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Dinah Sheridan

British actress (1920–2012)

Dinah Sheridan was an English actress whose career spanned seven decades. She was best known for the films Genevieve (1953) and The Railway Children (1970), the long-running BBC comedy Don't Wait Up (1983 to 1990) and a distinguished theatre career in London's West End. Her other film credits included The Sound Barrier and The Mirror Crack'd.

Dinah Sheridan appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1952 to 1980. Most of that work is in crime, mystery and comedy.

Known for

  • Genevieve (1953). One of the two films she is best known for.
  • The Railway Children (1970). Her other best-known film, from 1970.
  • Don’t Wait Up (1983). Starred in the long-running BBC comedy through 1990.
  • The Sound Barrier (1952). Part of the cast of the 1952 film.
  • The Mirror Crack’d (1980). A later film credit, from 1980.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Dinah Sheridan been in?
Dinah Sheridan appears in The Mirror Crack’d (1980), Genevieve (1953) and The Sound Barrier (1952) on The Remote.
When was Dinah Sheridan born?
Dinah Sheridan was born on 17 September 1920.

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