1. Dianne Lesley Pilkington was born on 7 June 1975 and is an English theatre actress and singer.
25 Facts About Dianne Pilkington
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Dianne Pilkington trained at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 1997 with the Principal's Award.
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The couple later divorced, and Dianne Pilkington married actor Neil Roberts in September 2020.
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Dianne Pilkington has had an impressive career beginning in 1997 when she joined the West End production of Les Miserables, Dianne Pilkington understudied the role of Fantine whilst in the production.
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Dianne Pilkington joined the cast of Sweeney Todd at the Bridewell Theatre later in 2000, a production she had played the role of Mrs Lovett in whilst training at GSA.
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In late 2000 Dianne Pilkington was part of the original London cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Beautiful Game.
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Dianne Pilkington played the role of the Protestant girl as well as understudying the role of Bernadette.
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In 2002 Dianne Pilkington originated the role of Kim in Boy George's musical Taboo.
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Dianne Pilkington appeared alongside Boy George at the Royal Albert Hall alongside other members of the original London cast.
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Again in 2003 Dianne Pilkington originated another role in the West End, this time in Rod Stewart musical Tonight's the Night, as Mary at the Victoria Palace Theatre.
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In 2005 Dianne Pilkington starred in The Far Pavilions in the role of Belinda.
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Dianne Pilkington replaced Helen Dallimore as Glinda on 16 July 2007, after serving as the standby from April of that year.
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Immediately after leaving Wicked, Dianne Pilkington played the parts of Annabella Schmidt, Pamela, and Margaret in the West End production of The 39 Steps.
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Dianne Pilkington ended her nine-month run on 29 January 2011 and was succeeded by Laura Rogers.
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Dianne Pilkington portrayed Elizabeth Benning in the London production of Young Frankenstein, which premiered at Theatre Royal, Newcastle in August 2017 and then transferred the following month to the Garrick Theatre.
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Dianne Pilkington created the role of 'Raquel'in the musical of Only Fools And Horses, written by Jim Sullivan and Paul Whitehouse.
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Dianne Pilkington performed the role from February 2019 to February 2020 at the Haymarket Theatre, London.
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In June 2021, it was announced that Dianne Pilkington would be creating the role of Eglantine Price in the new Bedknobs and Broomsticks adaptation, a collaboration between Disney and Michael Harrison, directed by Candace Edmunds and Jamie Harrison, written by Neil Bartram and Brian Hill.
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Dianne Pilkington played the Wicked Witch of the West in the 2023 West End revival of The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium, which finished its run on 3 September 2023.
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Dianne Pilkington took part in the workshop of a new musical based on Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen.
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Dianne Pilkington was due to play the role of a Blind Opera Singer in 2010's The Wolfman, opposite Benicio del Toro, but her scene had been cut from the final version of the film.
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In July 2012 it was announced that Dianne Pilkington would appear in the new Les Miserables movie, directed by Tom Hooper.
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Dianne Pilkington appeared on Britain's Got Talent giving a brief tour of Wicked, on This Morning performing Popular with Alexia Khadime and on The Alan Titchmarsh Show discussing reality TV shows such as Over The Rainbow.
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Dianne Pilkington was nominated in the "Best Takeover Role" category for her role in Wicked at the 2008 Theatregoer's Choice Awards, but lost to co-star Kerry Ellis.
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All songs performed by Dianne Pilkington and Accompanied on the Piano by Chris Hamilton.