Diana Van der Vlis

Biography

Diana Van der Vlis (June 9, 1935 - October 22, 2001) was a Canadian-American stage, screen and television actress best known for her characters Dr. Nell Beaulac (1975–76) on the ABC soap opera Ryan's Hope and Kate Hathaway Prescott on the soap opera Where the Heart Is. Two other roles on daytime dramas that she played were Sherry Rowan (1987–89) on Ryan's Hope and Susan Ames Carver on The Secret Storm, when she was a substitute for J

Known For

The Swimmer

The Incident

Acting

1963

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

as

Diane Fairfax

1957

The Girl in Black Stockings

as

Louise Miles

1981

Lovespell

as

Alix

1967

Ghostbreakers

as

Cassandra

1968

The Swimmer

as

Helen Westerhazy

1967

The Incident

as

Helen Wilks

The F.B.I.

as

Yvonne Bruno

Route 66

as

Nita Hull

Naked City

as

Linda Stephenson

Flipper

as

The Rogues

as

Ellen Bradwell

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Elise Taylor

The Fugitive

as

Claire Whittaker

Where the Heart Is

as

Dr. Kildare

as

Virginia Martin

The Defenders

as

Didi Rawson

The Defenders

as

Charlene Turner

The Fugitive

as

Ginny Rowland

Checkmate

as

Hope Reardon

The Invaders

as

Eve Doneghan

DuPont Show of the Month

as

Julia Farnsworth

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as

Laura Adams

Production

Crew

Directing