Dinah Sheridan

British actress (1920-2012)

Dinah Sheridanwas an English actress with a career spanning seven decades. She was best known for the films Genevieveand The Railway Children (1970), the long-running BBC comedy series Don’t Wait Up (1983-1990), and for her distinguished theatre career in London’s West End.

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About the Dinah Sheridan

Dinah Sheridanwas an English actress with a career spanning seven decades. She was best known for the films Genevieveand The Railway Children (1970), the long-running BBC comedy series Don’t Wait Up (1983-1990), and for her distinguished theatre career in London’s West End.

14 Quotes by Dinah Sheridan

  1. 1.

    I actually enjoy wearing the corsets required in some period films.

    Dinah Sheridan

    British actress (1920-2012)

  2. 2.

    What a thrill it was to play opposite Maurice Evans in this brilliant, dazzling musical, based on the life of two of the greatest personalities in stage history.

    Dinah Sheridan

    British actress (1920-2012)

  3. 3.

    They wanted Guy Middleton instead of Kenneth More, and even Kay Kendall wasn’t their first choice!

    Dinah Sheridan

    British actress (1920-2012)

  4. 4.

    I got a divorce eleven years later on the grounds of cruelty, which is still not easy in England.

    Dinah Sheridan

    British actress (1920-2012)

  5. 5.

    I was a sickly child, contracting tuberculosis at the age of five.

    Dinah Sheridan

    British actress (1920-2012)

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    It was one of the marvellous feelings of the film, having the music going in your head while doing scenes.

    Dinah Sheridan

    British actress (1920-2012)

  7. 7.

    But I had promised my husband never to accept another engagement. It was not a very happy time for me.

    Dinah Sheridan

    British actress (1920-2012)

  8. 8.

    After all, a job isn’t worth doing unless you enjoy it.

    Dinah Sheridan

    British actress (1920-2012)

  9. 9.

    Until Genevieve I had tended towards the more dramatic type of role.

    Dinah Sheridan

    British actress (1920-2012)

  10. 10.

    The corsets I wore in The Railway Children are still in my undies drawer, a prized relic of my favourite film.

    Dinah Sheridan

    British actress (1920-2012)

  11. 11.

    Over my desk hangs a poster from The Railway Children that my husband had framed for me. It is so lovely to see the children smiling as they run down the railway track.

    Dinah Sheridan

    British actress (1920-2012)

  12. 12.

    While making Genevieve, I learned there could be a lot more to a film than just acting in it.

    Dinah Sheridan

    British actress (1920-2012)

  13. 13.

    Well, I suppose that, in a sense, every screen role is a favourite with me.

    Dinah Sheridan

    British actress (1920-2012)

  14. 14.

    So I regard my part in Genevieve as a real challenge.

    Dinah Sheridan

    British actress (1920-2012)