Diana Bellamy

Diana Bellamy was an American character actress who worked in theater, film and television from the 1980s into the mid-1990s, moving between comedy and drama. Born in Los Angeles, she studied at the University of South Florida and earned a fine arts master's degree from Southern Methodist University in 1970. She started out with her own puppet theater before turning to professional stage work, appearing in The House of Blue Leaves at the Pasadena Playhouse, The Skin of Our Teeth at the Old Globe Theatre and the title role in Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You at Theater Geo. On television she played Nurse Poole in 13 East, Principal Cecilia Hall in Popular and had guest roles on many series. Her films included Malice (1993), Outbreak, Air Force One, Ghosts of Mississippi and Outrageous Fortune (1987). She died in 2001.