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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{IMDb name\|id=0183646\|name=Diana Coupland}}		*{{IMDb name\|id=0183646\|name=Diana Coupland}}

			==Obituaries==
	*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6136408.stm BBC News - Actress Diana Coupland dies at 74]		*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6136408.stm BBC News - Actress Diana Coupland dies at 74]
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071021050152/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/11/11/db1102.xml ''The Daily Telegraph'' Obituary]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071021050152/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/11/11/db1102.xml ''The Daily Telegraph'' Obituary]
	*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2451001.html ''The Times'' Obituary]		*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2451001.html ''The Times'' Obituary]

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	\|1953\|\| ''[[Flannelfoot]]'' \|\| The Singer \|\|		\|1953\|\| ''[[w:Flannelfoot\|Flannelfoot]]'' \|\| The Singer \|\|
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	\|1960\|\| ''[[The Millionairess]]'' \|\| Nurse \|\|		\|1960\|\| ''[[w:The Millionairess\|The Millionairess]]'' \|\| Nurse \|\|
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	\|1966\|\| ''[[The Family Way]]'' \|\| Mrs. Ross \|\|		\|1966\|\| ''[[w:The Family Way\|The Family Way]]'' \|\| Mrs. Ross \|\|
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	\|1968\|\| ''[[Charlie Bubbles]]'' \|\| Maud \|\|		\|1968\|\| ''[[w:Charlie Bubbles\|Charlie Bubbles]]'' \|\| Maud \|\|
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	\|1970\|\| ''[[Spring and Port Wine]]'' \|\| Daisy Crompton \|\|		\|1970\|\| ''[[w:Spring and Port Wine\|Spring and Port Wine]]'' \|\| Daisy Crompton \|\|
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	\|1970\|\| ''[[The Twelve Chairs (1970 film)\|The Twelve Chairs]]'' \|\| Madam Bruns \|\|		\|1970\|\| ''[[w:The Twelve Chairs (1970 film)\|The Twelve Chairs]]'' \|\| Madam Bruns \|\|
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	\|1970\|\| ''[[The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer]]'' \|\| Mrs. Spimm \|\|		\|1970\|\| ''[[w:The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer\|The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer]]'' \|\| Mrs. Spimm \|\|
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	\|1972\|\| ''[[Bless This House (film)\|Bless This House]]'' \|\| Jean Abbot \|\|		\|1972\|\| ''[[Bless This House (film)\|Bless This House]]'' \|\| Jean Abbot \|\|
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	\|1973\|\| ''[[The Best Pair of Legs in the Business]]'' \|\| Mary Sheridan \|\|		\|1973\|\| ''[[w:The Best Pair of Legs in the Business\|The Best Pair of Legs in the Business]]'' \|\| Mary Sheridan \|\|
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	\|1975\|\| ''[[Operation Daybreak]]'' \|\| Aunt Marie \|\|		\|1975\|\| ''[[w:Operation Daybreak\|Operation Daybreak]]'' \|\| Aunt Marie \|\|
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	\|2001\|\| ''[[Another Life (2001 film)\|Another Life]]'' \|\| Mrs. Lester \|\|		\|2001\|\| ''[[w:Another Life (2001 film)\|Another Life]]'' \|\| Mrs. Lester \|\|
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Personal life

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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Coupland married twice. She and her first husband, composer [[Monty Norman]], divorced after 20 years of marriage, having had one daughter.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2451001.html \|title=Diana Coupland \|newspaper=The Times \|date=13 November 2006 \|location=London}}</ref> In 2001, she gave evidence in a [[High Court of Justice\|High Court]] case after her former husband sued ''[[The Sunday Times (UK)\|The Sunday Times]]'' following a 1997 article suggesting that Norman had falsely taken credit and [[royalties]] for the [[James Bond Theme\|''James Bond'' theme music]], which was claimed actually to have been written by [[John Barry (composer)\|John Barry]]. Coupland described the article as "blatantly untrue"; Norman was awarded £30,000.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/11/11/db1102.xml \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021050152/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/11/11/db1102.xml \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=21 October 2007 \|title=Diana Coupland \|newspaper=Telegraph \|date=11 November 2006 \|location=London}}</ref>		Coupland married twice. She and her first husband, composer [[w:Monty Norman\|Monty Norman]], divorced after 20 years of marriage, having had one daughter.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2451001.html \|title=Diana Coupland \|newspaper=The Times \|date=13 November 2006 \|location=London}}</ref> In 2001, she gave evidence in a [[w:High Court of Justice\|High Court]] case after her former husband sued ''[[w:The Sunday Times (UK)\|The Sunday Times]]'' following a 1997 article suggesting that Norman had falsely taken credit and [[w:royalties\|royalties]] for the [[w:James Bond Theme\|''James Bond'' theme music]], which was claimed actually to have been written by [[w:John Barry (composer)\|John Barry]]. Coupland described the article as "blatantly untrue"; Norman was awarded £30,000.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/11/11/db1102.xml \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021050152/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/11/11/db1102.xml \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=21 October 2007 \|title=Diana Coupland \|newspaper=Telegraph \|date=11 November 2006 \|location=London}}</ref>

	She married Marc Miller, a producer, in 1980. Coupland, who was a patron of National Lupus UK, died at the [[University Hospital Coventry\|University Hospital]] in [[Coventry]] in November 2006, aged 78, after failing to recover following an operation to resolve long-term heart problems.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6136408.stm \|title=Actress Diana Coupland dies at 74 \|date=10 November 2006 \|work=BBC News \|publisher=BBC \|accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref>		She married Marc Miller, a producer, in 1980. Coupland, who was a patron of National Lupus UK, died at the [[w:University Hospital Coventry\|University Hospital]] in [[w:Coventry\|Coventry]] in November 2006, aged 78, after failing to recover following an operation to resolve long-term heart problems.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6136408.stm \|title=Actress Diana Coupland dies at 74 \|date=10 November 2006 \|work=BBC News \|publisher=BBC \|accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==

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	\|occupation=Actress		\|occupation=Actress
	\| spouse = {{ubl\|{{marriage\|[[w:Monty Norman]]\|1956\|1975\|end=divorced}} \|{{marriage\|Marc Miller\|1980}}}}		\| spouse = {{ubl\|{{marriage\|[[w:Monty Norman\|Monty Norman]]\|1956\|1975\|end=divorced}} \|{{marriage\|Marc Miller\|1980}}}}
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	\| birthname = Betty Diana Coupland		\| birthname = Betty Diana Coupland
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1928\|3\|5\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1928\|3\|5\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Leeds]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Leeds\|Leeds]], [[w:West Riding of Yorkshire\|West Riding of Yorkshire]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2006\|11\|10\|1928\|3\|5\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2006\|11\|10\|1928\|3\|5\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Coventry]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Coventry\|Coventry]], England
	\| yearsactive = 1943–2006		\| yearsactive = 1943–2006
	\| othername =		\| othername =
	\|occupation=Actress		\|occupation=Actress
	\| spouse = {{ubl\|{{marriage\|[[Monty Norman]]\|1956\|1975\|end=divorced}} \|{{marriage\|Marc Miller\|1980}}}}		\| spouse = {{ubl\|{{marriage\|[[w:Monty Norman]]\|1956\|1975\|end=divorced}} \|{{marriage\|Marc Miller\|1980}}}}
	\| children = 1		\| children = 1
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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Coupland was born in [[Leeds]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]] in 1928, the only child of Elsie (''née'' Beck) and Denis Coupland. She originally wanted to be a [[ballet]] dancer but could not fulfil this ambition, owing to a [[Equestrianism\|horse-riding]] accident. Her music career began when she was 15; [[Barney Colehan]], a [[BBC]] producer, heard her sing and invited her onto one of his [[radio\|radio shows]].<ref name="Telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/11/11/db1102.xml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021050152/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/11/11/db1102.xml\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=21 October 2007\|title=Diana Coupland \|newspaper=Telegraph \|date=11 November 2006 \|location=London}}</ref> By the time she reached the age of 18, she was singing full-time at the [[Mecca Leisure Group\|Mecca]] Locarno in Leeds, and the following year, moved to London with her parents, where she became a resident singer at Mecca's [[Mecca Dance Hall Tottenham\|Tottenham Court Road ballroom]]. Coupland became a leading singer of the 1940s and 1950s, working at the [[Dorchester Hotel]] and the [[Savoy Hotel]].		Coupland was born in [[w:Leeds\|Leeds]], [[w:West Riding of Yorkshire\|West Riding of Yorkshire]] in 1928, the only child of Elsie (''née'' Beck) and Denis Coupland. She originally wanted to be a [[w:ballet\|ballet]] dancer but could not fulfil this ambition, owing to a [[w:Equestrianism\|horse-riding]] accident. Her music career began when she was 15; [[w:Barney Colehan\|Barney Colehan]], a [[w:BBC\|BBC]] producer, heard her sing and invited her onto one of his [[w:radio\|radio shows]].<ref name="Telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/11/11/db1102.xml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021050152/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/11/11/db1102.xml\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=21 October 2007\|title=Diana Coupland \|newspaper=Telegraph \|date=11 November 2006 \|location=London}}</ref> By the time she reached the age of 18, she was singing full-time at the [[w:Mecca Leisure Group\|Mecca]] Locarno in Leeds, and the following year, moved to London with her parents, where she became a resident singer at Mecca's [[w:Mecca Dance Hall Tottenham\|Tottenham Court Road ballroom]]. Coupland became a leading singer of the 1940s and 1950s, working at the [[w:Dorchester Hotel\|Dorchester Hotel]] and the [[w:Savoy Hotel\|Savoy Hotel]].

	==Career==		==Career==
	Coupland serenades the opening scene of the film ''[[Flannelfoot]]'' (1953) in which she featured as a [[nightclub singer]]. In 1959, she was unexpectedly cast by [[Joan Littlewood]] as Sally in the [[Theatre Workshop]] musical ''Make Me An Offer'', and soon appeared in [[West End theatre\|West End]] shows such as ''[[Gigi (play)\|Gigi]]'' and ''[[Not Now, Darling]]''.<ref name="Telegraph.co.uk"/>		Coupland serenades the opening scene of the film ''[[w:Flannelfoot\|Flannelfoot]]'' (1953) in which she featured as a [[w:nightclub singer\|nightclub singer]]. In 1959, she was unexpectedly cast by [[w:Joan Littlewood\|Joan Littlewood]] as Sally in the [[w:Theatre Workshop\|Theatre Workshop]] musical ''Make Me An Offer'', and soon appeared in [[w:West End theatre\|West End]] shows such as ''[[w:Gigi (play)\|Gigi]]'' and ''[[w:Not Now, Darling\|Not Now]]''.<ref name="Telegraph.co.uk"/>

	She made her television debut in a 1961 episode of ''[[Emergency – Ward 10]]''. Her other early roles were in ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[The Wednesday Play]]'', ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)\|Softly, Softly]]'' and ''[[Z-Cars]]''. After playing a mother in ''[[Please Sir!]]'' and the [[Siberia]]n wife in [[Mel Brooks]]'s film ''[[The Twelve Chairs (1970 film)\|The Twelve Chairs]]'' (1970), she was cast as Jean Abbott, the long-suffering wife of Sid James's character, in ''Bless This House'', which began its run in February 1971. She reprised the role in the 1972 [[Bless This House (film)\|feature film]], and continued in the role until James died in 1976. She appeared in several other films, including ''[[The Millionairess]]'' (1960), ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966), ''[[Charlie Bubbles]]'' (1967), ''[[Spring and Port Wine]]'' (1970), ''[[The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer]]'' (1970), ''[[The Best Pair of Legs in the Business]]'' (1972) and ''[[Operation Daybreak]]'' (1975).		She made her television debut in a 1961 episode of ''[[w:Emergency – Ward 10\|Emergency – Ward 10]]''. Her other early roles were in ''[[w:Dixon of Dock Green\|Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[w:The Wednesday Play\|The Wednesday Play]]'', ''[[w:Softly, Softly (TV series)\|Softly, Softly]]'' and ''[[w:Z-Cars\|Z-Cars]]''. After playing a mother in ''[[w:Please Sir!\|Please Sir!]]'' and the [[w:Siberia\|Siberia]]n wife in [[w:Mel Brooks\|Mel Brooks]]'s film ''[[w:The Twelve Chairs (1970 film)\|The Twelve Chairs]]'' (1970), she was cast as Jean Abbott, the long-suffering wife of Sid James's character, in ''[[Bless This House (British TV series)\|Bless This House]]'', which began its run in February 1971. She reprised the role in the 1972 [[w:Bless This House (film)\|feature film]], and continued in the role until James died in 1976. She appeared in several other films, including ''[[w:The Millionairess\|The Millionairess]]'' (1960), ''[[w:The Family Way\|The Family Way]]'' (1966), ''[[w:Charlie Bubbles\|Charlie Bubbles]]'' (1967), ''[[w:Spring and Port Wine\|Spring and Port Wine]]'' (1970), ''[[w:The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer\|The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer]]'' (1970), ''[[w:The Best Pair of Legs in the Business\|The Best Pair of Legs in the Business]]'' (1972) and ''[[w:Operation Daybreak\|Operation Daybreak]]'' (1975).

	She also dubbed the singing voices of actresses who could not sing, including [[Lana Turner]] in ''[[Betrayed (1954 film)\|Betrayed]]'', and was the playback singer for Ursula Andreas's dubbed performance of the song "Underneath the Mango Tree" in the first [[James Bond]] film ''[[Dr. No (film)\|Dr. No]]''.<ref>Jon Burlingame, ''The Music of James Bond'', page 10, Oxford University Press, 2014</ref> She gave up professional singing in the 1960s.		She also dubbed the singing voices of actresses who could not sing, including [[w:Lana Turner\|Lana Turner]] in ''[[w:Betrayed (1954 film)\|Betrayed]]'', and was the playback singer for Ursula Andreas's dubbed performance of the song "Underneath the Mango Tree" in the first [[w:James Bond\|James Bond]] film ''[[w:Dr. No (film)\|Dr. No]]''.<ref>Jon Burlingame, ''The Music of James Bond'', page 10, Oxford University Press, 2014</ref> She gave up professional singing in the 1960s.

	During the late 1970s and 1980s, Coupland appeared in ''[[Wilde Alliance]]'', ''[[Triangle (1981 TV series)\|Triangle]]'', ''[[Dickens of London]]'' and ''[[Juliet Bravo]]''. Her casting in ''Triangle'' occurred after the death of the actor originally due to play the owner of the shipping line. She had been on the set with her husband, a director on the programme, and was offered the part. She appeared in an episode of ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'' in 1992, and in 2000 had a six-week role as [[Maureen Carter]] in ''[[EastEnders]]''. Following this, Coupland appeared in ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)\|Doctors]]'', ''[[Casualty (TV series)\|Casualty]]'' and in 2005 ''[[Rose and Maloney]]'', her final television appearance.		During the late 1970s and 1980s, Coupland appeared in ''[[w:Wilde Alliance\|Wilde Alliance]]'', ''[[w:Triangle (1981 TV series)\|Triangle]]'', ''[[w:Dickens of London\|Dickens of London]]'' and ''[[w:Juliet Bravo\|Juliet Bravo]]''. Her casting in ''Triangle'' occurred after the death of the actor originally due to play the owner of the shipping line. She had been on the set with her husband, a director on the programme, and was offered the part. She appeared in an episode of ''[[w:One Foot in the Grave\|One Foot in the Grave]]'' in 1992, and in 2000 had a six-week role as [[w:Maureen Carter\|Maureen Carter]] in ''[[w:EastEnders\|EastEnders]]''. Following this, Coupland appeared in ''[[w:Doctors (2000 TV series)\|Doctors]]'', ''[[w:Casualty (TV series)\|Casualty]]'' and in 2005 ''[[w:Rose and Maloney\|Rose and Maloney]]'', her final television appearance.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

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{{Short description|British actress (1928–2006)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Diana Coupland
| image = Diana Coupland.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Coupland {{circa}} 1973
| birthname = Betty Diana Coupland
| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|3|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Leeds]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|11|10|1928|3|5|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Coventry]], England
| yearsactive = 1943–2006
| othername =
|occupation=Actress
| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Monty Norman]]|1956|1975|end=divorced}} |{{marriage|Marc Miller|1980}}}}
| children = 1
}}

'''Betty Diana Coupland''' (5 March 1928<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=158454957:6484&d=bmd_1615278480|title=FreeBMD birth record|access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref> – 10 November 2006), billed as '''Diana Coupland''', was an English actress, best remembered for her role in the sitcom ''[[Bless This House (British TV series)|Bless This House]]'', as Jean Abbott, the wife of [[Sid James]] character Sid, which she played from 1971 to 1976.

==Early life==
Coupland was born in [[Leeds]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]] in 1928, the only child of Elsie (''née'' Beck) and Denis Coupland. She originally wanted to be a [[ballet]] dancer but could not fulfil this ambition, owing to a [[Equestrianism|horse-riding]] accident. Her music career began when she was 15; [[Barney Colehan]], a [[BBC]] producer, heard her sing and invited her onto one of his [[radio|radio shows]].<ref name="Telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/11/11/db1102.xml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021050152/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/11/11/db1102.xml|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 October 2007|title=Diana Coupland |newspaper=Telegraph |date=11 November 2006 |location=London}}</ref> By the time she reached the age of 18, she was singing full-time at the [[Mecca Leisure Group|Mecca]] Locarno in Leeds, and the following year, moved to London with her parents, where she became a resident singer at Mecca's [[Mecca Dance Hall Tottenham|Tottenham Court Road ballroom]]. Coupland became a leading singer of the 1940s and 1950s, working at the [[Dorchester Hotel]] and the [[Savoy Hotel]].

==Career==
Coupland serenades the opening scene of the film ''[[Flannelfoot]]'' (1953) in which she featured as a [[nightclub singer]]. In 1959, she was unexpectedly cast by [[Joan Littlewood]] as Sally in the [[Theatre Workshop]] musical ''Make Me An Offer'', and soon appeared in [[West End theatre|West End]] shows such as ''[[Gigi (play)|Gigi]]'' and ''[[Not Now, Darling]]''.<ref name="Telegraph.co.uk"/>

She made her television debut in a 1961 episode of ''[[Emergency – Ward 10]]''. Her other early roles were in ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[The Wednesday Play]]'', ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'' and ''[[Z-Cars]]''. After playing a mother in ''[[Please Sir!]]'' and the [[Siberia]]n wife in [[Mel Brooks]]'s film ''[[The Twelve Chairs (1970 film)|The Twelve Chairs]]'' (1970), she was cast as Jean Abbott, the long-suffering wife of Sid James's character, in ''Bless This House'', which began its run in February 1971. She reprised the role in the 1972 [[Bless This House (film)|feature film]], and continued in the role until James died in 1976. She appeared in several other films, including ''[[The Millionairess]]'' (1960), ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966), ''[[Charlie Bubbles]]'' (1967), ''[[Spring and Port Wine]]'' (1970), ''[[The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer]]'' (1970), ''[[The Best Pair of Legs in the Business]]'' (1972) and ''[[Operation Daybreak]]'' (1975).

She also dubbed the singing voices of actresses who could not sing, including [[Lana Turner]] in ''[[Betrayed (1954 film)|Betrayed]]'', and was the playback singer for Ursula Andreas's dubbed performance of the song "Underneath the Mango Tree" in the first [[James Bond]] film ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]''.<ref>Jon Burlingame, ''The Music of James Bond'', page 10, Oxford University Press, 2014</ref> She gave up professional singing in the 1960s.

During the late 1970s and 1980s, Coupland appeared in ''[[Wilde Alliance]]'', ''[[Triangle (1981 TV series)|Triangle]]'', ''[[Dickens of London]]'' and ''[[Juliet Bravo]]''. Her casting in ''Triangle'' occurred after the death of the actor originally due to play the owner of the shipping line. She had been on the set with her husband, a director on the programme, and was offered the part. She appeared in an episode of ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'' in 1992, and in 2000 had a six-week role as [[Maureen Carter]] in ''[[EastEnders]]''. Following this, Coupland appeared in ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'', ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' and in 2005 ''[[Rose and Maloney]]'', her final television appearance.

==Personal life==
Coupland married twice. She and her first husband, composer [[Monty Norman]], divorced after 20 years of marriage, having had one daughter.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2451001.html |title=Diana Coupland |newspaper=The Times |date=13 November 2006 |location=London}}</ref> In 2001, she gave evidence in a [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] case after her former husband sued ''[[The Sunday Times (UK)|The Sunday Times]]'' following a 1997 article suggesting that Norman had falsely taken credit and [[royalties]] for the [[James Bond Theme|''James Bond'' theme music]], which was claimed actually to have been written by [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]]. Coupland described the article as "blatantly untrue"; Norman was awarded £30,000.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/11/11/db1102.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021050152/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/11/11/db1102.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2007 |title=Diana Coupland |newspaper=Telegraph |date=11 November 2006 |location=London}}</ref>

She married Marc Miller, a producer, in 1980. Coupland, who was a patron of National Lupus UK, died at the [[University Hospital Coventry|University Hospital]] in [[Coventry]] in November 2006, aged 78, after failing to recover following an operation to resolve long-term heart problems.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6136408.stm |title=Actress Diana Coupland dies at 74 |date=10 November 2006 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1953|| ''[[Flannelfoot]]'' || The Singer ||
|-
|1960|| ''[[The Millionairess]]'' || Nurse ||
|-
|1966|| ''[[The Family Way]]'' || Mrs. Ross ||
|-
|1968|| ''[[Charlie Bubbles]]'' || Maud ||
|-
|1970|| ''[[Spring and Port Wine]]'' || Daisy Crompton ||
|-
|1970|| ''[[The Twelve Chairs (1970 film)|The Twelve Chairs]]'' || Madam Bruns ||
|-
|1970|| ''[[The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer]]'' || Mrs. Spimm ||
|-
|1972|| ''[[Bless This House (film)|Bless This House]]'' || Jean Abbot ||
|-
|1973|| ''[[The Best Pair of Legs in the Business]]'' || Mary Sheridan ||
|-
|1975|| ''[[Operation Daybreak]]'' || Aunt Marie ||
|-
|2001|| ''[[Another Life (2001 film)|Another Life]]'' || Mrs. Lester ||
|}

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0183646|name=Diana Coupland}}
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6136408.stm BBC News - Actress Diana Coupland dies at 74]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071021050152/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/11/11/db1102.xml ''The Daily Telegraph'' Obituary]
*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2451001.html ''The Times'' Obituary]

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[[Category:British comedy actresses]]
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[[Category:20th-century British businesspeople]]