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Diane Cilento (2 April 1932 – 6 October 2011) was an Australian actress and writer. She is best known for her film roles in Tom Jones (1963), which earned her an Academy Award nomination, Hombre (1967) and The Wicker Man (1973). She also received a Tony Award nomination for her performance as Helen of Troy in the play Tiger at the Gates .
Diane Cilento (1932-2011) was an Australian actress who had partial Italian descent and a medical family background. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Tom Jones" (1963) and also appeared in films such as "The Naked Edge" (1961) and "The Agony and the Ecstasy" (1965).
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Diane Cilento was an Australian actress who was nominated for an Oscar and a Tony. She starred in films such as "Tom Jones", "The Naked Edge" and "The Agony and the Ecstasy".
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Oct 7, 2011 · Diane Cilento, who was once married to Sean Connery, passed away in 2011. She was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Tom Jones and a Tony for Tiger at the Gates.
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- Cilento Accused Connery of Being Violent with Her. The Scotsman reported in 2005 that Cilento said Connery had been violent towards her during their marriage.
- The Couple Had 1 Child Together. Connery and Cilento had one child together, a son named Jason. He was born on January 11, 1963. Jason followed in the footsteps of his parents as an actor and director.
- Cilento Had a Daughter from a Previous Marriage. When Cilento married Connery, she already had a daughter, Giovanna, from her previous marriage to Andrea Volpe.
- Her Third Husband Was a Famous Playwright. Cilento appeared in Anthony Shaffer’s The Wicker Man in 1973, according to The Guardian, but the two didn’t get married until over a decade later.
Oct 9, 2011 · Diane Cilento, an Australian actress whose long stage and screen career included an Oscar-nominated performance in the 1963 movie “Tom Jones,” died in Queensland, Australia, on Thursday, a day...
Oct 7, 2011 · Such is the superficial nature of fame that the Australian-born actor Diane Cilento, who has died of cancer aged 78, was best remembered as the wife of Sean Connery from 1962 to 1973, during...
