Diane Langton

Diane Langton (born 31 May 1947)[1] is an English actress and singer, known for playing Marlena "Nana" McQueen in Hollyoaks, from 2007 to 2009, and 2012 onwards.

Diane Langton
Born	31 May 1947 Somerset, England
Occupation	Actress dancer
Years active	1959–present
Notable work	The Rag Trade (1975, 1977–1978) Only Fools and Horses (1985–1986) Heartbeat (1995–1997) EastEnders (1998–1999) Hollyoaks (2007–2009, 2012–)

Career

Langton has appeared in numerous television series. In the 1980s, she appeared in Only Fools and Horses as June Snell, a former girlfriend of Del Boy. She also appeared in The Rag Trade as Kathy Roberts, EastEnders as Cindy Beale's mother, Bev Williams, in Heartbeat as Ruby Rowan, Nick Berry's character's mother, and as a prostitute in an episode of Joking Apart. Her other notable TV appearances have included Alas Smith and Jones, Bergerac, Minder, Carry On Laughing and The Bill. She also had her own TV special called Let There Be Langton. She played Private Alice Easy in the 1976 film Carry On England.

Langton, who began her career as a dancer, is a popular theatre actress and singer, having appeared in the West End, in A Chorus Line, Pippin, I'm Getting My Act Together, A Little Night Music, Chicago and Mary Poppins.[2] Her long stage career began with an appearance in Hair, in 1968.[3] In 1982 she appeared in the Royal Variety Performance, performing a song from Showboat. In 1987, she created the role of Angel in Kander & Ebb's The Rink at the Forum Theatre in Manchester, a role which she reprised in the 1988 West End transfer. She returned to the show in 2004, at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, this time playing the role of Angel's mother, Anna. In 2010, she joined the London cast of Billy Elliot as Grandma.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	Carry On Teacher	Schoolgirl	Film; uncredited
1974	Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!	Angie	Film
1974	Percy's Progress	Maureen Sugden	Film
1975	Carry on Laughing	Tzana; Griselda; Isolde	3 episodes
1975	Eskimo Nell	Gladys Armitage	Film
1975	Confessions of a Pop Performer	Ruby Climax	Film
1975, 1977–1978	The Rag Trade	Kathy	Main role
1976	Trial by Combat	Ruby	Film
1976	Carry On England	Private Alice Easy	Film
1979	She Loves Me	Ilona Ritter	Television film
1981	The End of the End of the Pier Show	Mrs. Channing	Television film
1982	Minder	Rita	Episode: "In"
1985–1986	Only Fools and Horses	June Snell	Episodes: "Happy Returns" & "A Royal Flush"
1987	Alas Smith and Jones	Mum	Episode: "The Homemade Xmas Video"
1989	Streets Apart	Rene	4 episodes
1989	The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover	May Fitch	Film
1990	Bergerac	Dawn Gray	Episode: "All the Sad Songs"
1990–1991	The Les Dennis Laughter Show	Unknown	3 episodes
1990	Boon	Sylvia Clayborough	Episode: "Rival Eyes"
1991	Tonight at 8.30	Beryl Waters	Episode: "Still Life"
1993	The Bill	Marion Draper	Episode: "Having What It Takes"
1995	Joking Apart	Prostitute	Episode #2.3
1995–1997	Heartbeat	Ruby Rowan	6 episodes
1995–1996	How to Be a Little Sod	Grandmother	7 episodes
1998–1999	EastEnders	Bev Williams	Recurring role
2000	Lexx	Hammer	Episode: "Girltown"
2001	Holby City	Nina Cocozza	Episode: "New Beginnings"
2003, 2008	Doctors	Josie Rogers / Cynthia Albury	2 episodes
2004	The Final Quest	Marian Snr	Television film
2007–2009, 2012–present	Hollyoaks	Nana McQueen	Series regular
2009	Ashes to Ashes	Julia	Episode #2.1
2020	Hollyoaks Later	Nana McQueen	2020 special

References

1. "Diane Langton - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
2. "Billy Elliott the Musical - Cast". Billyelliotthemusical.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
3. "Billy Elliot's Diane Langton Recalls a Lifetime on the London Stage -…". broadway.com. 22 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

External links

• Diane Langton at IMDb