Diane Craig

Diane Craig
Diane Craig
Born	Diane Mary Craig; 1949 (age 74–75); Northern Ireland
Other names	Di Craig
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–2013
Spouse	Garry McDonald (m. 1971)

Diane Mary Craig (born 1949), sometimes credited as Di Craig, is an Australia actress best known for her performances in film and television. She was born in Northern Ireland 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), The Highest Honor (1983), Double Deal (1983), Travelling North (1987) and A Sting in the Tale (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

Production	Medium	Year	Role	Notes
Ned Kelly	Film	1970	Maggie Kelly
Dead Men Running	TV miniseries	1971	Teresa Doherty	6 episodes
Crisis	TV movie	1972
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"
Boney	TV series	1973	Marion	1 episode: "Boney and the Powder Trail"
Ryan	TV series	1973	Lacey Glen	1 episode: "A Little Something Special"
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
And The Big Men Fly	TV series	1974	Lil
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
Certain Women	TV series		Marjorie Fisher	26 episodes
The Mango Tree	Film	1977	Miss Pringle
Roses Bloom Twice	TV movie	1977	Unknown
The Newman Shame	TV movie	1977	Singer
Chopper Squad	TV series	1979	Jenny	1 episode: "The Big Trip"
The Restless Years	TV series	1978–1979	Gail Lawrence	43 episodes
Skyways	TV series	1979	Catherine Tissot	1 episode: CatNip
The Sullivans	TV series	1978–1979	Pamela Summers	2 episodes: Episode#1.289 (1978) Episode #1.426 (1979)
Cop Shop	TV series	1978–1979	Alison Finlay/Eve Kadar	Episode 21
Young Ramsay	TV series	1977–1980	2 roles: -Tess Cameron -Sara Dreamtime	2 episodes: A Kid is a Kid (1977)
The Young Doctors	TV series	1980	Diane Butler	1 episode: Episode #1.872
Holiday Island	TV series	1981	Marie-Claude	1 episode: "Treasure Shop"
Bellamy	TV series	1981	Connie	1 episode: A Minor Change of Murder
The Highest Honor	TV series	1982	Mrs. Page
The Applicant	TV series	1982		Credited as Di Craig
Taurus Rising	TV series	1982	Libby Hilton
Double Deal	Film	1983	Miss Stevens
Scale of Justice	TV mini-series	1983	Meredith	1 episode: The Numbers
All the Rivers Run	TV series	1983	Dorothy Barrett
Prisoner^[a]	TV series	1980–1985	2 roles: -Sarah Forrest / Jacki Nolan -Sister Anita Selby	22 episodes
Travelling North		1987	Sophie
Mother and Son	TV series	1988	Delores	1 episode: The Surprise
True Believers	TV miniseries	1988	Elsie	6 episodes
After Marcuse	TV movie	1988	LIz
Mission: Impossible	TV series	1989	Lady Michelle Faulkner	1 episode: The Lion
Travelling Man	TV movie	1988
A Sting in the Tale	Film	1989	Diane Lane
Family and Friends	TV series	1990	Pamela Chamber
The Flying Doctors	TV series	1990	Marion Burgess	1 episode: A Little Tenderness
Chances	TV series	1991	Barbara Taylor #2
Acropolis Now	TV series		Miss Joan Wilson	1 episode: The Kid
A Country Practice	TV series	1982–1991	4 roles
E Street	TV series	1990–1991	Dr Elly Fileding
Home and Away	TV series	1995	Theresa Lynch
Heartbreak High	TV series	1997–1998	Dyson
Murder Call	TV series	1997	Diana Cochrane	1 episode
The Cowboy	Short film	1997
Wildside	TV series	1998	Robyn Stack	2 episodes
Medivac	TV series	1998	Mrs. Fly	1 episode
Never Tell Me Never	TV movie	1998	Shirley Shepherd
All Saints	TV Series	1999–2001		4 episodes
Marti Party	Film short	2005	Trish
One of the Lucky Ones	TV movie	2007	Neighbour
Out of the Blue	TV series	2008	Deborah McManus	75 episodes
In Her Skin	Film	2009	Joy
Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities	TV series	2009	Barbara McKay	3 episodes
Packed to the Rafters	TV series		Margory	1 episode: "Brave New World"
Crownies	TV series	2011	Carolyn Fletcher
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War	TV mini-series	2012
101 Cupcakes		2013	Matilda^[2]

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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[2] Also known as Prisoner Cell Block H.

[1] Diane Craig at IMDb

[3] ALLERTON, MARGOT AND VEITCH "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Australian Showbiz" published hardback by Sunshine Books division of Allans Books}}

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