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Diane Grayson(I)

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Diane Grayson in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
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Diane's career began at 14 playing Louisa in 'The Sound of Music' at the Palace Theatre in London. She was then a dancer at The London Palladium before playing Penny Richardson in the television series 'Crossroads' for 18 months. Best known for playing Jenny in the film 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' she appeared in plays and shows in London's West End and on television, spending some time in 'Coronation Street' and was an original cast member of 'Emmerdale Farm' She married Derek Ryan in 1973 took a career break to have children Amy born 1978 and Christopher in 1984 then started to teach drama at Act One Beginners in East Grinstead and to write a musical.
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    The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
    The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
    7.6
    • Jenny
    • 1969
    Mia Farrow, Diane Grayson, and Paul Nicholas in See No Evil (1971)
    See No Evil
    6.6
    • Sandy Rexton
    • 1971
    Robert Hardy and Martha Henry in Daniel Deronda (1970)
    Daniel Deronda
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Mab Meyrick
    Judi Bowker and Christopher Guard in Wilfred and Eileen (1981)
    Wilfred and Eileen
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Nurse

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    • Judi Bowker and Christopher Guard in Wilfred and Eileen (1981)
      Wilfred and Eileen
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Nurse
      • 1981
    • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
      Coronation Street
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Liz Brocklebank
      • 1977
    • Emmerdale Farm (1972)
      Emmerdale Farm
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Janie Blakey
      • Janie Harker
      • 1972–1974
    • Mia Farrow, Diane Grayson, and Paul Nicholas in See No Evil (1971)
      See No Evil
      6.6
      • Sandy Rexton
      • 1971
    • Armchair Theatre (1956)
      Armchair Theatre
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Rosemary
      • 1971
    • You and the World
      TV Series
      • Tessa
      • 1969–1971
    • Robert Hardy and Martha Henry in Daniel Deronda (1970)
      Daniel Deronda
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Mab Meyrick
      • 1970
    • The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
      The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
      7.6
      • Jenny
      • 1969
    • Noele Gordon in Crossroads (1964)
      Crossroads
      4.4
      TV Series
      • Penny Richardson
      • 1966–1967
    • Ways with Words
      TV Series
      • Diane
      • 1965

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      • 1948
      • London, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Derek Ryan1973 - ? (2 children)

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      She was in the stage musical The Sound of Music throughout its long run at the Palace Theatre in London.

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