). She also scored well in a series of guest parts, notably "The Twilight Zone," "The Fugitive," "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" and "Alcoa Presents," the last for which she received an Emmy nomination. She was a particularly sought-after presence on medical shows as well, spicing up such popular tearjerkers as "Ben Casey," "Dr. Kildare," "The Doctors and the Nurses," "Medical Center" and "Marcus Welby, M.D.". Strangely, Diana made noticeably few films during her career, her best showcase being that of the unconventional minister's wife opposite Don Murray's Rev. Norman Vincent Peale in One Man's Way (1964). In addition to a small, downbeat supporting turn in The Chase (1966) starring Marlon Brando, Robert Redford and, Jane Fonda, she also co-starred with Fess Parker in the routine western yarn Smoky (1966). Remaining focused on TV, Diana continued to brightened up the TV medium into the 1970s with an emphasis on crime ("Kojak, "Harry O", "Cannon," "Mannix," etc.). IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / [email protected]

Filmography

7.1

The Chase
1966-02-18

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

5.6

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1976-11-12

7

Jigsaw
1968-06-05

6.8

Scalplock
1966-04-10

4.2

One Man's Way
1964-02-26

6.7

Smoky
1966-08-03

Hercules and the Princess of Troy

5.9

Hercules and the Princess of Troy
1965-03-08

6

Ritual of Evil
1970-02-23

6.2

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

Kraft Suspense Theatre

6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963-10-10

5.6

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

Alias Smith and Jones

7

Alias Smith and Jones
1971-01-05

7.8

Hawkins
1973-03-13

5.7

Naked City
1958-09-30

6.9

Mannix
1967-09-16

7.6

Happy Days
1974-01-15

7.306

Kojak
1973-10-24

6.4

Medical Center
1969-09-24

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.7

Cannon
1971-09-14

The Twilight Zone

8.51

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

6.789

Ironside
1967-03-28

7.3

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

6.7

Sam Benedict
1962-09-15

6.5

Felony Squad
1966-09-12

5.2

Harry O
1974-09-12

Run for Your Life

7.1

Run for Your Life
1965-09-13

7.3

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

8

The Rogues
1964-09-13

7.12

S.W.A.T.
1975-02-24

7.3

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

7.1

Search
1972-09-13

Eight Is Enough

6.2

Eight Is Enough
1977-03-15

8

Banyon
1972-09-15

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

Judd, for the Defense

7.7

Judd, for the Defense
1967-09-08

6.2

Peyton Place
1964-09-15

6.9

Tarzan
1966-09-08

5.9

Ben Casey
1961-10-02

Robert Montgomery Presents

6

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

Young Doctor Malone

5.3

Young Doctor Malone
1958-12-29

7.3

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

6.8

Stoney Burke
1962-10-01

5.7

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

6

Alcoa Premiere
1961-10-10

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964-09-22

The Green Hornet

7.4

The Green Hornet
1966-09-09

5.7

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

5.6

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

5.6

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

5.6

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

The Name of the Game

7

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

Run for Your Life

7.1

Run for Your Life
1965-09-13

7

The Iron Horse
1966-09-12

6.8

The Invaders
1967-01-10

6.8

The Invaders
1967-01-10

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962-09-20

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962-09-20

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964-09-22

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak

7

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
1972-12-07