38 Facts About Dyan Cannon

Dyan Cannon was born on Samille Diane Friesen, January 4,1937 and is an American actress, filmmaker and editor.

Dyan Cannon's accolades include a Saturn Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Academy Award nominations and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Dyan Cannon 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.

Dyan Cannon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film as the producer of Number One, making her the first woman to receive Oscar nominations both in front of and behind the camera.

Dyan Cannon made her feature directorial debut with 1990's semi-autobiographical drama The End of Innocence, which she wrote and starred in.

Reluctant to discuss the marriage since their 1968 divorce, Dyan Cannon turned down publishing deals following Grant's death in 1986.

Dyan Cannon was born Samille Diane Friesen in Tacoma, Washington, on January 4,1937, the daughter of housewife Claire and life insurance salesman Ben Friesen.

Dyan Cannon was raised in the Jewish faith of her Ashkenazi Jewish mother, who was an immigrant from Russia; her father was Anabaptist of Russian Mennonite ancestry.

Dyan Cannon attended West Seattle High School and was crowned Miss West Seattle in 1954.

Dyan Cannon spent two-and-a-half years at the University of Washington.

Dyan Cannon signed to MGM, doing promotional work for the film Les Girls, and studied with acting teacher Sanford Meisner.

Dyan Cannon made her film debut in 1960 in The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond; she had appeared on television since the late 1950s, including a guest appearance on Bat Masterson as Mary Lowery in the 1959 episode "Lady Luck" and again in a 1961 episode as Diane Jansen in "The Price of Paradise".

Dyan Cannon appeared in 1959 on CBS's Wanted: Dead or Alive, in episode 52, "Vanishing Act", as Nicole McCready.

Dyan Cannon appeared on Hawaiian Eye, using her name Diane Cannon, in 1961, opposite Tracey Steele, Robert Conrad, and Connie Stevens.

In 1962, Dyan Cannon appeared on Broadway with Jane Fonda and Bradford Dillman in The Fun Couple.

Dyan Cannon portrayed Mona Elliott in the episode "The Man Behind the Man" of the 1964 CBS drama series The Reporter.

Dyan Cannon made guest appearances on 77 Sunset Strip, The Untouchables, the 1960 episode "Sheriff of the Town" of the first-run syndicated western series Two Faces West with Walter Coy as Cauter and the 1962 Ripcord episode "The Helicopter Race" as Ripcord Inc.

Dyan Cannon had another role in the movie The Murder Game, then took four years off.

Dyan Cannon's name was used to market a fifth release that year, Doctors' Wives, in which she had top billing despite only making a cameo appearance.

In 1973, Dyan Cannon starred opposite Burt Reynolds in Shamus and played an agent based on Sue Mengers in The Last of Sheila, and was named Female Star of the Year by the National Association of Theatre Owners.

Dyan Cannon starred in her own musical stage act at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and Harrah's Lake Tahoe during the mid-1970s.

Dyan Cannon then enrolled in the Women's Directing Workshop of the American Film Institute.

Dyan Cannon became the first Oscar-nominated actress to be nominated in the Best Short Film, Live Action Category for Number One, a project which Cannon produced, directed, wrote and edited.

In 1978, Dyan Cannon co-starred in Revenge of the Pink Panther.

Dyan Cannon co-starred with then-boyfriend Armand Assante in the TV movie Lady of the House, a dramatization of the life of Sally Stanford.

Dyan Cannon starred in the TV movie Having It All as well as a miniseries, Master of the Game, then had the title role in Jenny's War.

Dyan Cannon wrote, directed, and starred in the semi-autobiographical film The End of Innocence.

Dyan Cannon had guest roles on the popular television shows Diagnosis: Murder and The Practice, as well as being a semi-regular on Ally McBeal.

Dyan Cannon published a best-selling memoir, Dear Cary: My Life with Cary Grant, in October 2011.

Dyan Cannon had previously been approached by Swifty Lazar to write about her late ex-husband in 1986, turning down "millions," and declined another publishing offer some years later from Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, stating that there was still healing that needed to happen.

Dyan Cannon serves as executive producer of a four-part miniseries based on her book, entitled Archie, which began production in August 2022 and will air on ITV.

In 1961, Dyan Cannon began dating actor Cary Grant, who was 33 years her senior.

Dyan Cannon filed for divorce in September 1967, and it was finalized on March 21,1968.

Dyan Cannon married a second time on April 18,1985, to real estate investor Stanley Fimberg.

Dyan Cannon has been in relationships with comedian Mort Sahl, producer Murray Shostak, talent agent Ron Weisner and sculptor Carl Hartman, as well as directors Hal Ashby and Jerry Schatzberg, and actors Hy Chase, Ron Ely and Michael Nouri.

Dyan Cannon remains friendly with Nouri and accompanied him to a premiere nearly 40 years after their breakup.

In 1972, Dyan Cannon revealed that she engaged in primal therapy.

Dyan Cannon is a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and has attended Lakers games for several decades.