Diana Van der Vlis

Birth : 1935-06-09, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Death : 2001-10-22

History

Diana Van der Vlis (June 9, 1935 - October 22, 2001) was a Canadian-American stage, screen and television actress best known for her characters Dr. Nell Beaulac (1975–76) on the ABC soap opera Ryan's Hope and Kate Hathaway Prescott on the soap opera Where the Heart Is. Two other roles on daytime dramas that she played were Sherry Rowan (1987–89) on Ryan's Hope and Susan Ames Carver on The Secret Storm, when she was a substitute for J

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Movies

Lovespell

Alix

Romantic tragedy, the story of Tristan and Isolde.

The Swimmer

Helen Westerhazy

Well-off ad man Ned Merrill is visiting a friend when he notices the abundance of backyard pools that populate their upscale suburb. Ned suddenly decides that he'd like to travel the eight miles back to his own home by simply swimming across every pool in town. Soon, Ned's journey becomes harrowing; at each house, he is somehow confronted with a reminder of his romantic, domestic and economic failures.

The Incident

Helen Wilks

Two hoodlums terrorize the passengers of a late-night New York City subway train.

Ghostbreakers

Cassandra

A professor and his beautiful assistant investigate a murder which occurs in a supposedly haunted house.

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

Diane Fairfax

A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences.

The Girl in Black Stockings

Louise Miles

Residents at a posh Utah hotel become suspects when a girl is found murdered during a pool party. Local sheriff Jess Holmes takes charge of the investigation and must discover who among the terrified guests and staff -- including bodacious vixen Harriet Ames, the hotel's bitter, crippled proprietor, visiting lawyer David Hewson and his secretary, Beth -- is the culprit, even as murders continue to take place.