Diana Wynyard

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AKA: Dorothy Isobel Cox
Nationality: English
Birthdate: 01/16/1906
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Death Date: 05/13/1964

biography

A luminous and intelligent British actress, Diana Wynyard brought genteel grace and an aristocratic dignity to a highly successful stage career. With a carriage and mien well-suited to period drama, she briefly made her mark in several classy roles in Hollywood during the depths of the Depression in the 1930s. Her US film stardom didn't take, however, but she was sporadically active in British film for 20 years thereafter, leaving behind several outstanding performances that made one wish she had done more in film.

Wynyard made her London stage debut in a small role in "The Grand Duchess" in Continued

Credits

Jane Marryot
1933
Mrs Fleury

milestones

Year
Milestone
1925 
London stage debut in a small role in "The Grand Duchess"
1927 
Was a member of William Armstrong's Company in Liverpool
1932 
Made New York stage debut in "The Devil Passes"
1932 
Signed by Hollywood; made film debut in "Rasputin and the Empress"
1933 
First leading role in features, "Cavalcade"; received Oscar nomination as Best Actress
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