Diane Langton
English actress (1944-2025) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 80
Diane Shirley Maria Langton was a British actress, singer and dancer whose career on stage and screen spanned six decades.
Diane Langton is read about 97 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Ashes to AshesSeries1997
LexxSeries, Hammer1995
How to be a Little SodSeries1992
HeartbeatSeries, Ruby Rowan1991
Tonight at 8.30Series, Beryl Waters1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her LoverFilm, May Fitch1988Streets ApartSeries, Rene1987
Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas VideoFilm, Mum1981
BergeracSeries, Dawn Gray1979
She Loves MeFilm, Ilona Ritter1977
The Rag TradeSeries1976
Rock FolliesSeries, Creator
Carry On EnglandFilm, 1976Private Alice Easy
Trial by CombatFilm, 1976Ruby1975
Carry On LaughingSeries, Tzana
Confessions of a Pop PerformerFilm, 1975Ruby Climax
Eskimo NellFilm, 1975Gladys Armitage1974
Percy's ProgressFilm, Maureen Sugden1973
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!Film, Angie1959
Carry On TeacherFilm, Schoolgirl (uncredited)1944Born31 May 1944People around Diane
Close ties
Peter Greenaway Directed The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989)
Gerald Thomas Directed Carry On England (1976)
Helen Mirren Also in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1990)
Michael Gambon Also in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989)
Tim Roth Also in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989)
Ciarán Hinds Also in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1990)
Alex Kingston Also in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989)
Ian Dury Also in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1990)
Richard Bohringer Also in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1990)
Roger Lloyd-Pack Also in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989)
Liz Smith Also in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1990)
Roger Ashton-Griffiths Also in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1990)
Judy Geeson Also in Percy's Progress and Carry On England- Alan Howard Also in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1990)
Ewan Stewart Also in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1990)
Ralph Thomas Directed Percy's Progress (1974)
Katy Manning Also in Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1973)
Kevin Connor Directed Trial by Combat (1976)
Daniel Toscan du Plantier Produced The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1990)- Peter Jones Also in Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975)
- Aubrey Woods Also in Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1973)
Linda Regan Also in Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975)
Filmography 10
26 credits on file
Television 13
Media & music
About this person
After beginning her career in theatre, she went on to appear in television shows, portraying roles such as Kathy Roberts in The Rag Trade and June Snell in Only Fools and Horses, Ruby Rowan in Heartbeat and Bev Williams in EastEnders. Her most notable role, however, was her portrayal of Marlena "Nana" McQueen in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, which she played sporadically between 2007 to 2009 and from 2012 until her death.
