Diane Todd

Diane Todd (4 June 1937 – 18 April 2010) was a British-born and South African naturalized stage, film, television and stage actress and singer. She is best known for her illustrious stage career.

Personal life Todd was born in Edinburgh and at the age of ten, she moved with her family to London where her father, Eric continued a music career, joining the Billy Ternent Orchestra and appearing on BBC radio.

She later married the diamond heir, Douglas Cullinan, great-grandson of Thomas Cullinan. The couple settled in Cullinan's native South Africa in 1965. The couple separated but later reunited. In 1975, Cullinan died of a heart attack. Todd later married a fellow stage actor, Robin Dolton. They were in the midst of getting a divorce when Dolton died during their legal proceedings. when she took on the Doolittle role in 1959. She played Doolittle in a touring production across the United States, Canada and South Africa.

She appeared in major South African productions of famous musicals such as Guys & Dolls, Kiss Me, Kate, Daddy Long Legs, Stop the World I Want to Get Off and The Merry Widow.

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