Personal Info
Birth date
1918-08-02 (107 Years)
Day of death
1986-07-31
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Also known as
-Diana King
Biography
We dont have a biography for Diana King
Filmography
Top of the Pops
6.6
Overview:
The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.Tales of the Unexpected
6.711
Overview:
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.The Avengers
7.7
Overview:
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).Pride and Prejudice
9
Overview:
The arrival of a young, well-off, eligible man named Mr. Bingley sends the Bennet household--with five girls of a marrying age--into a tizzy. But it's the introduction of Mr. Bingley's friend, Mr. Darcy, that sets in motion the fate of Elizabeth Bennet, resolved only after a labyrinth of social and personal complexities.Playhouse
7
Overview:
A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.Pink Floyd: The Wall
7.946
Overview:
A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.Fawlty Towers
8.269
Overview:
Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding guests.Are You Being Served?
7.3
Overview:
This comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's fictional "Grace Brothers" department store, is full of sexual innuendo, slapstick, visual gags, and double entendres. Much of the show's humor parodies Britain's class system, and many of the show's characters are based on stereotypes of the period, including the effeminate Mr. Humphries and the rich, but stingy, store owner.Sykes
6.4
Overview:
Classic sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as brother and sister twins who have to tackle the trials and tribulations of suburban life.Hancock's Half Hour
7.313
Overview:
Hancock's Half Hour is a BBC television comedy series of the 1950s and 60s written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock with Sid James. The final series, renamed simply Hancock, starred Hancock alone. Comedian Tony Hancock starred in the show, playing an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own character and lifestyle, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam. The series was influential in the development of the situation comedy, with its move away from radio variety towards a focus on character development.Offbeat
6.1
Overview:
When Scotland Yard finds themselves up against a brick wall in tracking down a vicious gang of thieves and bank robbers, they call in Layton, a loner from MI5 to work his way into the gang and help bring them down.The Spell of Amy Nugent
5
Overview:
A young man's fiancé dies after contracting a terminal illness, and in his efforts to contact her he gets involved with a group of spiritualists.Some Will, Some Won't
4.75
Overview:
Four people go to great lengths to obtain the fortune left in a will by a very wealthy practical joker.BBC2 Play of the Week
7
Overview:
An anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length TV movies, broadcast on BBC2 from September 1977 to April 1979.Terry and June
6.2
Overview:
Terry and June Medford are both middle aged and beginning to find the trials of life are more difficult as they try to succeed in their daily lives. The couple have just moved to Purley, south-east London... Aunt Lucy and the mynah bird had disappeared, as had the occasionally visiting daughters. Terry and June now mixed with a friendly next door neighbour, Beattie; Terry's chatty work colleague, Malcolm; and their gruff boss Sir Dennis Hodge. Otherwise, things were much as before, with Terry's pigheaded childishness causing no end of problems, usually thwarting June's attempts at leading a cosy life.Zombie Nation
2.818
Overview:
A psycho cop has a habit for pulling over random women and taking them to an abandoned warehouse, where he tortures and kills them. He gets what's coming to him when a pack of zombie women rise from their graves in order to get proper revenge.Please Sir!
6.75
Overview:
Please Sir! is a London Weekend Television produced situation comedy, created by writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featured the actors John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Joan Sanderson, Noel Howlett, Erik Chitty and Richard Davies. The series ran for 55 episodes between 1968 and 1972.They Came from Beyond Space
5
Overview:
A group of scientists are possessed by an alien force when they investigate a meteor shower in a rural field.The Shillingbury Blowers
7
Overview:
A small English village is in turmoil with the arrival of a pop star and his wife. He soon becomes the conductor of the local brass band after the previous conductor is criticized for the false notes played by the brass band.Sherlock Holmes
6.588
Overview:
Sherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company BBC between 1965 and 1968. This was the second screen adaption of Sherlock Holmes for BBC Television.Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
6.4
Overview:
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense was a short-lived anthology television series from Hammer Studios. Though similar in format to the 1980 series Hammer House of Horror, the Mystery and Suspense series had feature-length episodes, usually running around 70 minutes without commercials. The series was a co-production by Hammer Studios with 20th Century Fox Television, and is known in the United States as Fox Mystery Theater. Unlike 1980's Hammer House of Horror, all the episodes had American actors as either the leads or in key roles. It was first aired in the UK by ITV in 1984, though was not simulcast and was shown in different timeslots throughout the various ITV regions.Rising Damp
7.5
Overview:
Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long suffering tenants.The Man in Grey
6.023
Overview:
After marrying a dour and disinterested lord for status, a young woman falls in love with a stage actor while her best friend from boarding school enters an affair with her husband.George and Mildred
6.8
Overview:
A middle-aged housewife feels frustrated with her mean and miserable husband, the married couple adapting to life in an up-market housing estate.Exploits at West Poley
4.667
Overview:
Somerset 1850. Two boys exploring an underground cave, divert the course of a river and drastically change the lives of the people of two villages.The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
4.056
Overview:
The girls of St. Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike.Ace of Wands
5.5
Overview:
Ace of Wands is a fantasy-based British children's television show broadcast on ITV between 1970 and 1972, created by Trevor Preston and Pamela Lonsdale and produced by Thames Television. The title, taken from the name of a Tarot card describes the principal character, called "Tarot" who combined stage magic with supernatural powers. Tarot has a pet Owl named Ozymandias, played by Fred Owl. The series ran for two seasons of thirteen episodes and a third season of twenty, with fourteen story arcs, in a similar manner to early Doctor Who. Many, if not all, of the first 26 episodes are believed to have been wiped, although the final season is intact.Be My Guest
6.25
Overview:
A couple inherit a hotel with no guests until their son's pop group turns things around.The Ghosts of Motley Hall
6.8
Overview:
The Ghosts of Motley Hall is a British children's television series written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for Granada Television, and broadcast between 1976 and 1978 on the ITV network. The series relates the adventures of 5 ghosts who haunt Motley Hall. Each ghost is from a different era and all with the exception of Matt are unable to leave the confines of the building and Matt himself is unable to travel outside the grounds of the Hall. The only regular character who is not a ghost is Mr Gudgin the caretaker of Motley Hall. Carpenter wrote a companion novel for the series for Puffin Books in 1977. A 3 DVD set containing the complete series was released by Network in 2005.Acting
1985Love Song as Deirdre Walters
1985Exploits at West Poley as Old Woman
1984Black Carrion as Madge Bircher
1984Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1 Episode) as Madge Bircher
1984Sharon and Elsie (2 Episodes) as Enid
1983Cuffy (6 Episodes) as Mrs. Simpkins
1982Pink Floyd: The Wall as Wedding Witness
1981Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective as Mrs. Fennell
1980The Wildcats of St. Trinian's as Miss Mactavish
1980The Shillingbury Blowers as Mrs Simpkins
1980Shillingbury Tales (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1979Terry and June (3 Episodes) as Melinda
1979Tales of the Unexpected (1 Episode) as Ruth
1978Forgotten Love Songs as Cordelia
1977Come Back Mrs. Noah (5 Episodes) as Unknown
1977BBC2 Play of the Week (1 Episode) as Cordelia
1977You're Only Young Twice (31 Episodes) as Unknown
1976Meriel the Ghost Girl as Mrs. Livingston
1976George and Mildred (1 Episode) as Margaret
1976The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Fawlty Towers (1 Episode) as Mrs. Rachel Lloyd
1974Rising Damp (1 Episode) as Mrs Armitage
1974Playhouse (1 Episode) as Mrs. Livingston
1972My Wife Next Door (13 Episodes) as Unknown
1972Sykes (1 Episode) as Mrs. Crombie-Crombie
1972Are You Being Served? (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1971Office Party as Audrey
1971The Fox Trot as Maisie
1970Ace of Wands (2 Episodes) as Lady Landau
1970Some Will, Some Won't as Mrs Craik
1968Please Sir! (1 Episode) as Mrs. Grey
1967Pride and Prejudice (4 Episodes) as Lady Lucas
1967They Came from Beyond Space as Mrs. Trethowan
1967Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966King of the River (1 Episode) as Sarah Shelley
1965Be My Guest as Margaret
1965Fanatic as Shopper
1964Sherlock Holmes (1 Episode) as Unknown
1964Top of the Pops (1 Episode) as Self
1961The Avengers (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Offbeat as Maggie Dawson
1960The Cupboard as Milly
1958The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as (uncredited)
1956Hancock's Half Hour (1 Episode) as Unknown
1954A Castle and Sixpence (1 Episode) as Marian Fisher
1943The Man in Grey as Jane Seymour (uncredited)
1941The Spell of Amy Nugent as Amy Nugent
Camera
2004Zombie Nation ... Second Assistant Camera