Diane Nyland

Diane Nyland Proctor (20 January 1944 – 6 October 2014) was a Canadian actress, director and choreographer. She is perhaps best known for having portrayed the title role in the infamous 1970-71 CTV television series The Trouble with Tracy.

She joined the National Ballet of Canada for two seasons, turning to acting in the mid-1960s. She joined the Charlottetown Festival in 1965 and remained there for several years, with roles including Josie Pye in the original production of Anne of Green Gables - The Musical and Belinda in Johnny Belinda. Rose Is a Rose, Mame, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, Guys and Dolls and I Do! I Do!. She served as artistic director of the Kawartha Summer Theatre in Kawartha Lakes in the 1990s;

Death Nyland died in Toronto from heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on 6 October 2014.

Career

Television 1970-71 - The Trouble with Tracy 1992 - Street Legal, guest on episode "It's a Wise Child"

Theatre 1968-69 - Charlottetown Festival, Johnny Belinda as Belinda MacDonald