Samile Diane Friesen Wiki Biography
Samille Diane Friesen was born on 4 January 1937, in Tacoma, Washington USA, of part Russian descent. Dyan is an actress, producer, director, screenwriter and editor, best known for her three Academy Award nominations. She’s also appeared in various films and television shows, such as “Ally McBeal”, “Revenge of the Pink Panther” and “The Untouchables”. All of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Dyan Cannon? As of mid-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $16 million, mostly earned through a successful career in acting. Shes also had a notable stage and singing career during her youth. She’s been in films since the 1960s, and all of these activities have ensured her wealth.
Dyan Cannon Net Worth $16 Million Dollars
Cannon attended West Seattle High School, then her first film opportunity would come in 1960, entitled “The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond”, but prior to this movie role, she had already made a few appearances on television. She was a guest in shows such as “Bat Masterson”. She also made appearances in “Wanted: Dead or Alive”, “Johnny Ringo”, and “Hawaiian Eye”.
In 1963, she started her stage career, becoming part of the touring Broadway musical “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”. She then became a guest star on “The Reporter”, “77 Sunset Strip”, and the western “Gunsmoke”. In 1969, she was given her first major role, in the film “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice”. Her performance in the film earned her Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. She appeared in a string of films in 1971, including “The Anderson Tapes” alongside Sean Connery, and “Such Good Friends” which earned her another Golden Globe nomination. One of her best performances in the next few years would be “Child Under a Leaf” which gained critical acclaim. Her net worth benefited too.
Dyan’s success continued when she became the first Academy Award-nominated actress in the Best Short Film, Live Action category., for her performance in “Number One”, which Dyan wrote, directed, and produced. Two years later she would become a part of “Heaven Can Wait” and “Revenge of the Pink Panther”, and due to her increasing popularity, she became a host for “Saturday Night Live”, and also a guest in “The Muppet Show”. Around the 1980s, she started to showcase her singing skills, appearing in “Deathtrap” and “Honeysuckle Rose”. Her appearances continued well into the 1990s with films such as “That Darn Cat”, and “Out to Sea”. One of her latest performances was in the “Boynton Beach Club”. Her net worth rose steadily, during her career including over 50 appearances in films and TV productions.
For her personal life, Cannon married Cary Grant in 1965, who was 33 years older than her. They had a daughter, Jennifer Grant, who’d eventually become an actress, but three years later they divorced. In 1985 she would marry Stanley Fimberg; they divorced six years later. Aside from these, Dyan has mentioned that she has been a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and has attended their games for over thirty years. She is also a Christian.
Full Name | Dyan Cannon |
Net Worth | $16 Million |
Date Of Birth | January 4, 1937 |
Died | April 13, 1941, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
Place Of Birth | Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
Height | 5′ 5″ (1.65 m) |
Profession | Actress, Director, Screewriter |
Education | West Seattle High School |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Stanley Fimberg (m. 1985–1991), Cary Grant (m. 1965–1968) |
Children | Jennifer Grant |
Parents | Ben Friesen, Claire Portnoy, Mary Jump, Wilson Cannon |
Siblings | David Friesen |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001007 |
Awards | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Henry Draper Medal, Ellen Richards Prize |
Music Groups | The Story So Far |
Nominations | Academy Awards (1969, 1978), Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress, Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, Golden Globe Award (1969, 1978), Oscar-nominated in the Best Short Film |
Movies | “Revenge of the Pink Panther”, “The Untouchables”, “Heaven Can Wait” (1978), “Deathtrap” (1980), “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice” (1969), “Such Good Friends” (1971), ” Number One” (1976), “Revenge of the Pink Panther”, “That Darn Cat”, “Out to Sea” |
TV Shows | “Saturday Night Live”, “The Muppet Show”, “Ally McBeal”(1997-2000) |
Trademark |
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1 | Seductive deep voice |
2 | Voluptuous figure |
3 | Curly blonde tresses |
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1 | I get asked, from time to time, “How do you stay so fit, even after all these years? It must be tai-chi or something, because you look like a cheerleader!” Actually, more than anything else, it’s praying to God… not that I don’t enjoy being mistaken for my daughter’s sister! |
2 | [on working with director Otto Preminger on Such Good Friends (1971)] I was warned about him — but could anybody really be that bad? Yeah, they could. Elaine May wrote a great screenplay. He took a piece of beauty and screwed it up. It was an incredible part and he destroyed it. I have been the victim of some killers in my time. He’s one of the biggest. He’s a horrible man. Phew! But who ever hears of him anymore? Is he still alive? |
3 | I don’t acknowledge age. I’m not afraid of what’s called age. The only thing that would ever frighten me would be losing my vitality or energy or the stars in my eyes or love for life. And I don’t believe that’s connected with numbers. |
Fact |
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1 | Older sister of jazz bassist David Friesen. |
2 | Her father, Anton Benjamin Friesen, was born in Canada, to ethnic German parents from Russia. Her mother, Claire (Portnoy), was a Russian Jewish immigrant. |
3 | Always seen courtside at Los Angeles Lakers home basketball games. |
4 | Became a grandmother for the first time at age 71 when her daughter Jennifer Grant gave birth to a son Cary Benjamin Grant on August 12, 2008. |
5 | She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on June 22, 1983. |
6 | Learned how to drive a 13-gear 30-ton semi-trailer diesel truck for the comedy-drama film Coast to Coast (1980). |
7 | Born at 9:34 AM (EST). |
8 | Her high school nickname was “Frosty”. |
9 | She was reluctant to drop acid with regular user Cary Grant, her husband at the time, who believed it had psychological value, but he compelled her to do it twice, and she got violently sick each time. |
10 | Gave birth to her only child at age 29, a daughter Jennifer Diane Grant (aka Jennifer Grant) on February 26, 1966. Child’s father was her 1st ex-husband, Cary Grant. |
11 | Considered the second-most-famous Laker fan behind Jack Nicholson. |
12 | Second husband, Stanley Fimberg was a real estate mogul who executive produced her movie The End of Innocence (1990). |
13 | Was extremely nervous about doing the famous bedroom scene in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969). She claimed all four participants were a wreck. Elliott Gould busily stuffed food in his mouth; Robert Culp talked a mile a minute and Natalie Wood would not even come out of her trailer at first. |
14 | Recently came in fourth (behind Sophia Loren, Ann-Margret and Raquel Welch) in the “Sexiest Older Actress” category held by the website Third Age. |
15 | Cary Grant first saw her on a television series in 1961, when she was already a 24-year-old television veteran. They started living together in 1963. |
16 | Ex-mother-in-law of Randy Zisk. |
17 | Wanted a nose job early in her career, but a doctor told her she had a beautiful nose and was not going to do anything to it. She then decided not to get the nose job. |
18 | In the early 1970s, Paramount had plans that were unrealized to remake Double Indemnity (1944) with Cannon in the Barbara Stanwyck role. Ultimately, the project was downgraded to a television movie and when Cannon was not available, Samantha Eggar was hired for the role. |
19 | Her commitment to Christianity has led her to hold twice-monthly revival-style Bible study meetings on the CBS studio lot. |
20 | Got her stage name from producer Jerry Wald who said he kept seeing something explosive in her. |
21 | “Discovered” while having lunch on the Sunset Strip. |
22 | Miss West Seattle of 1955. |
23 | Attended the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, but did not graduate. |
24 | Attended and graduated from West Seattle High School in Seattle, Washington (1954). |
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Women Without Men | 2010 | TV Movie | Dominique |
A Kiss at Midnight | 2008 | TV Movie | Kay Flowers |
Boynton Beach Club | 2005 | Lois |
After the Sunset | 2004 | Dyan Cannon (uncredited) |
Kangaroo Jack | 2003 | Anna Carbone |
Three Sisters | 2001-2002 | TV Series | Honey Bernstein-Flynn |
My Mother, the Spy | 2000 | TV Movie | Gloria Shaeffer |
Ally McBeal | 1997-2000 | TV Series | Jennifer ‘Whipper’ Cone |
Kiss of a Stranger | 1999 | Leslie |
Ally | 1999 | TV Series | Judge Jennifer ‘Whipper’ Cone |
Arli$$ | 1999 | TV Series | Dyan Cannon |
Black Jaq | 1998 | TV Movie | Abby ‘Bubblin’ Browne |
Diamond Girl | 1998 | TV Movie | Abby Montana |
The Sender | 1998 | Gina Fairfax |
The Practice | 1998 | TV Series | Judge Jennifer ‘Whipper’ Cone |
Allie & Me | 1997 | Christine Brown (uncredited) |
Out to Sea | 1997 | Liz LaBreche |
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | 1997 | Annette Bennett |
That Darn Cat | 1997 | Mrs. Flint |
Beverly Hills Family Robinson | 1997 | TV Movie | Marsha Robinson |
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits… | 1996 | TV Movie | Jess Wilding |
The Naked Truth | 1995 | TV Series | Mitzi Wilde |
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester | 1995 | TV Movie | Josie Joplin |
Diagnosis Murder | 1994 | TV Series | Bonnie Valin |
Based on an Untrue Story | 1993 | TV Movie | Varda Gray |
The Pickle | 1993 | Ellen Stone |
Beverly Hills, 90210 | 1993 | TV Series | Dyan Cannon |
Christmas in Connecticut | 1992 | TV Movie | Elizabeth Blane |
Jailbirds | 1991 | TV Movie | Rosie LaCroix |
The End of Innocence | 1990 | Stephanie |
Mickey’s 60th Birthday | 1988 | TV Movie | Annie Hackett |
Caddyshack II | 1988 | Elizabeth Pearce |
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color | 1988 | TV Series | Annie Hackett |
She’s Having a Baby | 1988 | Dyan Cannon (uncredited) |
Arthur the King | 1985 | TV Movie | Katherine |
Jenny’s War | 1985 | TV Series | Jenny Baines |
Master of the Game | 1984 | TV Mini-Series | Kate Blackwell |
Having It All | 1982 | TV Movie | Thera Baylin |
Author! Author! | 1982 | Alice Detroit |
Deathtrap | 1982 | Myra Bruhl |
Coast to Coast | 1980 | Madie Levrington |
Honeysuckle Rose | 1980 | Viv Bonham |
Lady of the House | 1978 | TV Movie | Sally Stanford |
Revenge of the Pink Panther | 1978 | Simone Legree |
Heaven Can Wait | 1978 | Julia Farnsworth |
Number One | 1976 | Short | Matt’s mother |
Virginia Hill | 1974 | TV Movie | Virginia Hill |
Child Under a Leaf | 1974 | Domino |
The Last of Sheila | 1973 | Christine |
Shamus | 1973 | Alexis Montaigne |
Such Good Friends | 1971 | Julie |
The Burglars | 1971 | Lena Gripp’s |
The Love Machine | 1971 | Judith Austin |
The Anderson Tapes | 1971 | Ingrid |
Doctors’ Wives | 1971 | Lorrie Dellman |
Medical Center | 1969 | TV Series | Elinor Crawford |
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | 1969 | Alice Henderson |
The Murder Game | 1965 |
Burke’s Law | 1965 | TV Series | Francesca Szabo |
Gunsmoke | 1964 | TV Series | Ivy Norton |
The Reporter | 1964 | TV Series | Mona Elliott |
Mr. Broadway | 1964 | TV Series | Marianne |
Stoney Burke | 1963 | TV Series | Flatbush |
The Red Skelton Hour | 1962 | TV Series | Clara The II |
77 Sunset Strip | 1958-1962 | TV Series | Kathy Culver / Sheila |
The Untouchables | 1962 | TV Series | Mavis Carroll |
Ripcord | 1962 | TV Series | Marion Hines |
Ben Casey | 1961 | TV Series | Donna Whitney |
Follow the Sun | 1961 | TV Series | Lana Flanagan |
The Aquanauts | 1961 | TV Series | Diana Hogarth / Thelma |
Hawaiian Eye | 1961 | TV Series | Julie Brent |
Full Circle | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Lisa Crowder |
Bat Masterson | 1959-1961 | TV Series | Diane Jansen / Mary Lowery |
Two Faces West | 1960 | TV Series |
Tombstone Territory | 1960 | TV Series | Tracy Travers |
Johnny Ringo | 1960 | TV Series | Rhoda |
The Detectives | 1960 | TV Series | Olga May |
This Rebel Breed | 1960 | Wiggles (as Diane Cannon) |
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond | 1960 | Dixie (as Diane Cannon) |
Wanted: Dead or Alive | 1959 | TV Series | Nicole McCready |
Hotel de Paree | 1959 | TV Series | Peggy Joyce |
Zane Grey Theater | 1959 | TV Series | Annie |
Lock Up | 1959 | TV Series |
Playhouse 90 | 1959 | TV Series | Gloria |
Highway Patrol | 1959 | TV Series | Jean Deese |
Target | 1958 | TV Series |
Have Gun – Will Travel | 1958 | TV Series | Fifi / Paladin’s love interest |
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Unleashed | 2010 | Documentary short |
The End of Innocence | 1990 |
Number One | 1976 | Short |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Unleashed | 2010 | Documentary short |
The End of Innocence | 1990 | written by |
Number One | 1976 | Short written by |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Honeysuckle Rose | 1980 | performer: “Loving You is Easier Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again”, “Two Sides to Every Story”, “Uncloudy Day” |
The 46th Annual Academy Awards | 1974 | TV Special performer: “All That Love Went to Waste” |
The Bobby Darin Show | 1973 | TV Series performer – 1 episode |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Unleashed | 2010 | Documentary short executive producer |
Number One | 1976 | Short producer |
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Number One | 1976 | Short |
Editor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Number One | 1976 | Short |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold | 1994 | TV Movie documentary |
One on One with John Tesh | 1992 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1970-1991 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest / Myra Bruhl from DEATHTRAP |
Into the Night | 1991 | TV Series | Herself |
Late Night with David Letterman | 1984-1991 | TV Series | Herself |
Live with Kelly and Michael | 1991 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
Wogan | 1990 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Herself – Host |
Hour Magazine | 1985 | TV Series | Herself |
Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Herself |
The 56th Annual Academy Awards | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Herself – Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
The 10th Annual People’s Choice Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter |
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team | 1984 | TV Movie | Herself – Performer |
The 55th Annual Academy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter: Technical Awards |
Natalie – A Tribute to a Very Special Lady | 1982 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny | 1982 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Muppet Show | 1980 | TV Series | Herself – Special Guest Star |
The 51st Annual Academy Awards | 1979 | TV Special documentary | Herself – Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
Good Morning America | 1979 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
The 36th Annual Golden Globes Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Herself – Winner: Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |
Mickey’s 50 | 1978 | Documentary | Herself |
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color | 1978 | TV Series | Herself |
That’s Panthertainment | 1978 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
Dinah! | 1977 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
The 49th Annual Academy Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Herself – Nominee: Best Short Film, Live Action |
Bob Hope’s Christmas Comedy Special | 1976 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1974-1976 | TV Series | Herself – Co-Host / Herself – Guest / Herself – Actress |
Saturday Night Live | 1976 | TV Series | Herself – Host / Various |
The 2nd Annual People’s Choice Awards | 1976 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter: Favourite All-Around Female Entertainer |
The Annual National Sports Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter |
The Bob Hope Show | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
ABC Late Night | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
The 1st Annual People’s Choice Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter: Favourite Male Television Performer |
Password All-Stars | 1974 | TV Series | Herself – Celebrity Contestant |
The 46th Annual Academy Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Herself – Performer |
The 45th Annual Academy Awards | 1973 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter: Best Original Dramatic Score & Best Original Song Score and or Adaptation |
The Bobby Darin Show | 1973 | TV Series | Herself – Singer |
Laugh-In | 1972 | TV Series | Herself |
The Bob Hope Special | 1972/I | TV Movie | Herself |
The 29th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Herself |
The Movie Game | 1971 | TV Series | Herself |
Jerry Visits | 1971 | TV Series | Herself |
The Carol Burnett Show | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Des O’Connor Show | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
The Dick Cavett Show | 1970 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
The 42nd Annual Academy Awards | 1970 | TV Special | Herself – Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
The David Frost Show | 1969-1970 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
The 27th Annual Golden Globes Awards | 1970 | TV Special | Herself – Nominee: Best Actress in a Motion Picture-Comedy / Musical and Presenter: Best Actor in a TV-Series-Drama |
The Hollywood Palace | 1969 | TV Series | Herself – Singer |
Jane | 1962 | Documentary | Herself |
The Doctors | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
Celebrity Ghost Stories | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The View | 2011 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
Today | 1976-2011 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
Unleashed | 2010 | Documentary short | Herself |
Sex in ’69: The Sexual Revolution in America | 2009 | Documentary | Herself |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Warren Beatty | 2008 | TV Special | Herself |
Sex: The Revolution | 2008 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
CMT Greatest Moments: Willie Nelson | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
100 Greatest One Hit Wonders | 2002 | TV Movie | Herself |
Hollywood Squares | 2000-2002 | TV Series | Herself – Panelist |
The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
Praise the Lord | 1999-2002 | TV Series | Herself |
One-Hit Wonders | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The Daily Show | 1997-2001 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
The Rosie O’Donnell Show | 2000-2001 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
Intimate Portrait | 1998-2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself / Narrator |
ESPN SportsCentury | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Larry King Live | 2000 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
The 13th Annual Genesis Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter |
The Directors | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The Magic Hour | 1998 | TV Series | Herself |
Late Show with David Letterman | 1997 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
The 30th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Herself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1983 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 22 June 1983. At 6608 Hollywood Blvd. |
1979 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture | Heaven Can Wait (1978) |
1979 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actress | Heaven Can Wait (1978) |
1969 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1998 | Q Award | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Best Recurring Player | Ally McBeal (1997) |
1983 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Supporting Actress | Deathtrap (1982) |
1980 | Stinker Award | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst On-Screen Couple | Coast to Coast (1980) |
1979 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Heaven Can Wait (1978) |
1979 | People’s Choice Award | People’s Choice Awards, USA | Favorite Motion Picture Supporting Actress |
1977 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Short Film, Live Action | Number One (1976) |
1972 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Such Good Friends (1971) |
1970 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) |
1970 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress – Comedy or Musical | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) |
1970 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Most Promising Newcomer – Female | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) |
3rd Place Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1970 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Supporting Actress | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) |
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