Diana Darrin

Diana Darrin is an American actress and singer who first worked as a photographer at a nightclub before she was discovered, which led her into summer stock theater in Connecticut and then into films. A New Haven, Connecticut native, she has made more than 35 film and television appearances. Billed early as Theila Darin, she appeared in several later Three Stooges shorts, among them He Cooked His Goose, Shot in the Frontier, and A Merry Mix Up. Her films include The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) and a starring role opposite Jack Nicholson in The Broken Land, plus High School Confidential! (1958), Reform School Girls, and Slither (1973). She also worked in television on series such as Bonanza and McHale's Navy, and as a singer she performed in nightclubs and recorded for the Virgo label.