Diana Hart | |
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Born | Diana Joyce Hart 8 October 1963 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Nationality |
Canadian American |
Period | 2001– |
Genre | Autobiographical, Romance novel |
Subject | Pro wrestling |
Notable works | Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family |
Spouse | Davey Boy Smith (m. 1984; div. 2000) |
Children | 2, including David Hart Smith |
Diana Joyce Hart-Smith (born 8 October 1963) is a Canadian-American writer, model, valet and wrestling personality. She is the youngest daughter of Canadian wrestling promoter Stu Hart and was the second to last child born to Stu and his wife Helen. She is best known for her several appearances for Stampede Wrestling and WWE often with her brothers Bret and Owen Hart as well as her husband Davey Boy Smith, and for her book, Under the Mat.
She was also the 1997 Mrs. Calgary Stampede.
Hart is of Greek descent through her maternal grandmother and Irish through her maternal grandfather. Her father was mainly of Scots-Irish descent but also had Scottish and English ancestry. Hart is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States thanks to her mother Helen, who was born in New York.
Hart grew up with eleven siblings; Smith, Bruce, Keith, Wayne, Dean, Ellie, Georgia, Bret, Alison, Ross and Owen.
One of Hart's first wrestling appearances was in her father's promotion, Stampede Wrestling, in August 1989, during a heated rivalry between her husband Davey Boy Smith and his storyline brother Johnny Smith, in which her brother Owen Hart also got involved after Johnny's disrespect towards the Hart family.