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Diana Lynn

Highest Rated: 100% The Major and the Minor (1942)

Lowest Rated: 14% The Kentuckian (1955)

Birthday: Oct 7, 1926

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Diana Lynn's acting career first began when she was just 16 years old. Lynn began her acting career appearing in various films, such as "The Major and the Minor" (1942), the Eddie Bracken comedy "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek" (1944) and "And the Angels Sing" (1944) with Dorothy Lamour. She also appeared in "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay" (1944), "Duffy's Tavern" (1945) and the comedy adaptation "The Bride Wore Boots" (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. She continued to work steadily in film throughout the forties and the fifties, appearing in "Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven" (1948), "Peggy" (1950) and "Rogues of Sherwood Forest" (1950). She also appeared in "Bedtime For Bonzo" (1951). In the latter part of her career, she continued to act in "An Annapolis Story" (1955), "You're Never Too Young" (1955) with Dean Martin and the action flick "The Kentuckian" (1955) with Burt Lancaster. She also appeared in the Van Johnson thriller "Company of Killers" (1970). Lynn was most recently credited in "Angel" (1984). Lynn passed away in December 1971 at the age of 45.

Highest rated movies

100% 83% The Major and the Minor
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100% 43% Ruthless
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100% Meet Me at the Fair
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87% 82% The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
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67% 38% Bedtime for Bonzo
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14% 42% The Kentuckian
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Our Hearts Were Growing Up
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37% The People Against O'Hara
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61% Every Girl Should Be Married
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Peggy
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 61% You're Never Too Young Nancy Collins (Character) - 1955
14% 42% The Kentuckian Susie (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet An Annapolis Story Peggy (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 50% Track of the Cat Gwen Williams (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet 33% Plunder of the Sun Julie Barnes (Character) - 1953
100% No Score Yet Meet Me at the Fair Zerelda Wing (Character) - 1953
67% 38% Bedtime for Bonzo Jane Linden (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet 37% The People Against O'Hara Virginia `'Ginny'` Curtayne (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet 40% My Friend Irma Goes West Jane Stacy (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 17% Rogues of Sherwood Forest Lady Marianne de Beaudray (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Peggy Peggy Brookfield (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Paid in Full Nancy Langley (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 65% My Friend Irma Jane Stacy (Character) - 1949
100% 43% Ruthless Martha Burnside/Mallory Flagg (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet 61% Every Girl Should Be Married Julie Hudson (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven Perry Dunklin (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet 22% Variety Girl Unknown (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Easy Come, Easy Go Connie Donovan (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet 15% The Bride Wore Boots Mary Lou Medford (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet No Score Yet Our Hearts Were Growing Up Emily Kimbrough (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet No Score Yet Out of This World Betty Miller (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hollywood Victory Caravan Self - 1945
87% 82% The Miracle of Morgan's Creek Emmy Kockenlocker (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet No Score Yet Our Hearts Were Young and Gay Emily Kimbrough (Character) - 1944
100% 83% The Major and the Minor Lucy Hill (Character) - 1942

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet What's My Line? Guest 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Virginian Peggy Shannon (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bus Stop Unknown (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Climax! Unknown (Character) 1955-1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Alcoa Hour Jennifer (Character) 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet The United States Steel Hour Francesca (Character) 1954-1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stage 7 Julie Marshall (Character) 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet I've Got a Secret Guest 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Showcase 39 Roberta May Earickson (Character) 1952