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Diane Cilento

Acting Born Oct 5, 1933 Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia 24 credits

Biography

Diane Cilento (2 April 1932 – 6 October 2011) was an Australian actress. She is best known for her film roles in Tom Jones (1963), which earned her an Academy Award nomination, Hombre (1967) and The Wicker Man (1973). She also received a Tony Award nomination for her performance as Helen of Troy in the play Tiger at the Gates.

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Known for

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Persuaders!

as Kate Sinclair
Film

Freaks

as Clara
Film

Exam

as Penelope
Film

The Wicker Man

as Miss Rose
Film

Shrek the Third

as Sadie Thompson

Full filmography

  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • The Persuaders! (1971) as Kate Sinclair
  • Thriller (1973) as Clara
  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Lady Sarah Bellasize
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Penelope
  • Festival (1963) as Lysistrata
  • Espionage (1963) as Lina
  • The Wicker Man (1973) as Miss Rose
  • Whicker's World (1959)
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Bianca
  • Hombre (1967) as Jessie
  • Late Night Horror (1968) as Lady Sannox
  • For the Term of His Natural Life (1983) as Lady Elinor Devine
  • Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951) as Maria Hornblower (voice) (uncredited)
  • Moulin Rouge (1952) as Midinette (uncredited)
  • Armchair Theatre (1956) as Sadie Thompson
  • Affairs of the Heart (1974) as Elizabeth Damerel
  • Tycoon (1978) as Diana Clark
  • The Naked Edge (1961) as Mrs. Heath
  • Tom Jones (1963) as Molly Seagrim
  • The Admirable Crichton (1957) as Eliza Tweeny
  • Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) as Hanna Reitsch
  • Z.P.G. (1972) as Edna
  • The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) as Contessina de'Medici