Diane Stevenett (born June 16, 1954) is a Canadian artist, singer, actress and producer. Born in
Lethbridge,
Alberta
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, Canada, she was the eldest of nine children and grew up Innisfail, Alberta, a farming community. She moved to
California
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; in 1980 she married movie director
Frank Harris
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Born in Ireland, he emigrated to the United State ...
. She has worked in film production in the action film genre.
Background
As an actress she has had roles in ''
Mike Hammer'', and in ''
Low Blow'' with
Leo Fong
Leo Fong (; 23 November 1928 – 18 February 2022) was a Chinese-American martial artist, actor, boxer, and Methodist minister who had been making films, acting, and directing since the early 1970s. Fong was still acting in action films right ...
and
Cameron Mitchell. As a singer she has performed with the
Santa Barbara Revels
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over the years. Her brother Daryl Stevenett is a composer and musician.
Film career
She has acted in a number of films in the 1980s. She is also the sister of composer and musician Daryl Stevenett. She appeared in some of
Leo Fong
Leo Fong (; 23 November 1928 – 18 February 2022) was a Chinese-American martial artist, actor, boxer, and Methodist minister who had been making films, acting, and directing since the early 1970s. Fong was still acting in action films right ...
's films in the 1980s. She served as Producer, Production Manager and Assistant Director to Frank Harris in ''
Killpoint
''Killpoint'' is a 1984 American action film directed by Frank Harris that stars Richard Roundtree, Cameron Mitchell, Leo Fong
Leo Fong (; 23 November 1928 – 18 February 2022) was a Chinese-American martial artist, actor, boxer, and Method ...
'', a film that Starred Leo Fong,
Cameron Mitchell,
Richard Rountree,
Hope Holiday and
Stack Pierce. In 1986, she acted in
Low Blow which she played the part of Joe Wong's secretary Diane. Also in 1986, she played the part of Maggie in ''
The Patriot'', another Frank Harris directed film, starring
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie William Nielsen (11 February 192628 November 2010) was a Canadian actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters.
Nielsen was bo ...
,
Gregg Henry
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He is best known for his performance as serial killer Dennis Rader in the made-for-television film '' The Hunt for the BTK Killer'', and f ...
,
Michael J. Pollard,
Jeff Conaway
Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway (October 5, 1950 – May 27, 2011) was an American actor. He portrayed Kenickie in the film '' Grease'' and had roles in two television series: struggling actor Bobby Wheeler in ''Taxi'' and security offic ...
,
Stack Pierce and
Simone Griffith with a musical score by
Jay Ferguson. She was also the producer of
Lockdown
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The term is used for a prison ...
, a 1990 film that starred
Joe Estevez
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Life and career
Early life
Estevez ...
and
Richard Lynch
Richard Lynch (February 12, 1940 – June 19, 2012) was an American actor best known for portraying villains in films and television.
His film credits included ''The Sword and the Sorcerer'', '' Invasion USA'', ''The Seven-Ups'', ''Scarecr ...
. And she also had an role in the film.
Music and theater
In 2010, Diane was the Female Lead as Vesta Victoria in Christmas REVELS (Santa Barbara Revels) at the Lobero Theatre. She also performed at the
Hamilton Music Awards in Ontario, November 21, 2010 singing "I Love To Make Things Grow" by the late
Gene Lees
Frederick Eugene John Lees (February 8, 1928 – April 22, 2010) was a Canadian music critic, biographer, lyricist, and journalist. Lees worked as a newspaper journalist in his native Canada before moving to the United States, where he was a music ...
, Lyricist. She presented a Lifetime Achievement Award for Gene Lees which was accepted in his honor by his niece. She has appeared with Brian Slotnick Lastrico at the Historic
Lobero Theatre and the
Granada Theater of Santa Barbara, California and the
Center Stage Theatre in a stage production of ''
The Little Prince
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''. In 2013 she was the Santa Barbara Revels soloist for their The Spirits of Haddon Hall which was held at the Lobero Theatre.
Art
She is largely responsible for the formation of the C.A.C (Cuyama Arts and Culture Foundation) in 2010. C.A.C is an organization which has the purpose of using the arts to bring together, artists, teachers and resources together with the purpose of helping the local elementary and high schools. It also benefits the people of Cuyama.
She was also an Arts Commissioner with The
Santa Barbara County Arts Commission along with Michael Dawson and John Hood as a 5th district Arts Commissioner.
Later years
In addition to mentoring young artists, Stevenett has been a resident artist in Santa Barbara for some years and is involved in local events such as the Solstice Parades.
[''edhat Santa Barbara'', Jun 28 2018 ]
Solstice Parade Photos and Video ''By Robert Bernstein''
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Filmography
References
External links
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Diane Stevenett Website
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1954 births
Actresses from Alberta
Canadian film actresses
Living people
People from Lethbridge