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American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer (born 1937)

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  • Querido Cary
  • No More Idols
  • The ninety-day mistress
  • Dear Cary My Life With Cary Grant
  • Dear Cary

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Acting · Tacoma, Washington, USA

Dyan Cannon (born Samille Diane Friesen; January 4, 1937) is an American actress. Her accolades include a Saturn Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Academy Award nominations, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dyan Cannon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

  • I Am Raquel Welch — Self2025
  • Hope's Legacy — Linda Locke2021
  • Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind — Self2020
  • Hollywood: No Sex, Please!2018
  • Celebrity Ghost Stories — Self2009
  • A Kiss at Midnight — Kay Flowers2008
  • Boynton Beach Club — Lois2005
  • After the Sunset — Dyan Cannon (uncredited)2004
  • Kangaroo Jack — Anna Carbone2003
  • The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau — self2002

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Born
Samille Diane Friesen , ( 1937-01-04 ) January 4, 1937 (age 89) , Tacoma, Washington , U.S.
Occupations
Actress director screenwriter producer editor
Years active
1958–present
Spouses
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Children
Jennifer Grant
Relatives
David Friesen (uncle)

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Encyclopedic overview

Dyan Cannon (born Samille Diane Friesen; January 4, 1937) is an American actress, filmmaker, and editor. Her accolades include a Saturn Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Academy Award nominations, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was named Female Star of the Year by the National Association of Theatre Owners in 1973 and the Hollywood Women's Press Club in 1979.

A former beauty queen who held the title of Miss West Seattle, Cannon made her television debut in 1958. Over the next decade, she became a common sight on episodic shows while appearing occasionally on Broadway and in B-movies. In 1969, she had her breakthrough film role in the sex comedy Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Cannon was nominated in that category again for Heaven Can Wait (1978), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama for her lead role in Such Good Friends (1971). She also was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film as the producer of Number One (1976).

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