
Diana Lewis was born on September 18, 1919 in Ashbury Park, New Jersey. Her parents were vaudeville performers. The family moved to Hollywood and Diana, her sister Maxine, and her brother J.C. all went into show business. Diana made her film debut in the 1934 comedy It's A Gift. At the age of sixteen she married actor Jay Faye. She landed a contract with MGM and appeared in movies like Andy Hardy Meets Debutante and Bitter Sweet. While making Gold Diggers In Paris she became close friends with actress Carole Landis. Diana's marriage to Jay ended in 1939. That same year she met actor William Powell who was more than twenty years older than she. After a whirlwind courtship, the couple eloped on January 6, 1940. Diana had supporting roles in the films Johnny Eager and Cry Havoc. She decided to quit acting in 1943 and devoted herself to being a full-time wife. By all accounts Dia…
movieThe Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
2023 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Eve Wilson in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieCry 'Havoc'
1943 · Nydia
movieWhistling in Dixie
1942 · Ellamae Downs
movieSeven Sweethearts
1942 · Mrs. Nugent, a Newlywed
movieJohnny Eager
1941 · Judy Sanford
movieThe People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941 · Fay Lennox
movieGo West
1940 · Eve Wilson
movieBitter Sweet
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movieAndy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940 · Daphne Fowler
movieForty Little Mothers
1940 · Marcia
First Offenders
1939 · Ann Blakeley
movieGold Diggers in Paris
1938 · Golddigger
movieHe Couldn't Say No
1938 · Iris Mabby
movieLove Nest on Wheels
1937 · The Bride
movieGrand Slam Opera
1936 · The Girl Downstairs
movieEnter Madame
1935 · Operator
movieIt's a Gift
1934 · Miss Dunk