---
name: "Diane Fletcher"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/diane-fletcher"
fi1m_id: "diane-fletcher"
imdb_id: "nm0281990"
tmdb_id: 134117
wikidata_id: "Q5271454"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 April 1944"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:35:16.202695+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."
---

# Diane Fletcher

## Identity

Diane Fletcher

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/diane-fletcher
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** diane-fletcher
- **IMDb ID:** nm0281990
- **TMDB ID:** 134117
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5271454
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Fletcher, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5271454, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281990/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/134117

Actor. Born 17 April 1944 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 April 1944, Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Fletcher, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5271454, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281990/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/134117

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*House of Cards*](https://film.one/tv/house-of-cards.md) (84)

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## Biography

Diane Fletcher is an English actress. She was born on 17 April 1944 in Derby, Derbyshire, and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1966.

She is known for playing Elizabeth Urquhart in the BBC series *House of Cards* (1990) and its sequels *To Play the King* (1993) and *The Final Cut* (1995). Other television credits include *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989) as Eloise Renauld, *Midsomer Murders* (1997) as Marcia Tranter, and appearances in *Coronation Street* and *Endeavour*. Her film roles include Lady Macduff in Roman Polanski's *Macbeth* (1971) and a part in *A.I. Artificial Intelligence* (2001).

Fletcher has an extensive stage career, performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre, as well as in the West End.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *House of Cards* (1990), Fi1m 84, as Elizabeth Urquhart — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-cards.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

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

- *Memorial Memorial* (2022), as Elizabeth Urquhart (voice)
- *The Tragedy of Macbeth* (2021), Actor
- *Breathless* (2013), series, as Matron Vosper
- *Forgiven* (2007), as Susan
- *Kingdom* (2007), series, as Cynthia Pritchard
- *A.I. Artificial Intelligence* (2001), as Sentient Machine Security — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/a-i-artificial-intelligence.md)
- *Aristocrats* (1999), as Duchess of Richmond
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Marcia Tranter — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *The Final Cut* (1995), series, as Elizabeth Urquhart
- *To Play the King* (1993), series, as Elizabeth Urquhart
- *The Secret Rapture* (1993), as Day Nurse
- *Red Hot* (1993), as Mrs. Kirov
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Ruth Shields
- *A Murder of Quality* (1991), as Shane Hecht
- *House of Cards* (1990), series, as Elizabeth Urquhart — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-cards.md)
- *Who Bombed Birmingham?* (1990), as Gareth Peirce
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Eloise Renauld — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *Customer Service From Hell* (1989), Actor
- *A Gentleman's Club* (1988), series, as Gloria
- *Fairly Secret Army* (1984), series, as Nancy
- *The Queen of Annagh* (1982), as Nancy
- *Roger Doesn't Live Here Anymore* (1981), series, as Emma Flower
- *Murder at the Wedding* (1979), series, as Liz Morescot
- *One of the Boys* (1978), as Maggie
- *Hazell* (1978), series, as Sybil
- *Do You Remember?* (1978), series, as Katie Graham
- *Whose Child Am I?* (1976), as Renate
- *Autobiography of a Princess* (1975), as Blackmailer
- *The After Dinner Game* (1975), as Fiora Beniform
- *Leaving Lily* (1975), as Lily
- *Good Girl* (1974), series, as Miss Brown
- *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Nancy
- *Macbeth* (1971), as Lady Macduff
- *Edward II* (1970), as Queen Isabella
- *The Spoils of Poynton* (1970), series, as Mona Brigstock
- *The Elusive Pimpernel* (1969), series, as Lady Marguerite Blakeney
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Bess
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Maggie
- *Boy Meets Girl* (1967), series, as Elena

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