Diane Craig

Diane Mary Craig (born 1949), sometimes credited as Di Craig, is a Northern Irish-born Australian actress best known for her performances in film and television.

Diane Craig
Born
Diane Mary Craig

1949 (age 73–74)
County Down, Northern Ireland
Other namesDi Craig
OccupationActor
Years active1970–2013
Spouse
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(m. 1971)​

She was born in County Down, and since 1971 has been married to award-winning Australian actor and comedian Garry McDonald.

Career

Film

She attended the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA), but left after a year, making her debut in 1970 starring in the British Australian feature film Ned Kelly (1970), alongside Mick Jagger. Her other film appearances included roles in The Mango Tree (1977), Double Deal (1981), The Highest Honor (1982), Travelling North (1987) and A Sting in the Tail (1989).

Television

Craig has also appeared on the small screen in numerous serials, mini-series and telemovies. She is probably best known for the long-running roles in The Restless Years and E Street (replacing actress Penny Cook as Dr. Elly Fielding), as well as appearing several times in the cult television series Prisoner. Craig's last long-running role was as Deborah McManus in the 2008 series Out of the Blue.[1]

Filmography

Film

Title Year Role Type
Ned Kelly1970Maggie KellyFeature film
No Roses For Michael1970unknownFilm short
The Mango Tree1977Miss PringleFeature film
Road Toll1978unknownFilm short
And Sometimes I Feel Like I'm Only 181980unknownFilm short
The Applicant1980credited as Di CraigFilm short
The Tape Recorder1980unknownFilm short
Double Deal1981Miss StevensFeature film
Stress – It Wasn't Meant To Be Easy1982HerselfFilm TV documentary
The Highest Honor aka 'Southern Cross'1982Mrs. PageFeature film
Tell Us in Your Own Words1984unknownFilm short
Travelling North1987SophieFeature film
A Sting in the Tail1989Diane LaneFeature film
The Cowboy1998unknownFilm short
Marti's Party2005TrishFilm short
One of the Lucky Ones2007NeighbourFilm short
Emergence2009MargaretFilm short
In Her Skin2009JoyFeature film
101 Cupcakes2013Matilda[2]Film short

Television

Production Medium Year Role Notes
Dead Men Running ABC TV series1971Teresa Doherty 6 episodes
The Godfathers TV series1971unknown 1 episode
Crisis TV pilot1972unknown
Homicide TV series1972Trish Langley 1 episode:
"Change of Heart"
Snake Gully with Dad and Dave TV series1972Mabel 8 episodes:
-"Snake Gully with Dad and Dave"
-"That Old Flame of Mine"
-"Husbandry Is Not Just a Golden Ring"
-"Lest We Er Forget"
-"Hold That Tiger"
-"Tis All in the Mind"
-"The Hotel Dave"
Matlock Police TV series1971–19744 roles:
-Val Hudson
-Kate Wilson
-Christine Anderson
Madeleine Roberts		 4 episodes:
-The End of the Season
-Grinning George
-Vengeance
-Two to One Against
Boney TV series1973Marion 1 episode:
"Boney and the Powder Trail"
Ryan TV series1973Lacey Glen 1 episode:
"A Little Something Special"
Division 4 TV series1973–1975Jenny Franklin 5 episodes:
-Voice of the Gun
-The Criminal Type
-Triangle-Sergeant Babbe
-A Sense of Duty -Part 2
And The Big Men Fly ABC TV series1974Lil 6 episodes
This Love Affair ABC TV series1974unknown 1 episode "Seven Tenths of a Second"
Certain Women ABC TV series1975-1976Marjorie Fisher 27 episodes
Roses Bloom Twice TV movie1977Jenny
Hotel Story TV series1977unknown 1 episode
Young Ramsay TV series1977;19802 roles:
-Tess Cameron
-Sara Dreamtime		 2 episodes:
A Kid is a Kid (1977)
The Newman Shame TV movie1977Ginger
Chopper Squad TV series1978Jenny 1 episode:
"The Big Trip"
The Restless Years TV series1978–1979Gail Lawrence 43 episodes
The Sullivans TV series1978–1979Pamela Somers 3 episodes (1978):
Episodes #289-291

25 episodes (1979):
Episodes #410-434

Cop Shop TV series1978;1979Alison Finlay/Eve Kadar Episode 21
Skyways TV series1979Catherine Tissot 1 episode: "Catnip"
Mr Squiggle And Friends ABC TV series1979Guest host 1 episode
The Young Doctors TV series1980Diane Butler 1 episode:
Episode #1.872
The Great Australian Comedy TV pilot1980unknown
Prisoner[lower-alpha 1] TV series1980;19852 roles:
-Sarah Forrest / Jacki Nolan
-Sister Anita Selby		 22 episodes
Bellamy TV series1981Connie 1 episode:
A Minor Charge of Murder
Holiday Island TV series1981Marie-Claude 1 episode:
"Treasure Shop"
The 1981 Australian Film & Television Awards (Sammys) TV special1981Herself
The World Around Us TV series1981Herself Episode: "Stress – It Wasn't Meant To Be Easy"
A Country Practice TV series1982;1983;1987;1991Diane Irving / Deborah Townsend / Carmel Hutchins / Judy Harper 10 episodes
Taurus Rising TV series1982Libby Hilton
Scales of Justice ABC TV miniseries1983Meredith 1 episode:
The Numbers
All the Rivers Run TV miniseries1983Dorothy Barrett 1 episode
Carson’s Law TV series1984Anne Preston 2 episodes
Special Squad TV series1984 1 episode
The Henderson Kids TV series1985Alice Henderson 2 episodes
True Believers ABC TV miniseries1988Elsie 6 episodes
Mother and Son ABC TV series1988Delores 1 episode:
The Surprise
After Marcuse TV movie1988Liz
Rafferty's Rules TV series1988unknown 1 episode
Stringer ABC TV series1988unknown 1 episode
Mission: Impossible TV series1989Lady Michelle Faulkner 1 episode:
The Lion
Travelling Man TV movie1989unknown
Acropolis Now TV series1989Miss Joan Wilson 1 episode:
The Kid
Chances Unaired TV pilot1989Barbara Taylor
Living with the Law ABC TV series1989unknown
Family and Friends TV series1990Pamela Chandler
The Flying Doctors TV series1990Marion Burgess 1 episode:
A Little Tenderness
E Street TV series1991–1993Dr Elly Fielding #2 153 episodes
The Big Breakfast TV series1993Herself / Dr Elly Fielding 1 episode
Law of the Land TV series1993 2 episodes
At Home TV series1994Herself 1 episode
Ernie And Denise TV series1994Herself 1 episode
Good Morning Australia TV series1994;1996Herself episode
Love Rules TV series1994Herself – Host
Today Tonight TV series1995Herself & Garry McDonald 1 episode
Home and Away TV series1995Theresa Lynch 22 episodes
Heartbreak High TV series1995–1996Dyson / June Dyson 24 episodes
Good Morning Australia TV series1996;1997Herself & Garry McDonald 1 episode
Midday With Kerri-Anne TV series1996Herself & Garry McDonald 1 episode
Monday To Friday TV series1996Herself 1 episode
Good Morning Australia TV series1997;2000Herself 1 episode
Murder Call TV series1997Diana Cochrane 1 episode
Wildside ABC TV series1998Robyn Stack 2 episodes
Medivac TV series1998Mrs. Flynn 1 episode
Never Tell Me Never TV movie1998Shirley Shepherd
All Saints TV series1999;2001Colleen Collins / Sophia Hanrahan / Sophie Hanarahan / 4 episodes
Good Morning Australia TV series2000Herself 1 episode
Out of the Blue TV series2008Deborah McManus 75 episodes
Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities TV series2009Barbara McKay 3 episodes
Packed to the Rafters TV series2009Margery 1 episode:
"Brave New World"
Crownies ABC TV series2011Carolyn Fletcher 1 episode
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War TV mini-series2012Well dressed woman at SCG 1 episode

Notes
  1. Also known as Prisoner Cell Block H.

References
  1. Diane Craig at IMDb
  2. ALLERTON, MARGOT AND VEITCH "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Australian Showbiz" published hardback by Sunshine Books division of Allans Books


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