Marian Diamond (actress)
Marian Diamond | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 17, 1936 London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Relatives | Gillian Diamond (sister) |
Marian Diamond (born 17 December 1936) is an English actress, also credited as Marion Diamond (Marion is her birthname). Known primarily for her voice, she has worked for the BBC for years. She narrated several episodes of Jackanory (dealing with C.S. Lewis' books mostly), and she voiced the part of Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series).
Life and career
Diamond was born in London on 17 December.[1] She was the younger of two daughters - Gillian Diamond, her sister, was a casting director - of George Diamond, a Polish Jewish father, and his wife Rosemary (nee Reed), of Irish extraction.[2] She attended RADA, graduating in 1956.[3]
She appeared in a number of films, including 80,000 Suspects (1963), Subterfuge (1968) and Goodbye Gemini (1970). On television she appeared in such series as Dixon of Dock Green, Danger Man, Brookside and The Armando Iannucci Shows, and played in the drama Madame Bovary (2000), which was broadcast in two parts on 6 and 13 February in the U.S.A on WGBH-TV and on 10 and 11 April in the United Kingdom on BBC Two.
Selected filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 80,000 Suspects | Sister Durrell | uncredited |
| 1968 | Subterfuge | Schoolteacher | |
| 1970 | Goodbye Gemini | Denise Pryce-Fletcher |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Armchair Theatre | Teenage Girl | Episode: "Paid in Full" |
| 1960 | Dixon of Dock Green | Jean Taylor | Episode: "The Guilty Party" |
| 1963 | Emergency Ward 10 | Pauline Roberts | A few episodes |
| 1963 | First Night | Simone de Mateos | Episode: "The Dawn" |
| 1964 | Detective | Julia Stoner | Episode: "The Speckled Band" |
| 1964 | Love Story | Angela | Episode: "I Love, You Love, We Love" |
| 1964 | Sherlock Holmes | Julia Stoner | Episode: "The Speckled Band" |
| 1965 | Play School | Princess | Episode: "Play School Pantomime" |
| 1965 | Z-Cars | Ava Ludd | Episode: "Give a Dog a Name" |
| 1965 | ITV Sunday Night Drama | Ann Fleming | Episode: "Lot 171" |
| 1965 | The Sullavan Brothers | Julie Roman | Episode: "The Corrupters" |
| 1968 | Playhouse | Mary Ann | Episode: "Rogue's Gallery: The Curious Adventures of Miss Jane Rawley" |
| 1968 | Playhouse | Maggie Brown | Episode: "A Matter of Diamonds" |
| 1968 | Detective | Ethel Le Neve | Episode: "Crime of Passion" |
| 1968 | Market in Honey Lane | Ann Markham | Episode #3.14 |
| 1970 | The Main Chance | Henrietta Carson | Episode: "The Best Legal System in the World" |
| 1971 | Owen, M.D. | Elaine Norton | 2 episodes |
| 1972 | Spy Trap | Helen Foster | 4 episodes |
| 1974 | Thriller | Jennifer Peel | Episode: "Not Guilty!" |
| 1996 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Dr. Jamieson | Episode: "Heartstones: Part Two" |
| 2006 | Doctors | Jean Franks | Episode: "One Day, Maybe" |
References
- ^ Noble, Peter (1975). British Film and Television Year Book. Volume 30. Cinema TV Today. p. 106.
- ^ "Gillian Diamond obituary". theguardian.com. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ "RADA Student & graduate profiles Marian Diamond". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2025.