# Diane Craig

Diane Mary Craig (born 1949), sometimes credited as Di Craig, is a Northern Irish-born Australian actress best known for her performances in film and television.
She was born in County Down, and since 1971 has been married to award-winning Australian actor and comedian Garry McDonald.

## Career
### Film

She attended the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA), but left after a year, making her debut in 1970 starring in the British Australian feature film Ned Kelly (1970), alongside Mick Jagger. Her other film appearances included roles in The Mango Tree (1977), Double Deal (1981), The Highest Honor (1982), Travelling North (1987) and A Sting in the Tale (1989).

### Television

Craig has also appeared on the small screen in numerous serials, mini-series and telemovies. She is probably best known for the long-running roles in The Restless Years and E Street (replacing actress Penny Cook as Dr. Elly Fielding), as well as appearing several times in the cult television series Prisoner. Craig's last long-running role was as Deborah McManus in the 2008 series Out of the Blue.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1970 | Ned Kelly | Maggie Kelly | Feature film |
| 1970 | No Roses for Michael | | Short film |
| 1977 | The Mango Tree | Miss Pringle | Feature film |
| 1978 | Road Toll | | Short film |
| 1980 | And Sometimes I Feel Like I'm Only 18 | | Short film |
| 1980 | The Applicant | Herself (as Di Craig) | Short film |
| 1980 | The Tape Recorder | | Short film |
| 1981 | Double Deal | Miss Stevens | Feature film |
| 1982 | The Highest Honor (aka Southern Cross) | Mrs. Page | Feature film |
| 1984 | Tell Us in Your Own Words | | Short film |
| 1987 | Travelling North | Sophie | Feature film |
| 1989 | A Sting in the Tale | Diane Lane | Feature film |
| 1998 | The Cowboy | | Short film |
| 2005 | Marti's Party | Trish | Short film |
| 2007 | One of the Lucky Ones | Neighbour | Short film |
| 2009 | Emergence | Margaret | Short film |
| 2009 | In Her Skin | Joy | Feature film |
| 2013 | 101 Cupcakes | Matilda | Short film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1971 | Dead Men Running | Teresa Doherty | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1971 | The Godfathers | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1971–1974 | Matlock Police | Madeleine Reynolds / Christine Anderson / Kate Wilson/Val Hudson | TV series, 4 episodes -"The End of the Season" -"Grinning George" -"Vengeance" -"Two to One Against" |
| 1972 | Crisis | | TV pilot |
| 1972 | Homicide | Trish Langley | TV series, 1 episode "Change of Heart" |
| 1972 | Snake Gully with Dad and Dave | Mabel Smith | TV series, 8 episodes -"Snake Gully with Dad and Dave" -"That Old Flame of Mine" -"Husbandry Is Not Just a Golden Ring" -"Lest We Er Forget" -"Hold That Tiger" -"Tis All in the Mind" -"The Hotel Dave" |
| 1973–1975 | Division 4 | Jenny Franklin | TV series, 5 episodes -"Voice of the Gun" -"The Criminal Type" -"Triangle-Sergeant Babbe" -"A Sense of Duty - Part 2" |
| 1973 | Boney | Marion | TV series, 1 episode "Boney and the Powder Trail" |
| 1973 | Ryan | Lacey Glen | TV series, 1 episode "A Little Something Special" |
| 1974 | And The Big Men Fly | Lil | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1974 | This Love Affair | | TV series, 1 episode: "Seven Tenths of a Second" |
| 1975–1976 | Certain Women | Majorie Faber | TV series, 27 episodes |
| 1977 | Hotel Story | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1977 | Roses Bloom Twice | | TV movie |
| 1977; 1980 | Young Ramsay | Tess Cameron | TV series, 1 episode "A Kid is a Kid" (1977) |
| 1978–1979 | Cop Shop | Alison Finlay | TV series, 27 episodes |
| 1978 | Chopper Squad | Jenny | TV series, 1 episode "The Big Trip" |
| 1978–1979 | The Sullivans | Recurring role: Pamela Summers | TV series, 28 episodes #289-291 & #410-434 |
| 1978–1979 | The Restless Years | Gail Lawrence | TV series, 43 episodes |
| 1978 | The Newman Shame | Ginger | TV movie |
| 1979 | Mr Squiggle and Friends | Guest Host | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1979 | Skyways | Catherine Tissot | TV series, 1 episode: "Catnip" |
| 1980 | Cop Shop | Eve Kadar | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1980 | The Great Australian Comedy | | TV pilot |
| 1980–1985 | Prisoner (aka Prisoner Cell Block H) | Jacki Nolan / Anita Selby / Sarah Forrest | TV series, 22 episodes -Sarah Forrest / Jacki Nolan -Sister Anita Selby |
| 1980–1981 | The Young Doctors | Diane Brooke | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1981 | Bellamy | Connie | TV series, 1 episode 17: "A Minor Charge of Murder" "A Minor Charge of Murder" |
| 1981 | Holiday Island | Marie-Claude | TV series, 1 episode: "Treasure Shop" |
| 1982; 1983; 1987; 1991 | A Country Practice | Diane Irving / Deborah Townsend / Carmel Hutchins / Judy Harper | TV series, 10 episodes |
| 1982 | Taurus Rising | Libby Hilton | TV series |
| 1983 | For Love or Money | Herself | Film documentary |
| 1983 | Scales of Justice | Meredith | TV miniseries, 1 episode: "The Numbers" |
| 1983 | All The Rivers Run | Dorothy Barrett | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1984 | Carson's Law | Anne Preston | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Special Squad | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1985 | The Henderson Kids | Alice Henderson | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1987 | Have a Go | Guest Judge | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1987 | Willing and Abel | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1988 | Mother and Son | Delores | TV series, 1 episode "The Surprise" |
| 1988 | True Believers | Elsie | TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1988 | After Marcuse | Liz | TV movie |
| 1988 | Rafferty's Rules | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1988 | Stringer | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989 | Mission: Impossible | Lady Michelle Faulkner | TV series, 1 episode: "The Lion" |
| 1989 | Travelling Man | | TV movie |
| 1989 | Acropolis Now | Miss Joan Wilson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989 | Chances | Barbara Taylor | TV Pilot (never screened on TV) |
| 1989 | Living with the Law | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1990 | Family and Friends | Pamela Chandler | TV series |
| 1990 | The Flying Doctors | Marion Burgess | TV series, 1 episode "A Little Tenderness" |
| 1991–1993 | E Street | Dr. Elly Fielding | TV series, 153 episodes |
| 1993 | Law of the Land | | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Love Rules | Host | TV series |
| 1995 | This Is Your Life: Garry McDonald | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Home and Away | Theresa Lynch | TV series, 22 episodes |
| 1995–1996 | Heartbreak High | June Dyson | TV series, 24 episodes |
| 1996 | Medivac | Mrs. Flynn | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | Murder Call | Diane Cochrane | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Never Tell Me Never | Shirley Shepherd | TV movie |
| 1998 | Wildside | Robyn Stark | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1999; 2001 | All Saints | Colleen Collins / Sophia Hanrahan | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 2002; 2015 | Australian Story | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2008–2009 | Out of the Blue | Deborah McManus | TV series, 75 episodes |
| 2009 | Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities | Barbara Mackay | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Packed to the Rafters | Majery | TV series, 1 episode "Brave New World" |
| 2011 | Crownies | Carolyn Fletcher | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012 | Howzat! Kerry Packer's War | Well Dressed Woman at SCG | TV miniseries, 1 episode |