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Diana Perryman

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.

Diana Perryman
Born9 November 1924
Melbourne, Australia
Died10 January 1979 (aged 54)
Sydney, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1946–1977
FamilyJill Perryman (sister)

Early life

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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.[1]

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.[2]

Perryman studied acting alongside Maggie Dence, Leonard Teale and Ruth Cracknell.[3]

Career

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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 Autumn Affair with Muriel Steinbeck and Queenie Ashton. She was also a regular in tv soap The Story of Peter Grey.

Perryman also appeared in numerous theatre productions and radio plays throughout her career, including turning in an Erik Award-winning performance in stage play Two for the Seesaw in 1960.

Personal life

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Perryman's younger sister is stage and screen actress and singer Jill Perryman.[4][5] 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.[6][7]

Diana's husband, Dr. Kenneth Whiteley was a senior lecturer in wool technology at the UNSW 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.[8]

Perryman was posthumously awarded an MBE in 1979.[9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Type
1959 Shell Presents Inez TV movie series, season 1, episode 2: Other People's Houses
1960 The Scent of Fear Joan Bridey TV movie
1961 Corinth House Madge Donnythorpe TV movie
1961 The Big Client Eleanor Comely TV movie
1964 I Have Been Here Before Sally Pratt TV movie
1968 Tosca Tosca TV movie
1972 Yeoman of the Guard TV movie
1975 I'm Here, Darlings! TV movie

Television

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Year Title Role Type
1958–1959 Autumn Affair Julie TV series, season 1, 156 episodes
1961 The Story of Peter Gray Jane Marner TV series, season 1, 156 episodes
1964 The Purple Jacaranda[10] Darcy Crawford TV miniseries, 7 episodes
1967 You Can't See 'Round Corners TV series, season 1, 3 episodes
1970 The Link Men TV series, season 1, 2 episodes
1972 Catwalk Mrs. Wheeler TV series, season 1, episode 7: "Dear Desperate"
1973 Boney Mrs. White TV series, season 2, episode 7: "Boney Hunts a Murderess"
1973 Serpent in the Rainbow Mrs Quigg TV miniseries, 4 episodes
1974 This Love Affair Kath TV series, season 1, episode 8: "One of My Silly Dreams"
1973; 1975 Certain Women Alice TV series, 2 episodes
1975 Behind the Legend Mrs. Plummer TV series, season 3, episode 9: "Annette Kellerman"
1975 Shannon's Mob Mrs. Pellini TV series, season 1, episode 2: "Nothing Else to Lose"
1976 The Outsiders Marilyn TV series, season 1, episode 1: "Drop Out"
1979 Glenview High Shirley Mason TV series, season 1, episode 30: "Daughter of Darkness"

Radio

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Year Title Role Venue / Co.
1949 Princess Precious Pearl [11]
1950 Sonata Therese, Countess von Brunswick Lux Radio Theatre on 2UW Sydney, 3DB Melbourne, 4BK & SAD[12]
The Air Adventures of Biggles Pat Kendall Radio serial on 2GB Sydney, 2CH Sydney & 2KO Newcastle, episodes 269–625[13]
1955 Adam Had Four Sons Radio play, episode 170 of The General Motors Hour[14]
1955 Rope Radio play, episode 171 of The General Motors Hour[15]
1955 Love from a Stranger Radio play, episode 183 of The General Motors Hour[16]
1955 Don't Listen Ladies Radio play, episode 203 of The General Motors Hour[17]
1955–56 White Coolies Radio serial[18]
1956 The White Rabbit Radio serial on 2UE Sydney[19]
1956 The Prisoner of Zenda Radio play, episode 208 of The General Motors Hour[20]
1956 The Pet Shop Radio play, episode 211 of The General Motors Hour[21]
1956 The Human Touch Radio play, episode 215 of The General Motors Hour[22]
1956 The Nine Days Wonder Radio play, episode 217 of The General Motors Hour[23]
1957 A Pin to See the Peep Show Radio play, episode 293 of The General Motors Hour[24]
1957 Autumn Radio play, episode 301 of The General Motors Hour[25]
1957 Home is the Sailor Radio play, episode 307 of The General Motors Hour[26]
1958 Each Wind That Blows Radio play, episode 311 of The General Motors Hour[27]
1958 The American Radio play, episode 313 of The General Motors Hour[28]
1958 Queen Bee Radio play, episode 323 of The General Motors Hour[29]
1958 Simon and Laura Radio play, episode 329 of The General Motors Hour[30]
1958 Seat of the Scornful Radio play, episode 330 of The General Motors Hour[31]
1958 Subway in the Sky Radio play, episode 332 of The General Motors Hour[32]
1958 The Quiet Room Radio play, episode 355 of The General Motors Hour[33]
1958 Search by Night Radio play, episode 362 of The General Motors Hour[34]
1958 Land of Promise Radio play, episode 363 of The General Motors Hour[35]
1958 The Young May Moon Radio play, episode 364 of The General Motors Hour[36]
1958 The Uninvited Radio play, episode 368 of The General Motors Hour[37]
1959 Flood Radio play, episode 382 of The General Motors Hour[38]
1959 After My Fashion Radio play, episode 384 of The General Motors Hour[39]
1959 Young Timothy Radio play, episode 386 of The General Motors Hour[40]
1959 Broken Journey Radio play, episode 404 of The General Motors Hour[41]
1959 The Fifty Mark Radio play, episode 408 of The General Motors Hour[42]
1959 The Guiding Light Dr Mary Leland Radio serial on 2UW Sydney for Grace Gibson Radio & TV Productions[43]
1960 Love and Miss Figgis Radio play, episode 413 of The General Motors Hour[44]
1960 The Long Dark Road Radio play, episode 430 of The General Motors Hour[45]
1960 The Silent Inn Radio play, episode 438 of The General Motors Hour[46]
A Stop on the Way Radio play, episode 455 of The General Motors Hour[47]
The Letter Radio play, episode 463 of The General Motors Hour[48]
1960 Life with Dexter Jessie Radio serial on 2GB Sydney[49]
1961 Cattleman Radio serial for Grace Gibson Radio & TV Productions[50]
Rebel in White Jan Regan / Elvira Radio serial
King Neptune and the Mermaid Radio series[51]
This Man is Mine Radio serial for Grace Gibson Radio & TV Productions[52]
The Big One Got Away Radio serial for Grace Gibson Radio & TV Productions[53]
1974 Under Her Spell Julia Winslow Grace Gibson Radio & TV Productions

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue / Co.
1936 The White Horse Inn Northern Queensland tour (together with father Bill Perryman, mother Dorothy Duval and sister Jill Perryman)[54]
1946 Invisible Circus Iris Mitchell Independent Theatre, Sydney
1946 Twelfth Night Independent Theatre, Sydney
1946 Soldier's Wife Minerva Theatre, Sydney with Whitehall Productions
1947 Pirandello The Daughter Independent Theatre, Sydney[55]
1947 Awake My Love Linda Manners Independent Theatre, Sydney
1948 They Walk Alone Bess Stanforth Independent Theatre, Sydney
1948 Mourning Becomes Electra Lavinia Independent Theatre, Sydney
1949 Love Me Sailor Ella National Canvas Theatre, Sydney
1949 Salome Salome Independent Theatre, Sydney
1950 Dream Girl Minerva Theatre, Sydney with Whitehall Productions
1950 Dark of the Moon Independent Theatre, Sydney
1949; 1950 Bonaventure Sarat Carn Theatre Royal Sydney, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, His Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne with J. C. Williamson's[56][57]
1955 Independent Theatre Twenty-Fifth Birthday Celebration Independent Theatre, Sydney
1955 Winter Journey Georgie Elgin Independent Theatre, Sydney
1956; 1957 The Reluctant Debutante Mabel Crosswaite Theatre Royal, Adelaide, Theatre Royal Sydney, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne with J. C. Williamson's[58]
1957 The Big Knife Independent Theatre, Sydney
1958 Titus Andronicus Independent Theatre, Sydney
1960 Two for the Seesaw Gittel Theatre Royal Sydney with J. C. Williamson's[59] Won 1960 Best Actress Erik Award[60]
1960 The Way of the World Millamant Independent Theatre, Sydney[61]
1961 Phaedra Phaedra Independent Theatre, Sydney
1962 Shadow of Heroes Independent Theatre, Sydney
1963 Flaming Youth Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney
1963 Do You Mind! Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney (with sister Jill Perryman)
1964 Heartbreak House UNSW with Old Tote Theatre Company
1965 A Severed Head Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre with J. C. Williamson's
1969 You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney with Harry M. Miller
1976 Equus Hester Saloman Seymour Centre, Sydney with Old Tote Theatre Company
1977 The Father Laura UNSW Parade Theatre, Sydney with Old Tote Theatre Company[62]

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Awards & honours

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Year Title Award Category Result
1960 Two for the Seesaw Erik Award Best Actress Won
1979 Diana Perryman MBE Honoured


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