Diane Delano, an actor with scores of movie and TV credit together with Northern Exposure, Popular and The Wicker Man, died December 13 of most cancers at her dwelling in Sherman Oaks, CA. She was 67.
The information was confirmed Monday by her pal Stepfanie Kramer.
Delano is greatest identified for taking part in Barbara Semanski, the robust Alaska state trooper and typically love curiosity of Barry Corbin’s astronaut-turned-entrepreneur Maurice Minnefield on CBS’ Emmy-winning comedy Northern Exposure. She additionally performed Roberta “Bobbi” Glass on Ryan Murphy’s WB Network collection Popular, which aired from 1999-2001.
Other credit in her 40-plus-year profession embody the movies The Wicker Man and the Coen brothers’ The Ladykillers, whereas TV credit embody Mom, Mike & Molly, Everwood, Days of our Lives, Desperate Housewives, Six Feet Under, Monk, Cop Rock, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Teen Titans.
More lately, she voiced roles in video video games together with Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, animated collection together with Infinity Train and the TV collection Pen15 and Good Girls.
“She was massive and daring and introduced her sharp wit and ideal comedian timing to each function,” says pal Stepfanie Kramer. “Her earthy and raucous presence enabled her to at all times personal the room. She was one in every of a form.”
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Born in Los Angeles on January 29, 1957, Delano start performing at age 6. She was a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts/West.
“Diane was destined to thrive inside the leisure trade,” mentioned her cousin Rick Sparks. “Our grandfather, Myrtland Vivian LaVarre, was a New York stage actor who was satisfied by Cecil B. DeMille to alter his title to ‘John Merton’ and transfer his spouse Esther and their six kids out to Hollywood. Eventually, the complete household grew to become working professionals in varied facets of the studio system. Uncle Lane Bradford would take Diane and cousins typically to look at him movie.
“Although it was in her DNA, I imagine these early studio visits cemented Diane’s love for a life inside the trade.”
