Diana Morrison (born 1969) is a British stage, television and film actress.

Career summary

Diana Morrison was born in Swansea, Wales, but grew up in

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, England. While training at the

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, she danced with the

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(now the

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) in ''

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'' and was a member of the National Youth Theatre and the National Youth Choir. She played the principal role of Jenny in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ''

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'' directed by

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, in the original London West End production at the

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throughout the whole run, from 1989 until 1992. Morrison sang the role of Jenny on the original London cast recording and also recorded a duet from the show "The First Man You Remember" with

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. It was released as a single and has been included on many compilation albums, including ''Andrew Lloyd Webber 60'' and '' Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Premiere Collection Encore''. She played Madeline Bassett in the 1996 revival cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alan Ayckbourn's musical, ''By Jeeves'', directed by Ayckbourn at The Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, North Yorkshire and then at the Duke of York's and Lyric Theatres in London's West End. Cinema credits include Quills directed by

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, playing Mademoiselle Renard, the victim of an execution. Morrison has also appeared in numerous TV dramas, stage plays and musicals, ranging from the 1988 BBC TV Serial ''The Watch House'' to the 2001 revival of the Feydeau farce ''Horse and Carriage'' at the West Yorkshire Playhouse,

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. In 2008, she guest starred in the '' Doctor Who'' audio adventure, "

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". Currently, Morrison is composing music for film and television with

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References

External links

Aspects of Love — Really Useful Group

By Jeeves — Really Useful Group
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, Diana 1969 births Living people British women singers British stage actresses British film actresses British television actresses British musical theatre actresses Actresses from Swansea British ballerinas