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Diana Hardcastle

Acting Born Jul 12, 1949 London, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

Diana Hardcastle (born July 12, 1949) is a British actress who has appeared largely in television roles. She is married to actor Tom Wilkinson, with whom she has two children.

She appeared in episodes of Midsomer Murders, Inspector Lynley and Taggart. She played recurring roles in the series First Among Equals and Fortunes of War. In 2011, she and her husband, Tom Wilkinson portrayed real life husband and wife Joe and Rose Kennedy in the mini series The Kennedys, and, in 2012, she had a supporting role in the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in which her husband starred.

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Known for

Film

The Evil Dead

as Barbara Lessiter

Father Brown

as Nora Thorp

Utopia

as CIA Woman
Film

National Treasure

as Crystal Pitt-Seymour
Film

The Boy

as Mrs. Heelshire
Film

If Only

as Claire
Film

From Dusk Till Dawn

1996

Full filmography

  • Midsomer Murders (1997) as Barbara Lessiter
  • Father Brown (2013) as Nora Thorp
  • Screen Two (1985) as Judith Walters
  • Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators (2018) as Lady Athena Forbes-Allen
  • Utopia (2013) as CIA Woman
  • Bugs (1995)
  • Rosemary & Thyme (2003) as Crystal Pitt-Seymour
  • Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983) as Anna
  • The Boy (2016) as Mrs. Heelshire
  • The Kennedys (2011) as Rose Kennedy
  • If Only (2004) as Claire
  • Fortunes of War (1987) as Edwina Little
  • The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) as Carol Parr
  • Good People (2014) as Marie Halden
  • The Kennedys: After Camelot (2017) as Rose Kennedy
  • First Among Equals (1986) as Louise Fraser
  • The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) as Carol Parr
  • A Good Woman (2004) as Lady Plymdale
  • That's Love (1988)
  • Jenny's Wedding (2015) as Ellen
  • The Tide of Life (1996) as Rona Birch
  • Chromophobia (2006) as Mrs. Wharton
  • The House (1984) as Mrs. Janek
  • Love Song (1985) as Young Phillipa Hatchard