Diane Stevenett (born June 16, 1954) is a Canadian artist, singer, actress and producer. Born in

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, Canada, she was the eldest of nine children and grew up Innisfail, Alberta, a farming community. She moved to

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; in 1980 she married movie director

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. She has worked in film production in the action film genre.

Background

As an actress she has had roles in ''

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'', and in '' Low Blow'' with

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and Cameron Mitchell. As a singer she has performed with the Santa Barbara Revels over the years. Her brother Daryl Stevenett is a composer and musician.

Film career

She has acted in a number of films in the 1980s. She is also the sister of composer and musician Daryl Stevenett. She appeared in some of

's films in the 1980s. She served as Producer, Production Manager and Assistant Director to Frank Harris in ''

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'', a film that Starred Leo Fong, Cameron Mitchell, Richard Rountree,

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and

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. In 1986, she acted in Low Blow which she played the part of Joe Wong's secretary Diane. Also in 1986, she played the part of Maggie in '' The Patriot'', another Frank Harris directed film, starring

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and Simone Griffith with a musical score by Jay Ferguson. She was also the producer of

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, a 1990 film that starred

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and

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. And she also had a role in the film.

Music and theater

In 2010, Diane was the Female Lead as Vesta Victoria in Christmas REVELS (Santa Barbara Revels) at the Lobero Theatre. She also performed at the Hamilton Music Awards in Ontario, November 21, 2010 singing "I Love To Make Things Grow" by

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. She presented a Lifetime Achievement Award for Gene Lees which was accepted in his honor by his niece. She has appeared with Brian Slotnick Lastrico at the Historic

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and the Granada Theater of Santa Barbara, California and the Center Stage Theatre in a stage production of ''

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''. In 2013 she was the Santa Barbara Revels soloist for their The Spirits of Haddon Hall which was held at the Lobero Theatre.

Art

She is largely responsible for the formation of the C.A.C (Cuyama Arts and Culture Foundation) in 2010. C.A.C is an organization which has the purpose of using the arts to bring together, artists, teachers and resources together with the purpose of helping the local elementary and high schools. It also benefits the people of Cuyama. She was also an Arts Commissioner with The Santa Barbara County Arts Commission along with Michael Dawson and John Hood as a 5th district Arts Commissioner.

Later years

In addition to mentoring young artists, Stevenett has been a resident artist in Santa Barbara for some years and is involved in local events such as the Solstice Parades.''edhat Santa Barbara'', Jun 28 2018
Solstice Parade Photos and Video ''By Robert Bernstein''
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Filmography

References

External links

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Diane Stevenett Website
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