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5.3.5 Diana Kent.
Diana Kent (Hilda Hulme) is a highly-respected English stage actress and came to "Heavenly Creatures" directly from a leading role in the award-winning production of "An Inspector Calls" at the Royal National Theater in London. Other stage roles include Heloise in "Abelard and Heloise," Titania in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Madame de Sade in "Madame de Sade," and the Marquise in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses." She has also appeared in the British television programs "Palmer," "Poirot" and "Bergerac." Jackson followed his instincts and cast as Juliet's mother, Hilda Hulme, seasoned English stage and television actress Diana Kent. Jackson comments, "I knew as soon as I met Diana that she was right to play Hilda. I was looking for someone who could play the sub-text of the disintegrating Hulme marriage whilst maintaining the public facade of the happy wife and mother."
Filmography as Actress: Frankie and Johnny (1991) [Nick's Wife] Heavenly Creatures (1994) [Hilda Hulme]
