Diana Davies (other)
Diana Davies is the name of: * Diana Davies (actress) (born 1936), British actress * Diana Davies (athlete) Diana Clare Davies (née Elliott; born 7 May 1961) is a retired female high jumper from Great Britain, born in Catworth. Her personal best of 1.95 metres set on 26 June 1982, at a meet in Oslo, Norway, stood as the UK national record until 2014. ... (born 1961), British high jumper * Diana Davies (photographer), American photographer {{hndis, Davies, Diana ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Diana Davies (actress)
Diana Davies (born 20 July 1936 in Manchester, Lancashire) is an English actress, best known for playing roles in two long-running ITV soap operas; Norma Ford in ''Coronation Street'' and Caroline Bates in ''Emmerdale Farm'' between 1984 and 1999."Why Streetwise Diana is back on the boards" ThisIsSouthDevon.co.uk Career Amongst her roles prior to becoming a regular in ''Emmerdale Farm'', Davies portrayed three different characters in the retrospective educational drama '' How We Used To Live'' between 1969 and 1981; her characters being Mama (1969), Alice Boothroyd (1976) and Mabel Hodgkins (1981). She also appeared in ''[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Diana Davies (athlete)
Diana Clare Davies (née Elliott; born 7 May 1961) is a retired female high jumper from Great Britain, born in Catworth. Her personal best of 1.95 metres set on 26 June 1982, at a meet in Oslo, Norway, stood as the UK national record until 2014. She competed at two Olympic Games, reaching the final on both occasions. In Los Angeles 1984, she finished in 9th place (1.88 m), while in Seoul 1988, she finished 8th (1.90m). Career As a 17-year-old, Diana Elliott finished second at the 1978 AAA Championships with 1.76 metres. She would also be runner-up at the 1980 AAAs Indoors and the 1981 AAAs Outdoors. Her breakthrough year came in 1982 when she broke the UK records, both indoors and outdoors. Indoors she broke Ann-Marie Cording's record of 1.91 m with a clearance of 1.94 to finish fifth at the European Indoor Championships in Milan. She then set a new outdoor mark of 1.95 m in Oslo, to add one centimetre to Louise Miller's previous record. The indoor record would survive for 15 ye ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |