Diane Keen
| Diane Keen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 July 1946 London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Paul Greenwood (1969–79; divorced), Neil Zeiger (1981–93; divorced) |
| Children | Melissa Greenwood |
Diane Keen (born 29 July 1946) is an English actress, who starred in the British TV drama Doctors in which she played Julia Parsons from 2003-2012. She is also known for starring in the 1970s comedy series The Cuckoo Waltz and Rings on Their Fingers, and for her many appearances in Nescafé coffee advertisements during the 1970s and 1980s.
Born in London, Keen grew up in East Africa, principally Tanganyika and later Kenya, where her father was a civil engineer. She attended boarding school and returned to Britain at the age of 19, where she became a secretary for the Ivy League fan club, leading to her releasing a 45 single of "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" (credited as Dee King) on the Piccadilly label in 1966. She has one daughter, Melissa, by her marriage to Paul Greenwood, which ended in divorce in 1979. Her granddaughter, Siena Pugsley, played the role of her on-screen granddaughter in Doctors.
Keen was a regular on television during the 1970s and early 1980s, starring in long running sitcoms such as The Cuckoo Waltz, Rings on Their Fingers, Shillingbury Tales and You Must Be the Husband, and in two runs of (Thames Television) children's historical costume drama The Feathered Serpent. She also guest starred on many shows, including The Morecambe and Wise Show and starred as Laura Dickens in the critically acclaimed spy drama The Sandbaggers.
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