Diane Craig
Diane Craig | |
|---|---|
| Born | Diane Mary Craig 1949 (age 74–75) |
| Other names | Di Craig |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–2013 |
| Spouse | |
Diane Mary Craig (born 1949), sometimes credited as Di Craig, is a Northern Irish-born Australian actress best known for her performances in film and television.
She was born in County Down, and since 1971 has been married to award-winning Australian actor and comedian Garry McDonald.
Career
Film
She attended the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA), but left after a year, making her debut in 1970 starring in the British Australian feature film Ned Kelly (1970), alongside Mick Jagger. Her other film appearances included roles in The Mango Tree (1977), Double Deal (1981), The Highest Honor (1982), Travelling North (1987) and A Sting in the Tail (1989).
Television
Craig has also appeared on the small screen in numerous serials, mini-series and telemovies. She is probably best known for the long-running roles in The Restless Years and E Street (replacing actress Penny Cook as Dr. Elly Fielding), as well as appearing several times in the cult television series Prisoner. Craig's last long-running role was as Deborah McManus in the 2008 series Out of the Blue.[1]
Filmography
FILM
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Kelly | 1970 | Maggie Kelly | Feature film |
| No Roses For Michael | 1970 | unknown | Film short |
| The Mango Tree | 1977 | Miss Pringle | Feature film |
| Road Toll | 1978 | unknown | Film short |
| And Sometimes I Feel Like I'm Only 18 | 1980 | unknown | Film short |
| The Applicant | 1980 | credited as Di Craig | Film short |
| The Tape Recorder | 1980 | unknown | Film short |
| Double Deal | 1981 | Miss Stevens | Feature film |
| Stress - It Wasn't Meant To Be Easy | 1982 | Herself | Film TV documentary |
| The Highest Honor aka 'Southern Cross' | 1982 | Mrs. Page | Feature film |
| Tell Us In Your Own Words | 1984 | unknown | Film short |
| Travelling North | 1987 | Sophie | Feature film |
| A Sting in the Tail | 1989 | Diane Lane | Feature film |
| The Cowboy | 1998 | unknown | Film short |
| Marti's Party | 2005 | Trish | Film short |
| One of the Lucky Ones | 2007 | Neighbour | Film short |
| Emergence | 2009 | Margaret | Film short |
| In Her Skin | 2009 | Joy | Feature film |
| 101 Cupcakes | 2013 | Matilda[2] | Film short |
TELEVISION
| Production | Medium | Year | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Men Running | ABC TV series | 1971 | Teresa Doherty | 6 episodes | |
| The Godfathers | TV series | 1971 | unknown | 1 episode | |
| Crisis | TV pilot | 1972 | unknown | ||
| Homicide | TV series | 1972 | Trish Langley | 1 episode: "Change of Heart" | |
| Snake Gully with Dad and Dave | TV series | 1972 | Mabel | 8 episodes: -"Snake Gully with Dad and Dave" -"That Old Flame of Mine" -"Husbandry Is Not Just a Golden Ring" -"Lest We Er Forget" -"Hold That Tiger" -"Tis All in the Mind" -"The Hotel Dave" | |
| Matlock Police | TV series | 1971–1974 | 4 roles: -Val Hudson -Kate Wilson -Christine Anderson Madeleine Roberts |
4 episodes: -The End of the Season -Grinning George -Vengeance -Two to One Against | |
| Boney | TV series | 1973 | Marion | 1 episode: "Boney and the Powder Trail" | |
| Ryan | TV series | 1973 | Lacey Glen | 1 episode: "A Little Something Special" | |
| Division 4 | TV series | 1973–1975 | Jenny Franklin | 5 episodes: -Voice of the Gun -The Criminal Type -Triangle-Sergeant Babbe -A Sense of Duty -Part 2 | |
| And The Big Men Fly | ABC TV series | 1974 | Lil | 6 episodes | |
| This Love Affair | ABC TV series | 1974 | unknown | 1 episode "Seven Tenths Of A Second" | |
| Certain Women | ABC TV series | 1975-1976 | Marjorie Fisher | 27 episodes | |
| Roses Bloom Twice | TV movie | 1977 | Jenny | ||
| Hotel Story | TV series | 1977 | unknown | 1 episode | |
| Young Ramsay | TV series | 1977;1980 | 2 roles: -Tess Cameron -Sara Dreamtime |
2 episodes: A Kid is a Kid (1977) | |
| The Newman Shame | TV movie | 1977 | Ginger | ||
| Chopper Squad | TV series | 1978 | Jenny | 1 episode: "The Big Trip" | |
| The Restless Years | TV series | 1978–1979 | Gail Lawrence | 43 episodes | |
| The Sullivans | TV series | 1978–1979 | Pamela Somers | 3 episodes (1978): Episodes #289-291 25 episodes (1979): | |
| Cop Shop | TV series | 1978;1979 | Alison Finlay/Eve Kadar | Episode 21 | |
| Skyways | TV series | 1979 | Catherine Tissot | 1 episode: "Catnip" | |
| Mr Squiggle And Friends | ABC TV series | 1979 | Guest host | 1 episode | |
| The Young Doctors | TV series | 1980 | Diane Butler | 1 episode: Episode #1.872 | |
| The Great Australian Comedy | TV pilot | 1980 | unknown | ||
| Prisoner[a] | TV series | 1980;1985 | 2 roles: -Sarah Forrest / Jacki Nolan -Sister Anita Selby |
22 episodes | |
| Bellamy | TV series | 1981 | Connie | 1 episode: A Minor Charge of Murder | |
| Holiday Island | TV series | 1981 | Marie-Claude | 1 episode: "Treasure Shop" | |
| The 1981 Australian Film & Television Awards (Sammys) | TV special | 1981 | Herself | ||
| The World Around Us | TV series | 1981 | Herself | Episode: "Stress - It Wasn't Meant To Be Easy" | |
| A Country Practice | TV series | 1982;1983;1987;1991 | Diane Irving / Deborah Townsend / Carmel Hutchins / Judy Harper | 10 episodes | |
| Taurus Rising | TV series | 1982 | Libby Hilton | ||
| Scales of Justice | ABC TV miniseries | 1983 | Meredith | 1 episode: The Numbers | |
| All the Rivers Run | TV miniseries | 1983 | Dorothy Barrett | 1 episode | |
| Carson’s Law | TV series | 1984 | Anne Preston | 2 episodes | |
| Special Squad | TV series | 1984 | 1 episode | ||
| The Henderson Kids | TV series | 1985 | Alice Henderson | 2 episodes | |
| True Believers | ABC TV miniseries | 1988 | Elsie | 6 episodes | |
| Mother and Son | ABC TV series | 1988 | Delores | 1 episode: The Surprise | |
| After Marcuse | TV movie | 1988 | Liz | ||
| Rafferty's Rules | TV series | 1988 | unknown | 1 episode | |
| Stringer | ABC TV series | 1988 | unknown | 1 episode | |
| Mission: Impossible | TV series | 1989 | Lady Michelle Faulkner | 1 episode: The Lion | |
| Travelling Man | TV movie | 1989 | unknown | ||
| Acropolis Now | TV series | 1989 | Miss Joan Wilson | 1 episode: The Kid | |
| Chances | Unaired TV pilot | 1989 | Barbara Taylor | ||
| Living With The Law | ABC TV series | 1989 | unknown | ||
| Family and Friends | TV series | 1990 | Pamela Chandler | ||
| The Flying Doctors | TV series | 1990 | Marion Burgess | 1 episode: A Little Tenderness | |
| E Street | TV series | 1991–1993 | Dr Elly Fielding #2 | 153 episodes | |
| The Big Breakfast | TV series | 1993 | Herself / Dr Elly Fielding | 1 episode | |
| Law Of The Land | TV series | 1993 | 2 episodes | ||
| At Home | TV series | 1994 | Herself | 1 episode | |
| Ernie And Denise | TV series | 1994 | Herself | 1 episode | |
| Good Morning Australia | TV series | 1994;1996 | Herself | episode | |
| Love Rules | TV series | 1994 | Herself - Host | ||
| Today Tonight | TV series | 1995 | Herself & Garry McDonald | 1 episode | |
| Home and Away | TV series | 1995 | Theresa Lynch | 22 episodes | |
| Heartbreak High | TV series | 1995–1996 | Dyson / June Dyson | 24 episodes | |
| Good Morning Australia | TV series | 1996;1997 | Herself & Garry McDonald | 1 episode | |
| Midday With Kerri-Anne | TV series | 1996 | Herself & Garry McDonald | 1 episode | |
| Monday To Friday | TV series | 1996 | Herself | 1 episode | |
| Good Morning Australia | TV series | 1997;2000 | Herself | 1 episode | |
| Murder Call | TV series | 1997 | Diana Cochrane | 1 episode | |
| Wildside | ABC TV series | 1998 | Robyn Stack | 2 episodes | |
| Medivac | TV series | 1998 | Mrs. Flynn | 1 episode | |
| Never Tell Me Never | TV movie | 1998 | Shirley Shepherd | ||
| All Saints | TV Series | 1999;2001 | Colleen Collins / Sophia Hanrahan / Sophie Hanarahan / | 4 episodes | |
| Good Morning Australia | TV series | 2000 | Herself | 1 episode | |
| Out of the Blue | TV series | 2008 | Deborah McManus | 75 episodes | |
| Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities | TV series | 2009 | Barbara McKay | 3 episodes | |
| Packed to the Rafters | TV series | 2009 | Margery | 1 episode: "Brave New World" | |
| Crownies | ABC TV series | 2011 | Carolyn Fletcher | 1 episode | |
| Howzat! Kerry Packer's War | TV mini-series | 2012 | Well dressed woman at SCG | 1 episode |
Notes
- ^ Also known as Prisoner Cell Block H.
References
- ^ Diane Craig at IMDb
- ^ ALLERTON, MARGOT AND VEITCH "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Australian Showbiz" published hardback by Sunshine Books division of Allans Books
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