Diane Shirley Maria Langton 31 May [ note 1 ] β 15 January was an English actress, singer and dancer, whose career on stage and screen spanned six decades. Her most notable role, however, was her portrayal of Marlena "Nana" McQueen in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks , which she played sporadically between to and from until her death. Langton's first credited role was as a schoolgirl in the comedy film Carry On Teacher , she subsequently embarked on her career in theatre, starting with an appearance in the musical Hair in Between and , Langton appeared in Heartbeat as Ruby Rowan, Nick Berry 's character's mother, and as a prostitute in an episode of Joking Apart.
Langton was married twice. Together they had a son, Jamie born Langton died from kidney disease on 15 January , at the age of Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. English actress, singer and dancer β Langton as Nana McQueen on Hollyoaks.
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