Diana Dors

Diana Dors

Deceased · Born: Oct 23, 1931 · Died: May 4, 1984

Personal Details

Born Oct 23, 1931 Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK
Spouse
  • Alan Lake

    ( Nov 23, 1968 to May 4, 1984 )
  • Richard Dawson

    ( Apr 12, 1959 to Dec 31, 1969 )
  • Dennis Hamilton

    ( Jul 3, 1951 to Jan 31, 1959 )
Parents
  • Albert Edward Sidney Fluck
  • Winifred Maud Mary Payne
Relatives
  • Ruby Lake (Grandchild)

Biography

Diana Dors was an English actress, born Diana Mary Fluck on October 23 1931 in Swindon, Wiltshire (England).  Physically and socially mature for her age, Dors became a pin-up girl at age 13. She lied to the photographers and later directors, claiming that she was 17. Her first fling at the camera was in The Shop at Sly Corner (1947). In 1948 she appeared in six films, her best known role from this period was the character Charlotte in Oliver Twist. Dors died on 4 May 1984 at the age of 52 from a recurrence of ovarian cancer, first diagnosed two years before

Career

1985
Steaming
Steaming as Violet
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1980
Hammer House of Horror
Hammer House of Horror as Mrs. Ardoy
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Kate Winterton
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Hammer House of Horror
Hammer House of Horror as Mrs. Ardoy
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1979
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair as Jenny Stride
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The Plank
The Plank as Woman with Rose
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1978
The Sweeney
The Sweeney as Mrs. Rix
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1977
Adventures of a Private Eye
Adventures of a Private Eye as Mrs. Horne
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Just William
Just William
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1976
Keep It Up Downstairs
Keep It Up Downstairs as Daisy Dureneck
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Adventures of a Taxi Driver
Adventures of a Taxi Driver as Mrs. North
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1975
The Amorous Milkman
The Amorous Milkman as Rita
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Thriller
Thriller as Bessy Morne
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Bedtime with Rosie
Bedtime with Rosie as Aunt Annie
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1974
Craze
Craze as Dolly Newman
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From Beyond the Grave
From Beyond the Grave as Mabel Lowe
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1973
Steptoe and Son Ride Again
Steptoe and Son Ride Again as Woman in Flat
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Nothing But the Night
Nothing But the Night as Anna Harb
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1972
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper as Frau Poppendick
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The Amazing Mr. Blunden
The Amazing Mr. Blunden as Mrs. Wickens the Housekeeper
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Every Afternoon
Every Afternoon as Margareta
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1971
Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder as Madame
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1970
Deep End
Deep End as Bathhouse Female Client #1
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There's a Girl in My Soup
There's a Girl in My Soup as John's Wife
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Queenie's Castle
Queenie's Castle as Queenie Shepherd
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1969
Baby Love
Baby Love as Liz Thompson
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1968
Hammerhead
Hammerhead as Kit
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1967
Danger Route
Danger Route as Rhoda Gooderich
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Berserk
Berserk as Matilda
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1966
The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man as First Billingsgate Lady
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1963
West 11
West 11 as Georgia
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1962
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys as Myra
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Nickie Carole
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1961
On the Double
On the Double as Sergeant Bridget Stanhope
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Irene
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1960
Scent of Mystery
Scent of Mystery as Winifred Jordan
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1958
Room 43
Room 43 as Vicki
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I Married a Woman
I Married a Woman as Janice Blake Briggs/ Miss Luxembourg
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Tread Softly Stranger
Tread Softly Stranger as Calico
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1957
The Unholy Wife
The Unholy Wife as Phyllis Hochen
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The Long Haul
The Long Haul as Lynn
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1956
Yield to the Night
Yield to the Night as Mary Price Hilton
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A Kid for Two Farthings
A Kid for Two Farthings as Sonia
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1955
Dead by Morning
Dead by Morning as Kate Dax
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An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy as Vanessa Colebrook
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As Long as They're Happy
As Long as They're Happy as Pearl Delaney
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Value for Money
Value for Money as Ruthine West
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1954
Young and Willing
Young and Willing as Betty Brown
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1953
The Saint's Girl Friday
The Saint's Girl Friday as The Blonde in Lennar's Apartment
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It's a Grand Life
It's a Grand Life as Cpl. Paula Clements
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The Great Game
The Great Game as Lulu Smith
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Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary as Candy Markham
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1952
Man Bait
Man Bait as Ruby Bruce
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My Wife's Lodger
My Wife's Lodger as Eunice Higginbotham
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1951
Bikini Baby
Bikini Baby as Dolores August
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1950
Dance Hall
Dance Hall as Carole
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1949
Diamond City
Diamond City as Dora Bracken
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Vote for Huggett
Vote for Huggett as Diana Gowan
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A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike as Ada Foster
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1948
Penny and the Pownall Case
Penny and the Pownall Case as Molly James
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Good-Time Girl
Good-Time Girl as Lyla Lawrence
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Here Come the Huggetts
Here Come the Huggetts as Diana Hopkins
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1947
Code of Scotland Yard
Code of Scotland Yard as Mildred
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Dancing with Crime
Dancing with Crime as Annette
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2004
The Madness of Prince Charming
1985
The Golden Gong
The Golden Gong
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1999
The Blonde Bombshell
The Blonde Bombshell as Writer
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