---
name: "Diana Hoddinott"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/diana-hoddinott"
fi1m_id: "diana-hoddinott"
imdb_id: "nm0387993"
tmdb_id: 1220366
wikidata_id: "Q5271188"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T10:58:07.696097+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."
---

# Diana Hoddinott

## Identity

Diana Hoddinott

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/diana-hoddinott
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** diana-hoddinott
- **IMDb ID:** nm0387993
- **TMDB ID:** 1220366
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5271188
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Hoddinott, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5271188, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0387993/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1220366

Actor. Born 1 January 1945 in Somerset, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1945, Somerset, England
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Hoddinott, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5271188, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0387993/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1220366

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Yes Minister*](https://film.one/tv/yes-minister.md) (89)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Diana Hoddinott is an English actress. She is best known for playing Annie Hacker, the wife of Jim Hacker, in the BBC comedy series *Yes Minister* (1980–1984) and its sequel *Yes, Prime Minister* (1986–1988).

Her other screen credits include the film *The Man Who Cried* (2000), in which she appeared as a foster mother, and the television film *The Gathering Storm* (2002), as Mrs Landemare. She has also appeared in series such as *The Inspector Lynley Mysteries* (2004) and earlier television plays and series including *Dixon of Dock Green* (1971). She was married to the actor Harry Towb from 1965 until his death in 2009.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Yes Minister* (1980), Fi1m 89, as Annie Hacker — [page](https://film.one/tv/yes-minister.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Man Who Cried* (2000), as Foster Mother
- *Wycliffe* (1994), series, as Anne Pender
- *Here Is the News* (1989), as Sophie
- *Yes, Prime Minister* (1986), series, as Annie Hacker
- *Yes Minister* (1980), series, as Annie Hacker — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/yes-minister.md)
- *Girl Stroke Boy* (1971), as Wife / Husband
- *Maigret* (1960), series, Actor

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