| Diana Barrington | |
| Birth Date: | 6 May 1939 |
| Alias: | Dina Barrington |
| Alma Mater: | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Nationality: | British |
| Spouse: | Ken Pogue (–2015; his death) |
| Years Active: | 1957–2002 |
Diana Barrington (born 6 May 1939) is a British actress. She studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[1] She was married to Canadian actor Ken Pogue until his death in 2015.[2]
Barrington worked at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1957, and was part of the York repertory company from 1961-62.[3] [4] In 1962 she appeared in Alastair Dennett's play Fit to Print, as part of the Peter Haddon Company then resident at the Wimbledon Theatre.[5]
In 1963 Barrington was part of the Alexandra Repertory Company at The Alexandra, Birmingham; she appeared in plays including Fish Out of Water by Derek Benfield, Noël Coward's Hay Fever, Jean Anouilh's Becket and W. Somerset Maugham's The Constant Wife.[6] [7] [8] [9]
In 1964 she appeared at the Royal Court Theatre in Edgar Wallace's On The Spot.[10] [11] Later in the year she appeared in Elmer Blaney Harris's Johnny Belinda at the Theatre Royal, Bath.[12]
In 1965 she was in GC Brown's A Summer Game, with the Repertory Players at the Savoy Theatre.[13]
In 1971 Barrington played Hippolyta / Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Neptune Theatre, Halifax, Nova Scotia.[14]
In 1978, Barrington appeared as Mary, Queen of Scots in Schiller's Mary Stuart.[15] In the same year, she played Fanny Wilton in Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman.[16]
In 1981, Barrington played two roles in the Shakespeare Festival at Stratford-upon-Avon.[14]
In 1982 she was in The Elephant Man at Theatre Calgary in Alberta, Canada.[17]
In 1989, Jay Scott raved about her performance in The Top of His Head.[18] Some time before 1996, Barrington notified Equity that she was taking a break from acting, and as of 2005 she had not returned to the profession.[19]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Lost and Found | Ellie | |
| 1981 | Zena Sheardown | TV film | |
| 1989 | The Top of His Head | Yolanda | |
| Mob Story | Maria | ||
| 1993 | Alive | Mrs. Alfonsin | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Saturday Playhouse | Episode: "The Larford Lad" | ||
| 1961 | Dixon of Dock Green | Sylvie Dowson | Episode: "A Quiet, Ordinary Woman" | |
| 1963 | William | Roxana | Episode: "William and the Three Bears" | |
| 1967 | Festival | Yerma | Episode: "Yerma" | |
| 1969 | Celia | Episode: "Volpone" | ||
| 1973 | The Starlost | Janice | Episode: "The Pisces" | |
| 1974 | The National Dream | Lady Dufferin | Mini-series documentary | |
| 1979 | Matt and Jenny | Mrs. Bellini | Episode: "The Bellinis" | |
| 1984 | The Littlest Hobo | Maid | Episode: "Three Monkeys of Bah Roghar" | |
| 1985 | The Edison Twins | Female Judge | Episode: "Let Them Eat Cake" | |
| 1987 | Check It Out! | Molly Maguire | Episode: "The Son Also Rises" | |
| Adderly | Juliana Doubleday | Episode: "Headhunter" | ||
| 1988 | Marie Simmons | Episode: "The Baron's Bride" | ||
| Diamonds | Episode: "Ghost Writer" | |||
| 1993 | Anne Wheeler | Episode: "Eyewitness" | ||
| 1997 | Pacific Blue | Lana Brighton (as Dina Barrington) | Episode: "Rumplestiltskin" | |
| 1998 | The Wayans Bros. | Stacy (as Dina Barrington) | Episode: "The Rich Girl" | |
| 1999 | Total Recall 2070 | McCall (as Dina Barrington) | Episode: "Brain Fever" | |
| 2001-2002 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Belinda Reade (as Dina Barrington) Belinda Reade (as Dina Barrington) Lucy Morgan (as Dina Barrington) Dinah Hough (as Dina Barrington) Dinah Hough (as Dina Barrington) | 5 episodes |