Diane Jergens
Acting
Biography
Diane Jergens (born Dianne Irgens; March 31, 1935 – October 9, 2018) was an American film and television actress.
Born: March 31, 1935
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Known For
The Addams Family
A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they themselves are often terrified by "normal" people.
Desk Set
A computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network's research staff.
Friendly Persuasion
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?
Teenage Rebel
Nancy Fallon gets her teenage daughter back from her ex-husband when she remarries and must win her love.
Daddy Long Legs
Wealthy American, Jervis Pendleton has a chance encounter at a French orphanage with a cheerful 18-year-old resident, and anonymously pays for her education at a New England college. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor regularly, but he never writes back. Several years later, he visits her at school, while still concealing his identity, and—despite their large age difference—they soon fall in love.
The Unguarded Moment
A high-school music teacher is the victim of a student who writes indecent notes and assaults women.
The FBI Story
A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.
The Bob Mathias Story
Film biography of the Olympics Decathlon champion, with the famous athlete and his wife playing themselves.
Sing Boy Sing
The teenage son of a rural preacher becomes a huge Elvis-like rock 'n' roll star, but he has trouble adjusting to fame and success.
The Danny Thomas Show
Danny Thomas, an entertainer, tries to balance his home life with the needs of his career, with hilarious results.
Filmography
as Trivia
as Barbara Price
as Marybelle Yancey
as Maybelle Yancey
as Jennie Hardesty
as Urana
as Joan Staples
as Pat Barry
as Alice
as Janet (uncredited)
as Shirley Goldsmith
as Jane Hewitt
as Elizabeth - Quaker Girl (uncredited)
as College Girl
as Pat Mathias
as Ellen King