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Diana Hyland

Acting Born Jan 25, 1936 Died Mar 27, 1977 Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA 60 credits

Biography

Diana Hyland was an American actress born Diane Gentner on January 25, 1936, in Ohio. After performing in summer stock as a teenager and graduating from Cleveland Heights High School, she moved to New York in 1955 to pursue an acting career. While working as a switchboard operator, she secured early television roles, including an appearance on Robert Montgomery Presents. She adopted the stage name Diana Hyland, utilizing her mother's maiden name. Her career included a tour of the play Look Back in Anger, which preceded her breakthrough performance on Broadway. Known for her confident air and appearance, Hyland established herself as a working actress during the mid-1950s.

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Eight Is Enough
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
S.W.A.T.
Happy DaysHarry O
KojakHawkins
SearchBanyonThe ABC Afternoon Playbreak
CannonAlias Smith and Jones
Ritual of Evil
Medical Center
The Name of the GameJigsaw
IronsideMannixThe InvadersThe InvadersJudd, for the Defense
Felony SquadTarzanThe Green HornetThe ChaseThe Iron Horse
The F.B.I.The F.B.I.The F.B.I.The F.B.I.Run for Your Life
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.The Man from U.N.C.L.E.The RoguesPeyton PlaceOne Man's Way
The FugitiveThe FugitiveThe FugitiveThe FugitiveBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Alfred Hitchcock HourThe Alfred Hitchcock HourSam BenedictStoney Burke
Dr. KildareDr. KildareBen CaseyAlcoa Premiere
The Twilight Zone
Naked CityYoung Doctor Malone
Gunsmoke
Robert Montgomery Presents

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