Diane Grayson

Diane's career began at 14 playing Louisa in 'The Sound of Music' at the Palace Theatre in London. She was then a dancer at The London Palladium before playing Penny Richardson in the television series 'Crossroads' for 18 months. Best known for playing Jenny in the film 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' she appeared in plays and shows in London's West End and on television, spending some time in 'Coronation Street' and was an original cast member of 'Emmerdale Farm' She married Derek Ryan in 1973 took a career break to have children Amy born 1978 and Christopher in 1984 then started to teach drama at Act One Beginners in East Grinstead and to write a musical.