Diana Perryman (9 November 1924 – 10 January 1979) credited also as Diane Perryman, was an Australian actress, who appeared on stage, and in film and television.

Early life

Perryman was born in Melbourne in 1924 to father, Melbourne-born musical comedy actor and radio station 2KY personality William Harland-Perryman (with notable credits from 1919 to 1938), and mother, Adelaide-born actress, singer and showgirl Dorothy Eileen Duval (with credits from 1923 to 1932). Her parents were married in 1923, the year before she was born. Her first acting credit was as a child, on stage in a crowd scene role in '' White Horse Inn'' in 1936, alongside her parents and her two year old sister Jill. Perryman studied acting alongside Maggie Dence,

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and

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Career

Perryman was notable for her roles in early television soap operas and appeared in miniseries and made-for-tv movies, She appeared for 156 episodes in the tv series ''

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'' with Muriel Steinbeck and

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. She was also a regular in tv soap ''

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''. Perryman also appeared in numerous theatre productions and radio plays throughout her career, including turning in an

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-winning performance in stage play '' Two for the Seesaw'' in 1960.

Personal life

Perryman's younger sister is stage and screen actress and singer

Jill Perryman Jill Perryman (born 30 May 1933) is an Australian retired actress, singer and dancer with a career that spanned 70 years. Perryman is from a family of show business performers; her sister was actress Diana Perryman and her son is media persona ...

. Through her sister, she has a nephew, Tod Johnston who is an actor, musician and media personality; and a niece, Trudy Dunn who is an actress. Trudy's daughter McKenzie Dunn is also an actress. Diana's husband, Dr. Kenneth Whiteley was a senior lecturer in wool technology at the

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and a huge fan of the theatre. Together with sister Jill's dancer/choreographer husband, Kevan Johnston, he urged Perryman to collaborate with her sister, which prompted her to switch to revue. Perryman was posthumously awarded an MBE in 1979.

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio

Theatre

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Awards & honours

References

External links

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