death_place death_date birth_place nationality article_title name occupation
toronto , ontario 6 october 2014 kitchener , ontario canadian diane nyland
 diane nyland actress
diane nyland

diane nyland proctor -lrb- 20 january 1944 -- 6 october 2014 -rrb- was a canadian actress , director and choreographer .
she is perhaps best known for having portrayed the title role in the 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 '' .
she was cast in the title role in ctv television 's `` the trouble with tracy '' in 1970 .
after that show 's production run ended in 1971 , she became a director and choreographer in musical theatre , with only one further television role in a 1992 episode of `` street legal '' .
her directorial credits included both toronto and national touring productions of musicals such as `` dancing in the dark '' , `` 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 ; in 1997 she returned to the charlottetown festival to direct productions of both `` johnny belinda '' and `` anne of green gables - the musical '' .
