Dyanne Thorne (1936–2020)

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American actress and performer Dyanne Thorne began her career in show business as a band vocalist and New York stage actress. Before breaking onto the silver screen, she was popular as a comedic sketch artist/talking foil. Comedy albums, with Allen & Rossi, Vaughn Meader and Loman & Barkley earned her appearances on many T.V variety shows such as ... See full bio »

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 2018 Exploitation
Dyanne Thorne
 2013 House of Forbidden Secrets
Greta Gristina
 1987 Real Men
Dad Pirandello
 1987 Aria
Bride (segment "Liebestod") (as Diane Thorne)
 1985 La nieve del sur
Madre
 1985 Space (TV Mini Series)
Entertainer
- Part III (1985) ... Entertainer
 1985 Hellhole
Crysta
 1980 Pleasure Palace (TV Movie)
 1979 Up Yours
Manicurist (as Penny Walters)
 1979 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV Series)
Hooker
- Run for the Money: Part 2 (1979) ... Hooker (as Dyanne Thorme)
 1976 The Gulag Massacre (Short)
Businesswoman
 1976 Lollipop Palace
Frenchie (as Frenchie Dior)
 1975 Alias Big Cherry
Callgirl (uncredited)
 1975 Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
Hooker (as Rosalee Stein)
 1975 Beyond Fulfillment
Hostess (as Penni Walters)
 1975 The Swinging Barmaids
Boo-Boo
 1972 Blood Sabbath
Alotta - Queen of Witches
 1971 Snatched Women
Kidnap victim in black wig (uncredited)
 1971 Point of Terror
Andrea Hilliard
 1971 Pinocchio
Fairy Godmother
 1970 Love Me Like I Do
Sharon Sloane
 1968 Star Trek: The Original Series (TV Series)
First Girl
- A Piece of the Action (1968) ... First Girl
 1967 The President's Analyst
Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)
 1966 The Felony Squad (TV Series)
Miss Lucas / Diana Porter
- Miss Reilly's Revenge (1966) ... Miss Lucas
- The Terror Trap (1966) ... Diana Porter
 1965 Encounter (Short)
Wicked Lady
 1964 Sin in the Suburbs
Yvette Talman (as Lahna Monroe)
 1963 Love with the Proper Stranger
Musician (uncredited)
 1962 Lash of Lust
Claudia
 1960 Who Was That Lady?
Bit Role (uncredited)
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1 Print Biography | 2 Interviews | 3 Pictorials | 3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Frenchie Dior | Lahna Monroe | Rosalee Stein | Dyanne Thorme | Diane Thorne | Penni Walters | Penny Walters

Height:

5' 7" (1.7 m)

Spouse:

Howard Maurer  (her death)
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Personal Quote:

If you do too good a job of playing a villain, you will suffer for it. Well-known friends of mine in the industry reprimanded me for it. They said the film would hurt my Hollywood career and that people would hate me personally for playing Ilsa -- and they were right. It caused me to lose a good deal of film work. I could no longer get in to see the major studio casting directors and I couldn't ... See more »

Trivia:

Has provided voiceovers for documentaries and industrial films. See more »

Trademark:

Voluptuous bombshell figure

Nickname:

Ilsa

Star Sign:

Libra
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