| Diane Craig | |
|---|---|
| Born | Diane Mary Craig 1949 (age 74–75) County Down, 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 a Northern Irish-born Australian actress best known for her performances in film and television.
She was born in County Down, 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), Double Deal (1981), The Highest Honor (1982), 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.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Ned Kelly | Maggie Kelly | Feature film |
| 1970 | No Roses for Michael | Short film | |
| 1977 | The Mango Tree | Miss Pringle | Feature film |
| 1978 | Road Toll | Short film | |
| 1980 | And Sometimes I Feel Like I'm Only 18 | Short film | |
| 1980 | The Applicant | Herself (as Di Craig) | Short film |
| 1980 | The Tape Recorder | Short film | |
| 1981 | Double Deal | Miss Stevens | Feature film |
| 1982 | The Highest Honor (aka Southern Cross) | Mrs. Page | Feature film |
| 1984 | Tell Us in Your Own Words | Short film | |
| 1987 | Travelling North | Sophie | Feature film |
| 1989 | A Sting in the Tale | Diane Lane | Feature film |
| 1998 | The Cowboy | Short film | |
| 2005 | Marti's Party | Trish | Short film |
| 2007 | One of the Lucky Ones | Neighbour | Short film |
| 2009 | Emergence | Margaret | Short film |
| 2009 | In Her Skin | Joy | Feature film |
| 2013 | 101 Cupcakes | Matilda | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Dead Men Running | Regular role: Teresa Doherty | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1971 | The Godfathers | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1971-1974 | Matlock Police | Guest roles: Madeleine Reynolds/Christine Anderson/Kate Wilson/Val Hudson | TV series, 4 episodes -"The End of the Season" -"Grinning George" -"Vengeance" -"Two to One Against" |
| 1972 | Crisis | Role unknown | TV Pilot |
| 1972 | Homicide | Guest role: Trish Langley | TV series, 1 episode "Change of Heart" |
| 1972 | Snake Gully with Dad and Dave | Regular role: Mabel Smith | TV series, 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" |
| 1973-1975 | Division 4 | Recurring Guest role: Jenny Franklin | TV series, 5 episodes -"Voice of the Gun" -"The Criminal Type" -"Triangle-Sergeant Babbe" -"A Sense of Duty - Part 2" |
| 1973 | Boney | Guest role: Marion | TV series, 1 episode "Boney and the Powder Trail" |
| 1973 | Ryan | Guest role: Lacey Glen | TV series, 1 episode "A Little Something Special" |
| 1974 | And The Big Men Fly | Regular role: Lil | ABC TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1974 | This Love Affair | Guest role | ABC TV series, 1 episode: "Seven Tenths of a Second" |
| 1975-1976 | Certain Women | Recurring role: Majorie Faber | ABC TV series, 27 episodes |
| 1977 | Hotel Story | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1977 | Roses Bloom Twice | Support role | TV movie |
| 1977; 1980 | Young Ramsay | Guest role: Tess Cameron | TV series, 1 episode "A Kid is a Kid" (1977) |
| 1978-1979 | Cop Shop | Recurring role: Alison Finlay | TV series, 27 episodes |
| 1978 | Chopper Squad | Guest role: Jenny | TV series, 1 episode "The Big Trip" |
| 1978-1979 | The Sullivans | Recurring role: Pamela/Pamela Summers | TV series, 28 episodes #289-291 & #410-434 |
| 1978-1979 | The Restless Years | Recurring role: Gail Lawrence | TV series, 43 episodes |
| 1978 | The Newman Shame | Ginger | TV movie |
| 1979 | Mr Squiggle and Friends | Guest Host - Herself | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1979 | Skyways | Guest role: Catherine Tissot | TV series, 1 episode: "Catnip" |
| 1980 | Celebrity Tattletales | Guest Panel: Herself & Garry McDonald | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1980 | Cop Shop | Guest role: Eve Kadar | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1980 | The Great Australian Comedy | Role unknown | TV Pilot |
| 1980-1985 | Prisoner (aka Prisoner Cell Block H) | Recurring role: Jacki Nolan/Anita Selby/Sarah Forrest | TV series, 22 episodes -Sarah Forrest / Jacki Nolan -Sister Anita Selby |
| 1980-1981 | The Young Doctors | Recurring role: Diane Brooke | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1981 | Bellamy | Guest role: Connie | TV series, 1 episode 17: "A Minor Charge of Murder" "A Minor Charge of Murder" |
| 1981 | Holiday Island | Guest role: Marie-Claude | TV series, 1 episode "Treasure Shop" |
| 1981 | The World Around Us | Herself | TV series, 1 episode: "Stress – It Wasn't Meant To Be Easy" |
| 1981 | The 1981 Sammy Awards | Herself as Presenter with Garry McDonald | TV Special |
| 1981; 1982 | The 1981 Australian Film & Television Awards (Sammys) | Guest - Herself | ABC TV special |
| 1982; 1983; 1987; 1991 | A Country Practice | Guest roles: Diane Irving/Deborah Townsend/Carmel Hutchins/Judy Harper | TV series, 10 episodes |
| 1982 | The Don Lane Show | Guest - Herself with Taurus Rising cast: Alan Cassell, Andrew Clarke & Georgie Sterling | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1982 | Taurus Rising | Regular role: Libby Hilton | TV series |
| 1982 | The 1982 Australian Film Institute Awards | Audience member with Garry McDonald | ABC TV Special |
| 1983 | For Love Or Money | Herself | Film documentary |
| 1983 | Scales of Justice | Suport role: Meredith | ABC TV miniseries, 1 episode "The Numbers" "The Numbers" |
| 1983 | All The Rivers Run | Recurring role: Dorothy Barrett | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1984 | Carson's Law | Guest role: Anne Preston | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1985 | The Henderson Kids | Recurring role: Alice Henderson | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1987 | Have a Go | Herself - Guest Judge | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1987 | Willing and Abel | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1988 | Mother and Son | Guest role: Delores | ABC TV series, 1 episode "The Surprise" |
| 1988 | True Believers | Recurring role: Elsie | ABC TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1988 | After Marcuse | Liz | ABC TV movie |
| 1988 | Rafferty's Rules | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1988 | Stringer | Guest role | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989 | Mission: Impossible | Guest role: Lady Michelle Faulkner | TV series, 1 episode US/Australia "The Lion" |
| 1989 | Travelling Man | Role unknown | TV movie |
| 1989 | Acropolis Now | Guest role: Miss Joan Wilson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989 | Chances | Barbara Taylor | TV Pilot (never screened on TV) |
| 1989 | In Melbourne Today | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989 | Living With the Law | Role unknown | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1990 | Family and Friends | Regular role: Pamela Chandler | TV series |
| 1990 | The Flying Doctors | Guest role: Marion Burgess | TV series, 1 episode "A Little Tenderness" |
| 1991 | In Sydney Today | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991-1993 | E Street | Regular role: Dr. Elly Fielding | TV series, 153 episodes |
| 1992 | Couchman in Australia | Guest - Herself with E Street cast Melissa Tkautz & Bruce Samazan | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | The Big Breakfast | Guest - Herself with E Street cast Andrew Williams, Joanna Lockwood | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Law of the Land | Guest role | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1994 | At Home | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | Ernie and Denise | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994; 1996 | Good Morning Australia | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | Love Rules | Host/Presenter | TV series |
| 1995 | This Is Your Life: Garry McDonald | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Today Tonight | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Home and Away | Recurring role: Theresa Lynch | TV series, 22 episodes |
| 1995-1996 | Heartbreak High | Regular role: June Dyson | TV series, 24 episodes |
| 1996 | Midday with Kerri-Anne | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1996 | Monday to Friday | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1996 | Medivac | Guest role: Mrs. Flynn | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | The 39th Annual TV Week Logie Awards | Herself - Audience member | TV Special |
| 1997; 2000 | Good Morning Australia | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | Murder Call | Guest role: Diane Cochrane | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Never Tell Me Never | Shirley Shepherd | TV movie |
| 1998 | Wildside | Guest role: Robyn Stark | ABC TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1999; 2001 | All Saints | Guest role: Colleen Collins | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2000; 2002 | Good Morning Australia | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2001 | The 43rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards | Guest - Herself as Audience member | TV special |
| 2001 | All Saints | Recurring role: Sophia Hanrahan/Sophie Hanrahan | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2001 | People Dimensions | Guest - Herself | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 2002; 2015 | Australian Story | Herself | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 2002 | Good Morning Australia | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2008-2009 | Out of the Blue | Regular role: Deborah McManus | TV series, 75 episodes |
| 2009 | Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities | Recurring role: Barbara Mackay | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Packed to the Rafters | Guest role: Majery | TV series, 1 episode "Brave New World" |
| 2011 | Crownies | Guest role: Carolyn Fletcher | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012 | Howzat! Kerry Packer's War | Guest role: Well Dressed Woman at SCG | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2015 | Australian Story | Herself | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
References
- Diane Craig at IMDb
- ALLERTON, MARGOT AND VEITCH "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Australian Showbiz" published hardback by Sunshine Books division of Allans Books
External links
Diane Craig at IMDb
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