Dianne Foster
Biography
Dianne Foster was a Canadian actress. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, she began her career at 13 in a stage adaptation of What Every Woman Knows. At 14 she started in radio and became a leading radio performer in Canada. In London in 1951 she took stage roles in Orson Welles's Othello and Agatha Christie's The Hollow. Columbia Pictures signed her in 1954, and she moved to Hollywood, where she made her first appearance opposite Mickey Rooney in Drive a Crooked Road (1954). Her films included The Violent Men (1955), The Kentuckian (1955), Night Passage (1957), The Brothers Rico (1957), Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958), and The Last Hurrah (1958), which was nominated for a BAFTA award. She also guest-starred on television shows such as Bonanza, Wagon Train, Perry Mason, and The Fugitive. Her final film was Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963).
90years old at death
- Born Edmonton
- Died Hidden Hills
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Olga Helen Laruska (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 12 years1951 to 1963
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First role
At 13, Dianne Foster launched her career by appearing in a stage adaptation of James Barrie's What Every Woman Knows.
Big break
Columbia Pictures signed Foster in 1954, and she moved to Hollywood. That year, her first proper appearance paired her with Mickey Rooney in Drive a Crooked Road.
A first
Dianne Foster's final film role came in 1963, when she appeared in the Dean Martin vehicle Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?.
Dianne Foster movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein1961as Carolyn Green Rothstein
IMDb rating 5.6376 votes
Most often with
John Ford directed two of these films. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together4 more actors
- Basil RuysdaelThe Last Hurrah (1958) and The Violent Men (1955)
- Jack KellyThe Violent Men (1955) and Drive a Crooked Road (1954)
- George BlagoiKing of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961) and The Brothers Rico (1957)
- Derek BondGideon's Day (1958) and The Quiet Woman (1951)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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