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Diane Fletcher (born 17 April 1944) is an
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. She graduated from the
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in 1966. Fletcher was born in
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, England. She played Nancy in ''
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'', and has appeared in other popular
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shows such as '' Coronation Street'' as Angela Hawthorne (1994–1995, 2005), ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Midsomer Murders'' and '' Heartbeat''. In 1971 she appeared in ''No One Was Saved'' at the
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schools scheme. Her first film was
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's '' Macbeth''. In 1996 she appeared in ''Agatha Christie’s Poirot'' “Murder in the Links” as Eloise Renauld. In 1999 she appeared in ''Midsomer Murders'' “Death of a Stranger” as Marcia Tranter and in ''Aristocrats'' as Duchess of Richmond. In the
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adaptation of ''
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'' and its sequels ''
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'' and '' The Final Cut'', Fletcher played Elizabeth Urquhart, wife of the murderous Chief Whip of the Conservative Party and later
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(played by
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). Fletcher is the mother of anthropologist, Dr Jamie Lawson, whose father is the actor Denis Lawson.


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* * 1944 births English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses Living people Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art People from Derby {{UK-tv-actor-1940s-stub