Betty Diana Coupland (5 March 1928 – 10 November 2006), billed as Diana Coupland, was an English actress and singer, best remembered for her role, which she played from 1971 to … See more

Coupland was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire in 1928, the only child of Elsie (née Beck) and Denis Coupland. She originally wanted to be a ballet dancer … See more

Coupland serenades the opening scene of the film Flannelfoot (1953) in which she featured as a nightclub singer. In 1959, she was unexpectedly cast by Joan Littlewood as Sally in the Theatre Workshop musical Make Me An Offer, and soon appeared in West End shows … See more

Coupland married twice. Her first husband was composer Monty Norman whom she married in May 1956 at the St John's Liberal Synagogue after converting to Judaism. They divorced after 20 years of marriage, having had one daughter. In 2001, she gave … See more

Coupland, who was a patron of National Lupus UK, died at the University Hospital in Coventry in November 2006, aged 78, after failing to recover following an operation to resolve long-term heart problems. See more

• Diana Coupland at IMDb
• BBC News - Actress Diana Coupland dies at 74
• The Daily Telegraph Obituary
• The Times Obituary See more