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Diana Lewis

Diana Lewis

Highest Rated: 96% Body Heat (1981)

Lowest Rated: 20% 40 Is the New 20 (2009)

Birthday: Sep 18, 1919

Birthplace: Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

Diana Lewis's acting career began when she was a mere 15 years old. In her early acting career, Lewis appeared in such films as "It's a Gift" (1934), "Enter Madame" (1935) with Elissa Landi and "Gold Diggers in Paris" (1938) with Rudy Vallee. She also appeared in the Jeanette MacDonald adaptation "Bitter Sweet" (1940), the musical comedy "Forty Little Mothers" (1940) with Eddie Cantor and the comedy "Go West" (1940) with Groucho Marx. Her passion for acting continued to her roles in projects like "Johnny Eager" (1941), the Red Skelton comedy "Whistling in Dixie" (1942) and "Cry Havoc" (1944). She also appeared in "Fleshpot on 42nd Street" (1972) and the Sylvester Stallone sports drama "Rocky" (1976). She also worked in television during these years, including a part on "Murder, She Wrote" (CBS, 1984-1996). Lewis was most recently credited in "Made" (MTV, 2002-2014). She also had a part in the TV miniseries "Favorite Son" (1988-89). Lewis was married to William Powell. Lewis passed away in January 1997 at the age of 78.

Highest rated movies

96% Body Heat
90% Go West
20% 40 Is the New 20
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Diana Lewis

GO WEST, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Diana Lewis, Chico Marx, 1940 GO WEST, front from left: Groucho Marx, Diana Lewis, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx (rear), 1940 WHISTLING IN DIXIE, (top to bottom), Ann Rutherford, Red Skelton, Diana Lewis, 1942 GO WEST, The Marx Brothers in a publicity pose with co-star, Diana Lewis, 1940 CRY HAVOC, Fay Bainter, Frances Gifford, Fely Franquelli, Marsha Hunt, Ann Sothern, Joan Blondell, Margaret Sullavan, Ella Raines, Heather Angel, Gloria Grafton, Diana Lewis, Dorothy Morris, 1943 JOHNNY EAGER, from left, Lana Turner, Robert Taylor, Patricia Dane, Diana Lewis, 1942 WHISTLING IN DIXIE, Diana Lewis, Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, 1942 WHISTLING IN DIXIE, Ann Rutherford, Red Skelton, Diana Lewis, 1942 WHISTLING IN DIXIE, Diana Lewis, Ann Rutherford, Red Skelton, 1942 CRY HAVOC, Heather Angel, Joan Blondell, Gloria Grafton, Fely Franquelli, Ann Sothern, Marsha Hunt, Diana Lewis, 1943 View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
20% 40% 40 Is the New 20 Cindy (Character),
Executive Producer 		- 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Échangistes Unknown (Character) - 2006
50% No Score Yet Guys, Girls and a Jerk Director - 2003
96% 81% Body Heat Glenda (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 50% Cry Havoc Nydia (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet 80% Whistling in Dixie Ellamae Downs (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet 67% Seven Sweethearts Mrs. Nugent (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet 77% Johnny Eager Judy Sanford (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet 20% The People vs. Dr. Kildare Fay Lennox (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet 88% Andy Hardy Meets Debutante Daphne Fowler (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet 40% Bitter Sweet Jane (Character) - 1940
90% 60% Go West Eve Wilson (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Forty Little Mothers Marcia (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet He Couldn't Say No Iris Mabby (Character) - 1938