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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">English actress (1944–2025)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/db/Diane_Langton_as_Nana_McQueen.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="282" data-file-height="353" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Langton as <a href="/wiki/Nana_McQueen" class="mw-redirect" title="Nana McQueen">Nana McQueen</a> on <i><a href="/wiki/Hollyoaks" title="Hollyoaks">Hollyoaks</a></i></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Diane Shirley Maria Langton</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1944-05-31</span>)</span>31 May 1944<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Cranmore,_Somerset" title="Cranmore, Somerset">Cranmore, Somerset</a>, England</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">15 January 2025<span style="display:none">(2025-01-15)</span> (aged 80)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data 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style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Alan Cooper</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1963, divorced)<wbr /></div><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712" /> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Derek James</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1976)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Diane Shirley Maria Langton</b> (31 May 1944<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – 15 January 2025) was an English actress, singer and dancer whose career on stage and screen spanned six decades. After beginning her career in theatre, she went on to appear in television shows, portraying roles such as Kathy Roberts in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rag_Trade" title="The Rag Trade">The Rag Trade</a></i> and June Snell in <i><a href="/wiki/Only_Fools_and_Horses" title="Only Fools and Horses">Only Fools and Horses</a></i>, Ruby Rowan in <i><a href="/wiki/Heartbeat_(British_TV_series)" title="Heartbeat (British TV series)">Heartbeat</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Bev_Williams" class="mw-redirect" title="Bev Williams">Bev Williams</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/EastEnders" title="EastEnders">EastEnders</a></i>. Her most notable role, however, was her portrayal of <a href="/wiki/Nana_McQueen" class="mw-redirect" title="Nana McQueen">Marlena "Nana" McQueen</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a> soap opera <i><a href="/wiki/Hollyoaks" title="Hollyoaks">Hollyoaks</a></i>, which she played sporadically between 2007 to 2009 and from 2012 until her death. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diane_Langton&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Diane Shirley Maria Langton was born on 31 May 1944 in <a href="/wiki/Cranmore,_Somerset" title="Cranmore, Somerset">Cranmore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Somerset" title="Somerset">Somerset</a>, and grew up in <a href="/wiki/Fulham" title="Fulham">Fulham</a>, London.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was the daughter of William Langton, a merchant seaman, and his wife Bridie (<i>née</i> Monahan).<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Langton began her career as a dancer with several ballet companies on European tours, and trained at the <a href="/wiki/Corona_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="Corona Academy">Corona Academy</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hammersmith" title="Hammersmith">Hammersmith</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diane_Langton&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Langton's first credited role was as a schoolgirl in the comedy film <i><a href="/wiki/Carry_On_Teacher" title="Carry On Teacher">Carry On Teacher</a></i>, she subsequently embarked on her career in theatre, starting with an appearance in the musical <i><a href="/wiki/Hair_(musical)" title="Hair (musical)">Hair</a></i> in 1968.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She played Private Alice Easy in the 1976 film <i><a href="/wiki/Carry_On_England" title="Carry On England">Carry On England</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She went on to appear in television shows throughout the 1970's, most notably her role in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rag_Trade" title="The Rag Trade">The Rag Trade</a></i> as Kathy Roberts in 1975, and again from 1977 to 1978. She appeared in various <a href="/wiki/West_End_theatre" title="West End theatre">West End</a> musicals, including <i><a href="/wiki/A_Chorus_Line" title="A Chorus Line">A Chorus Line</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/A_Little_Night_Music" title="A Little Night Music">A Little Night Music</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_(musical)" title="Chicago (musical)">Chicago</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mary_Poppins_(musical)" title="Mary Poppins (musical)">Mary Poppins</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 1979, Langton's debut solo single, "Climbin'", was released on vinyl via <a href="/wiki/Pye_Records" title="Pye Records">Pye Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1982, she appeared in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Variety_Performance" title="Royal Variety Performance">Royal Variety Performance</a>, performing a song from <i><a href="/wiki/Show_Boat" title="Show Boat">Show Boat</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Langton appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Green_Tie_on_the_Little_Yellow_Dog" title="The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog">The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog</a></i>, which was recorded in 1982, and broadcast by <a href="/wiki/Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a> in 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between 1985 and 1986, she appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Only_Fools_and_Horses" title="Only Fools and Horses">Only Fools and Horses</a></i> as June Snell, a former girlfriend of <a href="/wiki/Del_Boy" title="Del Boy">Del Boy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1987, she created the role of Angel in Kander & Ebb's <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rink_(musical)" title="The Rink (musical)">The Rink</a></i> at the Forum Theatre in Manchester, a role which she reprised in the 1988 West End transfer.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She returned to the musical in 2004, at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, this time playing the role of Angel's mother, Anna.<sup id="cite_ref-rink_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rink-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her other notable television appearances included <i><a href="/wiki/Alas_Smith_and_Jones" title="Alas Smith and Jones">Alas Smith and Jones</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bergerac_(TV_series)" title="Bergerac (TV series)">Bergerac</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Minder_(TV_series)" title="Minder (TV series)">Minder</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Carry_On_Laughing" title="Carry On Laughing">Carry On Laughing</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bill" title="The Bill">The Bill</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-aveleyman_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aveleyman-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bfi_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bfi-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Diane_Langton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Diane_Langton.jpg/220px-Diane_Langton.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Diane_Langton.jpg/330px-Diane_Langton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Diane_Langton.jpg/440px-Diane_Langton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="775" data-file-height="623" /></a><figcaption>Langton performing in <a href="/wiki/The_Green_Tie_on_the_Little_Yellow_Dog" title="The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog"><i>The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog</i></a></figcaption></figure> <p>Between 1995 and 1997, Langton appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Heartbeat_(British_TV_series)" title="Heartbeat (British TV series)">Heartbeat</a></i> as Ruby Rowan, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Berry" title="Nick Berry">Nick Berry</a>'s character's mother, and as a <a href="/wiki/Prostitute" class="mw-redirect" title="Prostitute">prostitute</a> in an episode of <i><a href="/wiki/Joking_Apart" title="Joking Apart">Joking Apart</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-aveleyman_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aveleyman-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bfi_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bfi-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between 1998 and 1999, she appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/EastEnders" title="EastEnders">EastEnders</a></i> as <a href="/wiki/Cindy_Beale" title="Cindy Beale">Cindy Beale</a>'s (<a href="/wiki/Michelle_Collins" title="Michelle Collins">Michelle Collins</a>) mother, <a href="/wiki/Bev_Williams" class="mw-redirect" title="Bev Williams">Bev Williams</a>. She also appeared in the London cast of <i><a href="/wiki/Billy_Elliot_(musical)" class="mw-redirect" title="Billy Elliot (musical)">Billy Elliot</a></i> as Grandma and fronted her own one woman show <i>Let There Be Langton</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-channel4_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-channel4-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2007, she began portraying the role of <a href="/wiki/Nana_McQueen" class="mw-redirect" title="Nana McQueen">Marlena "Nana" McQueen</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a> soap opera <i><a href="/wiki/Hollyoaks" title="Hollyoaks">Hollyoaks</a></i>, a role she played sporadically over the next seventeen years, making her final appearance on 30 December 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-bfi_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bfi-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life_and_death">Personal life and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diane_Langton&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Langton was married twice.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her first marriage to Alan Cooper in 1963, a painter and decorator, subsequently ended in divorce. Together they had a son, Jamie (born 1964).<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1976, Langton married Derek James, whom she met whilst performing in a national tour of the musical <i><a href="/wiki/Hair_(musical)" title="Hair (musical)">Hair</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Langton died from <a href="/wiki/Kidney_disease" title="Kidney disease">kidney disease</a> on 15 January 2025, at the age of 80.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-channel4_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-channel4-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tributes were paid to her from the <i>Hollyoaks</i> social media accounts who described Langton as an "immense talent" who would be "[missed] enormously" by the show's cast and crew.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several of her co-stars also paid tribute including <a href="/wiki/Chelsee_Healey" title="Chelsee Healey">Chelsee Healey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anna_Passey" title="Anna Passey">Anna Passey</a>, and <a href="/wiki/James_Sutton_(actor)" title="James Sutton (actor)">James Sutton</a>, the latter of whom said his "heart was broken" and thanked Langton for her "love, kindness, generosity, warmth, friendship, humour and care".<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diane_Langton&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television_and_film">Television and film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diane_Langton&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Television and film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1959 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Carry_On_Teacher" title="Carry On Teacher">Carry On Teacher</a></i> </td> <td>Schoolgirl </td> <td>Film; uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Just_Lie_There,_Say_Something!" title="Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!">Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!</a></i> </td> <td>Angie </td> <td>Film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Percy%27s_Progress" title="Percy's Progress">Percy's Progress</a></i> </td> <td>Maureen Sugden </td> <td>Film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Carry_On_Laughing" title="Carry On Laughing">Carry On Laughing</a></i> </td> <td>Tzana; Griselda; Isolde </td> <td>3 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Eskimo_Nell_(film)" title="Eskimo Nell (film)">Eskimo Nell</a></i> </td> <td>Gladys Armitage </td> <td>Film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Confessions_of_a_Pop_Performer" title="Confessions of a Pop Performer">Confessions of a Pop Performer</a></i> </td> <td>Ruby Climax </td> <td>Film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975, 1977–1978 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rag_Trade" title="The Rag Trade">The Rag Trade</a></i> </td> <td>Kathy </td> <td>Main role </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Trial_by_Combat_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trial by Combat (film)">Trial by Combat</a></i> </td> <td>Ruby </td> <td>Film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Carry_On_England" title="Carry On England">Carry On England</a></i> </td> <td>Private Alice Easy </td> <td>Film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/She_Loves_Me" title="She Loves Me">She Loves Me</a></i> </td> <td>Ilona Ritter </td> <td>Television film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td><i>The End of the End of the Pier Show</i> </td> <td>Mrs. Channing </td> <td>Television film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Minder_(TV_series)" title="Minder (TV series)">Minder</a></i> </td> <td>Rita </td> <td>Episode: "In" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985–1986 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Only_Fools_and_Horses" title="Only Fools and Horses">Only Fools and Horses</a></i> </td> <td>June Snell </td> <td>Episodes: "<a href="/wiki/Happy_Returns" title="Happy Returns">Happy Returns</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/A_Royal_Flush" title="A Royal Flush">A Royal Flush</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Alas_Smith_and_Jones" title="Alas Smith and Jones">Alas Smith and Jones</a></i> </td> <td>Mum </td> <td>Episode: "The Homemade Xmas Video" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Streets_Apart" title="Streets Apart">Streets Apart</a></i> </td> <td>Rene </td> <td>4 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cook,_the_Thief,_His_Wife_%26_Her_Lover" title="The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover">The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover</a></i> </td> <td>May Fitch </td> <td>Film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bergerac_(TV_series)" title="Bergerac (TV series)">Bergerac</a></i> </td> <td>Dawn Gray </td> <td>Episode: "All the Sad Songs" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990–1991 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Laughter_Show" title="The Laughter Show">The Les Dennis Laughter Show</a></i> </td> <td>Unknown </td> <td>3 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Boon_(TV_series)" title="Boon (TV series)">Boon</a></i> </td> <td>Sylvia Clayborough </td> <td>Episode: "Rival Eyes" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tonight_at_8.30" title="Tonight at 8.30">Tonight at 8.30</a></i> </td> <td>Beryl Waters </td> <td>Episode: "Still Life" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bill" title="The Bill">The Bill</a></i> </td> <td>Marion Draper </td> <td>Episode: "Having What It Takes" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Joking_Apart" title="Joking Apart">Joking Apart</a></i> </td> <td>Prostitute </td> <td>Episode #2.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995–1997 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Heartbeat_(British_TV_series)" title="Heartbeat (British TV series)">Heartbeat</a></i> </td> <td>Ruby Rowan </td> <td>6 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995–1996 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/How_to_Be_a_Little_Sod" title="How to Be a Little Sod">How to Be a Little Sod</a></i> </td> <td>Grandmother </td> <td>7 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998–1999 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/EastEnders" title="EastEnders">EastEnders</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bev_Williams" class="mw-redirect" title="Bev Williams">Bev Williams</a> </td> <td>Recurring role </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lexx" title="Lexx">Lexx</a></i> </td> <td>Hammer </td> <td>Episode: "Girltown" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Holby_City" title="Holby City">Holby City</a></i> </td> <td>Nina Cocozza </td> <td>Episode: "New Beginnings" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003, 2008 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Doctors_(2000_TV_series)" title="Doctors (2000 TV series)">Doctors</a></i> </td> <td>Josie Rogers / Cynthia Albury </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Final_Quest" class="mw-redirect" title="The Final Quest">The Final Quest</a></i> </td> <td>Marian Snr </td> <td>Television film </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007–2009, 2012–2024 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hollyoaks" title="Hollyoaks">Hollyoaks</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nana_McQueen" class="mw-redirect" title="Nana McQueen">Marlena "Nana" McQueen</a> </td> <td>Regular role </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ashes_to_Ashes_(British_TV_series)" title="Ashes to Ashes (British TV series)">Ashes to Ashes</a></i> </td> <td>Julia </td> <td>Episode #2.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hollyoaks_Later" title="Hollyoaks Later">Hollyoaks Later</a></i> </td> <td>Marlena "Nana" McQueen </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hollyoaks_Later_(2020_special)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hollyoaks Later (2020 special)">2020 special</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"><b>Sources</b>:<sup id="cite_ref-aveleyman_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aveleyman-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bfi_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bfi-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stage">Stage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diane_Langton&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Stage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Venue </th></tr> <tr> <td>1968–1973 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hair_(musical)" title="Hair (musical)">Hair</a></i> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaftesbury_Theatre" title="Shaftesbury Theatre">Shaftesbury Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Jesus_Christ_Superstar" title="Jesus Christ Superstar">Jesus Christ Superstar</a></i> </td> <td>Ensemble </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973–1974 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pippin_(musical)" title="Pippin (musical)">Pippin</a></i> </td> <td>Fastrada </td> <td><a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Theatre,_London" title="His Majesty's Theatre, London">His Majesty's Theatre, London</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Two_Gentlemen_of_Verona_(musical)" title="Two Gentlemen of Verona (musical)">Two Gentlemen of Verona</a></i> </td> <td>Ensemble </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975–1976 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Little_Night_Music" title="A Little Night Music">A Little Night Music</a></i> </td> <td>Petra </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelphi_Theatre" title="Adelphi Theatre">Adelphi Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Chorus_Line" title="A Chorus Line">A Chorus Line</a></i> </td> <td>Diana </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Theatre_Royal,_Drury_Lane" title="Theatre Royal, Drury Lane">Theatre Royal, Drury Lane</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><i>T.Zee</i> </td> <td>Princess La </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Court_Theatre" title="Royal Court Theatre">Royal Court Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/She_Loves_Me" title="She Loves Me">She Loves Me</a></i> </td> <td>Ilona Ritter </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979–1980 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Songbook_(musical)" title="Songbook (musical)">Songbook</a></i> </td> <td>Performer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gielgud_Theatre" title="Gielgud Theatre">Gielgud Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I%27m_Getting_My_Act_Together_and_Taking_It_on_the_Road" title="I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road">I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road</a></i> </td> <td>Heather Jones </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Apollo_Theatre" title="Apollo Theatre">Apollo Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981–1983 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Windy_City_(musical)" title="Windy City (musical)">Windy City</a></i> </td> <td>Heather Jones </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Hippodrome" title="Bristol Hippodrome">Bristol Hippodrome</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Palace_Theatre" title="Victoria Palace Theatre">Victoria Palace Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984–1987 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Stepping_Out_(play)" title="Stepping Out (play)">Stepping Out</a></i> </td> <td>Sylvia </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Side_by_Side_by_Sondheim" title="Side by Side by Sondheim">Side by Side by Sondheim</a></i> </td> <td>Performer </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rink_(musical)" title="The Rink (musical)">The Rink</a></i> </td> <td>Angel </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cambridge_Theatre" title="Cambridge Theatre">Cambridge Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td><i>Sunday with Sondheim</i> </td> <td>Herself </td> <td>Shaftesbury Theatre </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992–1993 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Comedy_of_Errors" title="The Comedy of Errors">The Comedy of Errors</a></i> </td> <td>Courtesan </td> <td>Various </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><i>Johnny On a Spot</i> </td> <td>Pearl LaMonte </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_National_Theatre" title="Royal National Theatre">Royal National Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Bird_of_Youth" title="Sweet Bird of Youth">Sweet Bird of Youth</a></i> </td> <td>Miss Lucy </td> <td>Royal National Theatre </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cats_(musical)" title="Cats (musical)">Cats</a></i> </td> <td>Grizabella </td> <td>Various </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Steaming_(play)" title="Steaming (play)">Steaming</a></i> </td> <td>Violet </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Piccadilly_Theatre" title="Piccadilly Theatre">Piccadilly Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_(musical)" title="Chicago (musical)">Chicago</a></i> </td> <td>Matron "Mama" Morton </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Steaming_(play)" title="Steaming (play)">Steaming</a></i> </td> <td>Carlotta Campion </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Festival_Hall" title="Royal Festival Hall">Royal Festival Hall</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><i>The Rink</i> </td> <td>Anna </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belgrade_Theatre" title="Belgrade Theatre">Belgrade Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010–2011 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Billy_Elliot_(musical)" class="mw-redirect" title="Billy Elliot (musical)">Billy Elliot</a></i> </td> <td>Grandma </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"><b>Sources</b>:<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rink_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rink-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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