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name: "Diana Coupland"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/diana-coupland"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 March 1928"
died: "10 November 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:46:21.762293+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Diana Coupland

Actor. Born 5 March 1928 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. Died 10 November 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 March 1928, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 10 November 2006

## Biography

Diana Coupland was an English actress and singer. Born in Leeds in 1928, she began her career as a singer in her teens, performing with big bands and on radio and television before turning to acting in the early 1960s. She had no formal dramatic training.

She is best known for playing Jean Abbott, the wife of Sid James's character, in the sitcom *Bless This House* (1971–1976). Her other credits include the film *The Twelve Chairs* (1970), *Operation: Daybreak* (1975) and guest roles in *Casualty* (2004) and *One Foot in the Grave* (1992). She also provided uncredited singing voices for films including *Dr. No* (1962). Coupland continued working in television until 2005.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *One Foot in the Grave* (1990), Fi1m 83, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-foot-in-the-grave.md)

## Also known for

- *Dr. No* (1962), Honey Ryder - Singing Voice (voice) (uncredited)
- *The Twelve Chairs* (1970), Diana Coupland
- *Casualty* (1986), Lily Thirlwell
- *Operation: Daybreak* (1975), Aunt Marie
- *The Millionairess* (1960), Nurse

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