Diane Parish
Diane Parish | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 November 1969 Chelsea, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Children | 2 |
Diane Parish (born 1 November 1969) is an English actress. She is known for her roles Eva Sharpe in ITV drama The Bill and Denise Fox in BBC soap opera EastEnders.[1]
Career
After graduating from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she worked mainly in theatre, including playing Cordelia in Talawa Theatre Company's 1994 production of King Lear.[2].
Parish has appeared in various television roles. In Lovejoy, she played Beth Taylor, the replacement for the character Eric Catchpole. Another television role was as Lola Christie, girlfriend of Mick McFarlane, the manager of the EastEnders night cafe, in 1998.[3]
Parish has also appeared in television dramas including The Bill and its spin-off M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team, playing DC Eva Sharpe. Before The Bill she starred in Babyfather, for which she received the Royal Television Society's best actress award in 2001 – the first black actor to win a major RTS award.[4]
Parish returned to EastEnders in May 2006, but this time playing regular character Denise Fox. She departed from the soap opera temporarily in January 2008 in order to give birth to her daughter, returning in June 2008.
Parish appeared as Millie in the 1996 film Indian Summer (also released under the title Alive And Kicking).
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Frank Stubbs | Receptionist | Episode: "Starlet" |
| 1993 | Screen One | Blackpool Waitress | Episode: "Wide-Eyed and Legless" |
| 1993–1994 | Lovejoy | Beth Taylor | Main role (series 5–6) |
| 1996 | The Final Passage | Milkie | TV film |
| 1996 | Indian Summer | Millie | Film; also marketed as Alive and Kicking |
| 1997 | Casualty | Donna | Episode: "Déjà Vu" |
| 1997 | Holding On | Janet | TV miniseries |
| 1998 | Picking Up the Pieces | Lisa Gee | TV series |
| 1998 | Driving Miss Daisy Crazy | Daisy | Short film |
| 1998 | EastEnders | Lola Christie | Recurring role |
| 1999 | Real Women | Rachel | TV series |
| 2000 | The Vice | Shirley Robinson | Episodes: "Betrayed: Parts 1 & 2", "Lovesick: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2000–2001 | Clocking Off | Sylvia Robinson | Main role (series 1–2) |
| 2001 | Comedy Lab | Jacks | Episode: "Turn the World Down" |
| 2001–2002 | Babyfather | Lesley Bailey | Regular role |
| 2002–2004 | The Bill | Eva Sharpe | Regular role (series 18–20) |
| 2005 | Holby City | Lucy Faulds | Episode: "Live and Let Die" |
| 2005 | Murder Investigation Team | Eva Sharpe | Episodes: "2.1", "2.2", "2.3", "2.4" |
| 2005 | Waking the Dead | Sheryl Palliser | Episodes: "Black Run: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2006–present | EastEnders | Denise Fox | Regular role |
| 2010 | "East Street" | Charity crossover between Coronation Street and EastEnders | |
| EastEnders: Farewell Stacey | Television film | ||
| 2012 | The B&B: Kim's Place | Episodes: "The Deadline", "Branching Out" | |
| 2014 | EastEnders: The Ghosts of Ian Beale | Charity special |
References
- ^ "Diane Parish age and career before playing EastEnders' Denise Fox". Metro. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/feb/01/yvonne-brewster-king-lear-william-shakespeare-how-we-staged
- ^ Changing the scenery - Actress Diane Parish talks to BBC News Online/
- ^ Changing the scenery - Actress Diane Parish talks to BBC News Online
External links
- Diane Parish at IMDb