Schuyler DeBarthe Ranson Grant (born April 29, 1970) is an American former

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best known for playing Diana Barry in ''Anne of Green Gables'' (1985) and for other supporting roles in television.

Education

Grant graduated from

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, where she met her husband, Jeff Krasno, in 1993.

Family

Grant is the daughter of Jack Grant and Ann Grant. She has one brother, Jason Grant. Her paternal grandmother was

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historian, Marion Hepburn, sister of actress

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and daughter of suffragist

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, who played a prominent role in the

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with

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that would evolve into

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. Her paternal grandfather was Ellsworth Strong Grant, a historian and former mayor of

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, who was a direct descendant of

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minister,

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. Notable relatives in the acting world include her aunt

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and her great-aunt

''Anne of Green Gables'' fame

Grant is best known for her work in the Canadian ''

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mini-series,'' in which she played Diana Barry opposite

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. Grant reprised her role in the sequel ''

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'' (1987), in which Diana married Fred Wright and had a child, as well as the trilogy's finale '' Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story'' (2000).

Additional roles

Grant also played the role of Camille Hawkins on ''

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.'' This character had a brief romance with another ''All My Children'' character,

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Filmography

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Schuyler 1971 births Living people American television actresses People from Los Gatos, California 20th-century American actresses Actresses from the San Francisco Bay Area American soap opera actresses American child actresses Columbia College (New York) alumni 21st-century American women