Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born July 5, 1926
She was a child prodigy, pianist, at age 10, and her first movie role was one of the children in, "They Shall Have Music" (1939). You see her playing the piano. She made another movie using her 'real name' - Dolly in, "There's Magic in Music" (1941). She signed a long term contract with Paramount in 1942, and had her named changed to Diana Lynn. She had good roles in, "The Major, and the Minor" (1942); "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek", and, "Our Hearts Were Young, and Gay" - both in 1944. She had fewer roles as she matured; she did do, "Bedtime for Bonzo" (1951), but had a nice career on TV shows. She died of a stroke when she was making a comeback in film. Her marriages were from 1948 to 1954 to architect John C. Lindsay; no children; then in December 6,1956, she married Mortimer C.Hall, president of L.A. radio station, KLAC. His mother was Dorothy Schiff, publisher then of the 'New York Post'. She had four children with him between 1958, and 1964. They moved to New York City so he could assume a post on his mother's paper. She passed away on December 18, 1971 of a stroke / brain hemorrhage in Los Angeles.
MovieCompany of Killers
1970
as Edwina DeSalles
TVBurke's Law
1963
as Marian Van Martin
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Peggy Shannon
TVThe Investigators
1961
as Manon Cuchet
TVBus Stop
1961
TVCheckmate
1960
as Jodi Lynn
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
as Charlotte Bell Wheeler
TVAdventures in Paradise
1959
as Nicole Hazen
MovieA Marriage of Strangers
1959
as Louise Benedict Shoemaker
MovieA Sound of Different Drummers
1957
as Susan Ward
TVDuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Ellen Curtis
MovieThe Star Wagon
1957
as Martha Minch
Forbidden Area
1956
as Catherine Hume
TVPlayhouse 90
1956
as Catherine Hume
TVMatinee Theater
1955
MovieYou're Never Too Young
1955
as Nancy Collins
MovieThe Kentuckian
1955
as Susie Spann
MovieAn Annapolis Story
1955
as Peggy Lord
MovieThe Thief
1955
as Marie-Louise Voyson
MovieTrack of the Cat
1954
as Gwen Williams
TVClimax!
1954
TVThe United States Steel Hour
1953
as Marie-Louise Voyson
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Sylvia Adler
MoviePlunder of the Sun
1953
as Julie Barnes
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
MovieMeet Me at the Fair
1953
as Zerelda Wing
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
MovieThe People Against O'Hara
1951
as Virginia 'Ginny' Curtayne
MovieBedtime for Bonzo
1951
as Jane
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Ruth Deeves
MoviePeggy
1950
as Peggy Brookfield
MovieMy Friend Irma Goes West
1950
as Jane Stacy
MovieRogues of Sherwood Forest
1950
as Lady Marianne de Beaudray
TVYour Show of Shows
1950
MoviePaid in Full
1950
as Nancy Langley
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
MovieEdgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
1950
as Self
MovieMy Friend Irma
1949
as Jane Stacy
MovieEvery Girl Should Be Married
1948
as Julie Hudson
MovieTexas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948
as Perry Dunklin
MovieRuthless
1948
as Martha Burnside / Mallory Flagg
MovieVariety Girl
1947
as Diana Lynn
MovieEasy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Connie Donovan
MovieOur Hearts Were Growing Up
1946
as Emily Kimbrough
MovieThe Bride Wore Boots
1946
as Mary Lou Medford
MovieHollywood Victory Caravan
1945
as Diana Lynn
MovieDuffy's Tavern
1945
as Diana Lynn
MovieOut of This World
1945
as Betty Miller
MovieOur Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
as Emily Kimbrough
MovieThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Emmy Kockenlocker
MovieAnd the Angels Sing
1944
as Josie Angel
MovieHenry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944
as Phyllis Michael
MovieHenry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943
as Phyllis Michael
MovieThe Major and the Minor
1942
as Lucy Hill
MovieStar Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Diana Lynn (uncredited)
MovieThe Hard-Boiled Canary
1941
as Dolly Loehr
MovieThey Shall Have Music
1939
as Pianist (uncredited)
