Diana Dors, born Diana Fluck, was Britain's forerunner to Marilyn Monroe. Though stereotyped as a post-war good time girl, she was more, bringing talent and sensuality to the British cinema, as well as driving men wild with her mink bikini.
The railway town of Swindon was an unprepossessing start for a starlet, but Diana loved film from the age of three. Her mother lavished Diana with gifts and her father begrudgingly sent her to the best private schools.
Physically and socially mature for her age, Dors became a pinup girl at 13. She lied to the photographers and later directors, claiming she was 17. Her first flirt with the camera came at 15, in 'The Shop at Sly Corner'. She played the beautiful blond in the background, a role that she was to repeat with frequency, along with that of a gold-digger.
She trained at the Royal Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (RAMDA) and cornered the market as a sex-pot with character. In 1948, she appeared in six films, some unaccredited walk-ons, others with actual character; the best as Charlotte in 'Oliver Twist'.
A genius at publicity, whether through her love life or her attire, Dors was a glamour sensation, unrivalled throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s. She was a darling of the tabloid press and a good friend of the notorious East End gangsters, The Kray twins.
As age advanced and she was no longer able to rely just on her siren status, Dors developed into a credible character actress in the 1970's, playing in 'The Amazing Mr. Blunden' and 'Steaming'. She also tried, but failed, to become a success in Hollywood.
Her last jobs were as Adam Ant's fairy godmother in the video of 'Prince Charming', and also as an agony aunt on GMTV.
She died of stomach cancer in 1984.
Steaming .... Violet
Timon of Athens (1981) (TV) .... Timandra
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1981/I) (TV) .... Kate
"The Two Ronnies" (1971) TV Series .... Commandant (Series 8) (1980)
Children of the Full Moon (1980) (TV) .... Mrs. Ardoy
Of Mycenae and Men (1979) (TV) .... Helen of Troy
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (1979) .... Jenny Stride
The Plank (1979) (TV) .... Woman with Rose
Adventures of a Private Eye (1977) .... Mrs. Horne
Keep It Up Downstairs (1976) .... Daisy Dureneck
Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976) .... Mrs. North
"Just William" (1976) TV Series .... Mrs. Bott
Champagnegalopp (1975) .... Madame
Nurse Will Make It Better (1975) (TV) .... Bessy Morne
Bedtime with Rosie (1975) .... Aunt Annie
The Amorous Milkman (1974) .... Rita
Three for All (1974) .... Mrs. Ball
Theatre of Blood (1973) .... Maisie Psaltry
"All Our Saturdays" (1973) TV Series .... Di Dorkins
Craze (1973) .... Dolly Newman
From Beyond the Grave (1973) .... Mabel Lowe (segment "An Act of Kindness")
Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973) .... Woman in Flat
The Pied Piper (1972) .... Burgermeister's Wife
The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972) .... Mrs. Wickens the Housekeeper
Every Afternoon (1972) .... Margaretha
Nothing But the Night (1972) .... Anna Harb
Hannie Caulder (1971) .... Madame
Deep End (1971) .... Lady client
There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) .... John's Wife
"Queenie's Castle" (1970) TV Series .... Queenie Shepherd
Hammerhead (1968) .... Kit
Danger Route (1968) .... Rhoda Gooderich
Berserk! (1968) .... Matilda
Baby Love (1968) .... Liz
The Sandwich Man (1966) .... First Billingsgate Woman
West 11 (1963) .... Georgia
Encontra a Mallorca (1962)
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys (1962) .... Myra
King of the Roaring 20's - The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961) .... Madge
On the Double (1961) .... Sgt. Bridget Stanhope
Scent of Mystery (1960) .... Winifred Jordan
I Married a Woman (1958) .... Janice Blake Briggs aka Miss Luxembourg
Passport to Shame (1958) .... Vicki
Tread Softly Stranger (1958) .... Calico
The Long Haul (1957) .... Lynn
The Unholy Wife (1957) .... Phyllis Hochen
Ragazza del palio, La (1957) .... Diana Dixon
Yield to the Night (1956) .... Mary Price Hilton
As Long as They're Happy (1955) .... Pearl
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) .... Sonia
An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) .... Vanessa Colebrook
Broadway Jungle (1955)
Miss Tulip Stays the Night (1955) .... Kate Dax
Value for Money (1955) .... Ruthine West
The Saint's Return (1953) .... The Blonde in Lennar's Apartment
The Great Game (1953) .... Lulu Smith
It's a Grand Life (1953) .... Cpl. Paula Clements
The Weak and the Wicked (1953) .... Betty Brown
The Last Page (1952) .... Ruby Bruce
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1952) .... Candy Markham
My Wife's Lodger (1952) .... Eunice Higginbotham
"How Do You View?" (1949) TV Series .... Cuddles (1951)
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) .... Dolores August
Worm's Eye View (1951) .... Thelma
Dance Hall (1950) .... Carole
Diamond City (1949) .... Dora
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949) .... Ada Foster
It's Not Cricket (1949) .... Blonde
Vote for Huggett (1949) .... Diana
Good Time Girl (1948) .... Lyla Lawrence
Oliver Twist (1948) .... Charlotte
Holiday Camp (1948) (uncredited) .... Dancer
The Calendar (1948) .... Hawkins
Here Come the Huggetts (1948) .... Diana Hopkins
My Sister and I (1948) .... Dreary Girl
Penny and the Pownall Case (1948) .... Molly James
The Shop at Sly Corner (1947) (uncredited) .... Mildred
Dancing with Crime (1947)
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