Diana Chesney

Biography

Diana Chesney was a British-American character actress born on November 17, 1916, in Mandalay, Burma, to a British Army major father. She began acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and later joined a touring musical comedy troupe during World War II, performing for Allied troops in Egypt, Iraq, and Libya. Chesney's notable roles include Sybil Finch on the CBS sitcom Fair Exchange (1962-1963) and voicing Mrs. Judson in Disney's The Great Mouse Detective (1986).