Lisa Ann Diveney (born 1984) is a British actress, best known for playing Beth in the ''

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'' spin-off ''

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''. She has also appeared in an episode of BBC drama ''

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Biography

Early life and education

Diveney trained at the

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. John Sullivan cast Diveney in the role of Beth in ''

'' where she appeared in Series 1–3. She then went on to appear in ''

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'' directed by Sean Holmes at the

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and in

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's production of ''John Gabriel Borkman'' for the

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where

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and

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headed the cast. In 2009 she played Young Enid in the biopic ''Enid'' alongside

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. Diveney portrayed Colette in the premiere of

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' play ''Greta Garbo Came to Donegal'' at the

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alongside Michelle Fairley and Angeline Ball. Then appeared in the premiere of ''

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'' by David Eldridge,

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at the

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. Diveney appeared as series regular Kate Travers in the ITV1 Drama ''Injustice'' where she played the on-screen daughter of

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and

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. She then went on to play Bridget in

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's production of ''Moonlight'' at the

, where she starred alongside David Bradley and

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. Diveney played Julia Masterson in Series 2 of the BBC drama ''

'', In 2014 Diveney starred alongside Sir

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and

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in ''The Hypochondriac''. Diveney appeared as Sasha in the premiere of Moses Raine's ''Donkey Heart'' directed by

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at the Old Red Lion which transferred to the

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in 2015. Diveney then went on to play Masha in ''

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''.

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directed by

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diveney, Lisa 1984 births Living people Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Welsh television actresses Welsh stage actresses Date of birth missing (living people)