Film Credits
2020 | Sophie Morris | The Voice of Sin |
Toho Co | Nobuhiro Doi |
2019 | Older Jennifer | Last Letter From Your Lover |
Blueprint Pictures | Augustine Frizell |
2019 | General Engell | Star Wars: R of Skywalker |
LucasFilm | J.J. Abrahams |
2013 | Madame Michaud | Suite Francaise |
Weinstein Co | Saul Dibb |
2012 | Hope | A Long Way Down | Film 4 | Pascal Chaumeil |
2011 | Sophie’s Mum | Turn Out | DP Films | Lee Sales |
2010 | Mrs Cope | One Day | Focus Features | Lone Scherfig |
2010 | Harriet | The Awakening | Origin Pictures | Nick Murphy |
2007 | Rachel Petkoff | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People |
Alienate Ltd | Bob Weide |
2004 | Laura | Brothers of the Head | Marlin Films | Lou Pepe, Richard Fulton |
2001 | Ellen | Morlang | Phantavision | Chebo Tjeeno |
2000 | Tutor | Billy Elliot | BBC Films | Stephen Daldry |
1997 | Party Companion | Wings of A Dove | Miramax | Ian Softley |
1993 | Hilda | Heavenly Creatures | Wingnut Films | Peter Jackson |
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ONE DAY
Directed by Lone Scherfig. Produced by Focus Pictures and Film 4 2011. A love story that follows two characters through the decades until they finally realise they are meant to be together.
Cast included: Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Rafe Spall
Diana played MRS COPE, a socialite mother of an unsuitable girlfriend.
THE AWAKENING
Directed by Nick Murphy. Produced by the BBC 2011. A ghost story set in the 1920’s at an English boys boarding school.
Cast included: Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton
Diana played HARRIET CATHCART, the mother of Rebecca Hall’s character.
HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE
Directed by Robert Weide. Produced by Number 9 Films 2008. A comedy based on Toby Young’s autobiographical book about a brash British journalist in America.
Cast included: Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Bridges
Diana played a cameo role as RACHEL PETKOFF, an actress attempting to make a comeback and unrecognised by everyone except the hero.
BROTHERS OF THE HEAD
Directed by Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe. Produced by Film 4, 2005. A “mockumentary” style feature film about conjoined siamese twins who become a rock act at the time of punk music.
Cast included: Harry and Luke Treadaway, Sean Harris, Jonathan Pryce
Diana played LAURA ASHWORTH, a journalist, looking back on the days when she was involved with the twins. All of her scenes were improvised to give them authenticity.
MORLANG
Directed by Tjebbo Penning. Produced by Petra Goedings for Phanta Vision, 2003. A thriller about an artist who is being blackmailed by his dead wife’s former lover.
Cast included: Susan Lynch, Paul Freeman
Diana played ELLEN, a woman who believes she is dying of a brain tumour and makes a suicide pact with her husband (Paul Freeman).
HEAVENLY CREATURES
Directed by Peter Jackson. Produced by Wingnut Productions, 1993, and filmed in New Zealand. Based on the true story of a 1950’s murder in New Zealand when two fifteen year old girls killed one of their mothers.
Cast included: Clive Merrison, Kate Winslet, Melanie Lynskey
Diana played HILDA HULME, the upper class, self-centred mother of Kate Winslet.
Short Films
Another Woman
Made in 1987, the credits for this short film featuring Diana and the late Morag Hood have been lost but the performances are still subtle and interesting.
Impressive work Diana!!