| Dyan Cannon | ||||||
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| Birth name | Samile Diane Friesen | |||||
| Born | January 4 1937 Tacoma, Washington | |||||
| Spouse(s) | Cary Grant (1965-1968) Stanley Fimberg (1985-1991) | |||||
| Children | Jennifer Grant (b.1966) | |||||
| Official site | http://www.dyancannon.com/ | |||||
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Dyan Cannon (born Samille Diane Friesen on January 4 1937) is a three-time Academy Award-nominated American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer.
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Biography
Early life
Cannon was born in Tacoma, Washington, to a Baptist father and a Jewish mother, Claire Portnoy, who had immigrated from Russia.[1]She attended West Seattle High School.
Career
Cannon received two Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress, one for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) and another for Heaven Can Wait (1978). In addition, she became the first Oscar-nominated actress to be nominated in the Best Short Film, Live Action Category for Number One (1976), a project which Cannon produced, directed, wrote and edited. It was a story about adolescent sexual curiosity. Her most recent work has been as a semi-regular on the cult series Ally McBeal and the short-lived sitcom Three Sisters (2001-2002). In 2005 she appeared in Boynton Beach Club, a movie about aging Floridians who have just lost their spouses.
Personal life
On July 22, 1965, she married Cary Grant, becoming his fourth wife. They had one daughter, Jennifer (born February 26, 1966). They separated within 18 months, with Cannon claiming that Grant spanked her for disobeying him. The divorce, finalized on March 21, 1968, but the custody disputes over their daughter went on for years. Cannon can often be seen sitting courtside at Los Angeles Lakers games, as she has been a fan of the team for decades. She has become a born-again Christian, although she still considers herself to be of Jewish descent.[1]
Filmography
- The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)
- This Rebel Breed (1960)
- Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
- Doctors' Wives (1971)
- The Anderson Tapes (1971)
- The Love Machine (1971)
- The Burglars (1971)
- Such Good Friends (1971)
- Shamus (1973)
- The Last of Sheila (1973)
- Child Under a Leaf (1974)
- Heaven Can Wait (1978)
- Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
- Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
- Coast to Coast (1980)
- Deathtrap (1982)
- Author! Author! (1982)
- She's Having a Baby (1988) (Cameo)
- Caddyshack II (1988)
- The End of Innocence (1990) (also director and writer)
- Jailbirds (1991)
- Christmas in Connecticut (1992)
- The Pickle (1993)
- Allie & Me (1997)
- That Darn Cat (1997)
- 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)
- Out to Sea (1997)
- The Sender (1998)
- Ally McBeal (1998)
- Kiss of a Stranger (1999)
- Kangaroo Jack (2003)
- After the Sunset (2004) (Cameo)
- Boynton Beach Club (2006)
- Cowboys for Christ (2008)
Footnotes
- ^ a b Dyan Cannon Discusses Her Faith. CNN.com (2001-04-23). Retrieved on 2006-12-13.
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