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Dyan Cannon Born Samile Diane Friesen
January 4, 1939
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A.Occupation Actress, director, screenwriter, film editor, film producer Years active 1958–present Spouse Cary Grant (m. 1965–1968) (divorced) 1 daughter
Stanley Finberg (m. 1985–1991) (divorced)Dyan Cannon (born Samille Diane Friesen on January 4, 1939) is an American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer.
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Early life
Cannon was born in Tacoma, Washington. Her mother Claire (née Portnoy) was a homemaker; Cannon's father Ben sold life insurance.[1] Cannon was raised in the Jewish faith of her mother, who had emigrated from Russia; Dyan's father was Baptist.[2] She attended West Seattle High School.[citation needed]
Career
Cannon made her screen debut in 1960 in The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond, however her small screen debut was in the late 1950s including a guest appearance on Bat Masterson in 1959, in the episode entitled "Lady Luck". Another role was as Mona Elliott, with fellow guest star Franchot Tone, in the episode "The Man Behind the Man" of the 1964 CBS drama, The Reporter, with Harry Guardino in the title role. She also made appearances on 77 Sunset Strip, the perennial western series Gunsmoke, The Untouchables and the syndicated Two Faces West in the 1960 episode entitled "Sheriff of the Town".
In 1969, Cannon starred with an ensemble cast led by Natalie Wood in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, a film about sexual revolution in which she played Alice. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film, as well as two Golden Globe nominations.[citation needed] Most of Cannon's later roles in the 1970s were less successful,[citation needed] although she did receive a Best Actress Golden Globe nomination for Such Good Friends (1971).[citation needed] In addition, she became the first Oscar-nominated actress to be nominated in the Best Short Film, Live Action Category for Number One (1976), a project which Cannon produced, directed, wrote and edited.[citation needed] It was a story about adolescent sexual curiosity.[citation needed] In 1978, Cannon starred in Revenge of the Pink Panther. That same year, she appeared opposite Warren Beatty, Julie Christie and James Mason in Heaven Can Wait. This performance earned her a second Oscar nomination and also won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.[citation needed]
In 1976, she hosted Saturday Night Live during its first season.[citation needed] She was a guest in the fourth season of The Muppet Show in 1979.[3]
In the 1980s, Cannon, who is also a singer/songwriter, appeared in Honeysuckle Rose (1980) with Willie Nelson, Deathtrap (1982) with Christopher Reeve and Michael Caine, Caddyshack II (1988) and has starred in several TV movies.[citation needed]
In the 1990s, she appeared on the popular television shows Diagnosis: Murder and The Practice, as well as being a semi-regular on Ally McBeal. She made appearances in films such as That Darn Cat (1997), 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997), Out to Sea (1997) with the duo Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon, and Kangaroo Jack (2003). She also starred on the short-lived sitcom Three Sisters (2001–2002).[citation needed] In 2005, she appeared in Boynton Beach Club, a movie about aging Floridians who have just lost their spouses.
Personal life
On July 22, 1965, she married Cary Grant, who was 33 years her senior. The couple lived together for three years prior to their wedding. They had one daughter, Jennifer (born February 26, 1966), also an actress. They were divorced on March 21, 1968, but the custody disputes over their daughter went on for years.[citation needed] In 1972, she told an interviewer that she was involved in Primal therapy.[4] Cannon married real estate investor Stanley Fimberg in 1985. They divorced in 1991.[citation needed]
Her brother is jazz bassist David Friesen.[5] She has one grandchild, Cary Benjamin Grant, born on August 12, 2008.[6]
Dyan is an avid Los Angeles Lakers Fan, and can be found at her usual seat near the team during home games.
Cannon is now a devout Christian.[2]
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 1960 The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond Dixie This Rebel Breed Wiggles (as Diane Cannon) 1969 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Alice Henderson New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress1971 Doctors' Wives Lorrie Dellman The Anderson Tapes Ingrid The Love Machine Judith Austin The Burglars Lena Such Good Friends Julie Messinger Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama 1973 Shamus Alexis Montaigne The Last of Sheila Christine 1974 Child Under a Leaf Domino 1976 Number One Matt's mother Writer, director, producer, film editor
Nominated — Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film1978 Heaven Can Wait Julia Farnsworth Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressRevenge of the Pink Panther Simone Legree 1980 Honeysuckle Rose Viv Bonham Coast to Coast Madie Levrington 1982 Deathtrap Myra Bruhl Author! Author! Alice Detroit 1984 Master of the Game Kate McGregor/Blackwell (TV miniseries) 1985 Jenny's War Jenny Baines (TV) 1988 Rock & Roll Mom Annie Hackett (TV) She's Having a Baby Herself (uncredited) Caddyshack II Elizabeth Pearce 1990 The End of Innocence Stephanie (also director and writer) 1991 Jailbirds Rosie LaCroix (TV) 1992 Christmas in Connecticut Elizabeth Blane (TV) 1993 The Pickle Ellen Stone 1996 The Rockford Files Jess Wilding 1997 Allie & Me Karen Schneider That Darn Cat Mrs. Flint 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag Annette Bennett Out to Sea Liz LaBreche 1997–2000 Ally McBeal Jennifer 'Whipper' Cone (17 episodes) 1998 The Sender Gina Fairfax 1999 Kiss of a Stranger Leslie 2003 Kangaroo Jack Anna Carbone 2004 After the Sunset Herself at the Basketball Game (uncredited) 2006 Boynton Beach Club Lois References
- ^ "Dyan Cannon". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/97/Dyan-Cannon.html.
- ^ a b "Dyan Cannon Discusses Her Faith". CNN.com. 2001-04-23. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0104/23/lkl.00.html. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
- ^ "?". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omUrbxV08o8.
- ^ "$3 Million Wedding Gift for Jennifer" Joyce Haber Los Angeles Times; Jul 5, 1972; pg. H19
- ^ "?". USA Today. http://www.e-z.net/~krf/contactinfo.htm.
- ^ "?". USA Today. April 30, 2010. http://blogs.usatoday.com/entertainment/2008/08/a-new-cary-gran.html?csp=AIMBot. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
External links
- Official website[dead link]
- Dyan Cannon at the Internet Movie Database
- Dyan Cannon at AllRovi
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (1961–1980) Rita Moreno (1961) · Angela Lansbury (1962) · Margaret Rutherford (1963) · Agnes Moorehead (1964) · Ruth Gordon (1965) · Jocelyne LaGarde (1966) · Carol Channing (1967) · Ruth Gordon (1968) · Goldie Hawn (1969) · Karen Black/Maureen Stapleton (1970) · Ann-Margret (1971) · Shelley Winters (1972) · Linda Blair (1973) · Karen Black (1974) · Brenda Vaccaro (1975) · Katharine Ross (1976) · Vanessa Redgrave (1977) · Dyan Cannon (1978) · Meryl Streep (1979) · Mary Steenburgen (1980)
Complete List · (1943–1960) · (1961–1980) · (1981–2000) · (2001–present) Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Ida Lupino (1974/75) · Bette Davis (1976) · Susan Tyrrell (1977) · Dyan Cannon (1978) · Veronica Cartwright (1979) · Eve Brent (1980) · Frances Sternhagen (1981) · Zelda Rubinstein (1982) · Candy Clark (1983) · Polly Holliday (1984) · Anne Ramsey (1985) · Jenette Goldstein (1986) · Anne Ramsey (1987) · Sylvia Sidney (1988) · Whoopi Goldberg (1989/90) · Mercedes Ruehl (1991) · Isabella Rossellini (1992) · Amanda Plummer (1993) · Mia Sara (1994) · Bonnie Hunt (1995) · Alice Krige (1996) · Gloria Stuart (1997) · Joan Allen (1998) · Patricia Clarkson (1999) · Rebecca Romijn-Stamos (2000) · Fionnula Flanagan (2001) · Samantha Morton (2002) · Ellen DeGeneres (2003) · Daryl Hannah (2004) · Summer Glau (2005) · Famke Janssen (2006) · Marcia Gay Harden (2007) · Tilda Swinton (2008) · Sigourney Weaver (2009) · Mila Kunis (2010)
Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year. Categories:- 1937 births
- American Christians
- American film actors
- American film directors
- American television actors
- Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe (film) winners
- Living people
- People from Seattle, Washington
- People from Tacoma, Washington
- Saturn Award winners
- Converts to Christianity from Judaism
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