Diane Craig

Diane Mary Craig (born 1949), sometimes credited as Di Craig, is a Northern Irish-born Australian actress best known for her performances in film and television.

Diane Craig
Born
Diane Mary Craig

1949 (age 73–74)
County Down, Northern Ireland
Other namesDi Craig
OccupationActor
Years active1970–2013
Spouse
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(m. 1971)​

She was born in County Down, and since 1971 has been married to award-winning Australian actor and comedian Garry McDonald.

Career

Film

She attended the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA), but left after a year, making her debut in 1970 starring in the British Australian feature film Ned Kelly (1970), alongside Mick Jagger. Her other film appearances included roles in The Mango Tree (1977), Double Deal (1981), The Highest Honor (1982), Travelling North (1987) and A Sting in the Tale (1989).

Television

Craig has also appeared on the small screen in numerous serials, mini-series and telemovies. She is probably best known for the long-running roles in The Restless Years and E Street (replacing actress Penny Cook as Dr. Elly Fielding), as well as appearing several times in the cult television series Prisoner. Craig's last long-running role was as Deborah McManus in the 2008 series Out of the Blue.[1]

Filmography

Film
Title Year Role Type
Ned Kelly1970Maggie KellyFeature film
No Roses for Michael1970Film short
Crisis1972TV pilot
The Mango Tree1977Miss PringleFeature film
Roses Bloom Twice1977JennyTV movie
The Newman Shame1977GingerTV movie
Road Toll1978Film short
And Sometimes I Feel Like I'm Only 181980Film short
The Applicant1980Film short
The Tape Recorder1980Film short
Double Deal1981Miss StevensFeature film
Stress – It Wasn't Meant to be Easy1982HerselfFilm TV documentary
The Highest Honor (aka Southern Cross)1982Mrs. PageFeature film
Tell Us in Your Own Words1984Film short
Travelling North1987SophieFeature film
After Marcuse1988LizTV movie
A Sting in the Tale1989Diane LaneFeature film
Travelling Man1989TV movie
Never Tell Me Never1998Shirley ShepherdTV movie
The Cowboy1998Film short
Marti's Party2005TrishFilm short
One of the Lucky Ones2007NeighbourFilm short
Emergence2009MargaretFilm short
In Her Skin2009JoyFeature film
101 Cupcakes2013Matilda[2]Film short

Television
Production Year Role Type
Dead Men Running1971Teresa DohertyTV series, 6 episodes
The Godfathers1971TV series, 1 episode
Homicide1972Trish LangleyTV series, 1 episode:
"Change of Heart"
Snake Gully with Dad and Dave1972Mabel SmithTV series, 8 episodes:
-"Snake Gully with Dad and Dave"
-"That Old Flame of Mine"
-"Husbandry Is Not Just a Golden Ring"
-"Lest We Er Forget"
-"Hold That Tiger"
-"Tis All in the Mind"
-"The Hotel Dave"
Matlock Police1971–744 roles:
-Val Hudson
-Kate Wilson
-Christine Anderson
Madeleine Roberts		TV series, 4 episodes:
-"The End of the Season"
-"Grinning George"
-"Vengeance"
-"Two to One Against"
Boney1973MarionTV series, 1 episode:
"Boney and the Powder Trail"
Ryan1973Lacey Glen TV series, 1 episode:
"A Little Something Special"
Division 41973–75Jenny Franklin TV series, 5 episodes:
-"Voice of the Gun"
-"The Criminal Type"
-"Triangle-Sergeant Babbe"
-"A Sense of Duty - Part 2"
And The Big Men Fly 1974LilTV series, 6 episodes
This Love Affair1974TV series, 1 episode: "Seven Tenths of a Second"
Certain Women1975-76Marjorie FisherTV series, 27 episodes
Hotel Story1977TV series, 1 episode
Young Ramsay1977; 19802 roles:
-Tess Cameron
-Sara Dreamtime		TV series, 2 episodes:
"A Kid is a Kid" (1977)
Chopper Squad1978JennyTV series, 1 episode:
"The Big Trip"
The Restless Years1978–79Gail LawrenceTV series, 43 episodes
The Sullivans1978–79Pamela SomersTV series, 28 episodes:
#289-291 & #410-434
Cop Shop1978; 1979Alison Finlay / Eve KadarTV series, episode 21
Skyways1979Catherine TissotTV series, 1 episode: "Catnip"
Mr Squiggle and Friends1979Guest hostTV series, 1 episode
The Young Doctors1980Diane BrookeTV series, recurring role
The Great Australian Comedy1980TV pilot
Prisoner (aka Prisoner Cell Block H)1980; 19852 roles:
-Sarah Forrest / Jacki Nolan
-Sister Anita Selby		 TV series, 22 episodes
Bellamy1981Connie TV series, 1 episode:
"A Minor Charge of Murder"
Holiday Island1981Marie-Claude TV series, 1 episode:
"Treasure Shop"
The 1981 Australian Film & Television Awards (Sammys)1981HerselfTV special
The World Around Us1981HerselfTV series, episode: "Stress – It Wasn't Meant To Be Easy"
A Country Practice1982; 1983; 1987; 1991Diane Irving / Deborah Townsend / Carmel Hutchins / Judy HarperTV series, 10 episodes
Taurus Rising1982Libby HiltonTV series
Scales of Justice1983MeredithTV miniseries, 1 episode:
"The Numbers"
All the Rivers Run1983Dorothy Barrett TV miniseries, 1 episode
Carson's Law1984Anne PrestonTV series, 2 episodes
Special Squad1984TV series, 1 episode
The Henderson Kids1985Alice HendersonTV series, 2 episodes
True Believers1988ElsieTV miniseries, 6 episodes
Mother and Son1988DeloresTV series, 1 episode:
"The Surprise"
Rafferty's Rules1988TV series, 1 episode
Stringer1988TV series, 1 episode
Mission: Impossible1989Lady Michelle Faulkner TV series, 1 episode:
"The Lion"
Acropolis Now1989Miss Joan WilsonTV series, 1 episode:
"The Kid"
Chances1989Barbara TaylorUnaired TV pilot
Living with the Law1989TV series
Family and Friends1990Pamela ChandlerTV series
The Flying Doctors1990Marion BurgessTV series, 1 episode:
"A Little Tenderness"
E Street 1991–93Dr Elly Fielding #2TV series, 153 episodes
The Big Breakfast1993Herself / Dr Elly FieldingTV series, 1 episode
Law of the Land 1993TV series, 2 episodes
At Home1994GuestTV series, 1 episode
Ernie and Denise1994GuestTV series, 1 episode
Good Morning Australia1994; 1996; 1997; 2000GuestTV series, 1 episode
Love Rules1994HostTV series
Today Tonight1995GuestTV series, 1 episode
Home and Away1995Theresa LynchTV series, 22 episodes
Heartbreak High1995–96June DysonTV series, 24 episodes
Midday with Kerri-Anne1996GuestTV series, 1 episode
Monday to Friday1996GuestTV series, 1 episode
Murder Call1997Diana CochraneTV series, 1 episode
Wildside1998Robyn StackTV series, 2 episodes
Medivac1998Mrs. FlynnTV series, 1 episode
All Saints1999; 2001Colleen Collins / Sophia HanrahanTV series, 4 episodes
Out of the Blue2008Deborah McManusTV series, 75 episodes
Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities2009Barbara McKayTV series, 3 episodes
Packed to the Rafters2009MargeryTV series, 1 episode:
"Brave New World"
Crownies2011Carolyn FletcherTV series, 1 episode
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War2012Well-dressed woman at SCGTV miniseries, 1 episode

References
  1. Diane Craig at IMDb
  2. ALLERTON, MARGOT AND VEITCH "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Australian Showbiz" published hardback by Sunshine Books division of Allans Books


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