Dinah Sheridan
| Dinah Sheridan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dinah N. Ginsburg[1] 17 September 1920 Hampstead, London, England, U.K. |
| Years active | 1937-1999 |
| Spouse | Jimmy Hanley (1942-1952) John Davis (1954-1965) John Merivale (1986-1990) (his death) Aubrey Ison (1992-2007) (his death) |
Dinah Sheridan (born 17 September 1920) is an English actress who appeared in the films 29 Acacia Avenue (1945) and Genevieve (1953).
She made her film debut in 1937, and has frequently appeared on television. She played Jane Huggett in The Huggetts Abroad (1949) and appeared as Steve in two Paul Temple films.
Among her most noted roles are as the mother in the film version of The Railway Children (1970), and as Angela in the 1980s British sitcom, Don't Wait Up (1983–90).
In 1983 she made a guest appearance in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who as the Time Lady Chancellor Flavia in the 20th anniversary special, The Five Doctors.
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[edit] Personal life
Born as Dinah Nadyejda Ginsburg in Hampstead, London, to a Russian father and German mother,[2] she changed her name to Dinah Sheridan when she auditioned for the role of Wendy in a theatrical production of Peter Pan starring Jean Forbes Robertson. Her parents, Lisa and James, changed their names to Sheridan as well at the same time. Her parents' photography establishment, "Studio Lisa", was highly successful and were known for their photographs of the royal family.[citation needed]
[edit] Family
She has been married four times: first to the actor Jimmy Hanley (1942–1952), with whom she had three children, then to the business executive Sir John Davis (1954–1965), then to actor John Merivale (1986–1990) and finally to Aubrey Ison from 1992 until his death in 2007.
Her son, Jeremy Hanley, became an accountant and Conservative Party politician, and her daughter, Jenny Hanley, became an actress and a co-presenter of the British television series Magpie.
[edit] Filmography
- Father Steps Out (1937)
- Landslide (1937) (as Dinah Shaw)
- Behind Your Back (1937)
- Merely Mr. Hawkins (1938)
- Irish and Proud of It (1938)
- Full Speed Ahead (1940)
- Salute John Citizen (1942)
- Get Cracking (1943)
- Murder in Reverse (1945)
- 29 Acacia Avenue (1945), Pepper
- For You Alone (1945), Stella White
- The Hills of Donegal (1947)
- The Story of Shirley York (1948), Shirley Yorke
- Calling Paul Temple (1948)
- The Huggetts Abroad (1949)
- Dark Secret (1949)
- Paul Temple's Triumph (1950)
- No Trace (1950)
- Blackout (1950)
- Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
- The Sound Barrier (1952), Jess Peel
- Appointment in London (1952), Eve Canyon
- The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953), Grace Marston
- Genevieve (1953), Wendy McKim
- The Railway Children (1970), Mrs. Waterbury
- The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
