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Diane Cilento

ダイアン・シレント　/　だいあん・しれんと

Actor from Australia

April 2, 1932 – October 6, 2011　・　Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Queensland
actor
writer
stage actor

My Take

Diane Cilento strikes me as an actress whose intelligence outpaced her era. Coming from Brisbane to conquer London's stages in the 1950s took real nerve, and her Oscar nomination for Tom Jones proved the gamble right. What I admire most is her range: a Tony-nominated Helen of Troy, the unsettling brilliance of The Wicker Man, and later a genuine second career as a writer. She refused to be merely a glamorous face in an industry that demanded exactly that. Australians of her generation often had to leave home to be taken seriously, and she did it entirely on her own terms. I find her quietly inspiring.

Overview

Elizabeth Diane Cilento (2 April 1932 – 6 October 2011) was an Australian actress. She is best known for her film roles in Tom Jones (1963), which earned her an Academy Award nomination, Hombre (1967) and The Wicker Man (1973). She also received a Tony Award nomination for her performance as Helen of Troy in the play Tiger at the Gates.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Diane Cilento
Name (Japanese): ダイアン・シレント
Reading: だいあん・しれんと
Born: April 2, 1932 – October 6, 2011
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Monkey
Origin: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / writer / stage actor / film actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2001 Centenary Medal
1956 Theatre World Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane%20Cilento

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