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Diana Hyland

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The Resume

    (January 25, 1936-March 27, 1977)
    Birth name was Diana Gentner
    Acted in 'One Man's Way (1964),' 'The Chase (1966),' 'Smoky (1966)' and 'Jigsaw (1968)'
    Regular on 'Peyton Place (1968-69)'
    Died a couple of months after turning 41 from breast cancer

Why she might be annoying:

    She took a part-time job as a switchboard operator to pay bills between acting gigs.
    When she started her acting career she was known for her impatience and outspokenness, traits columnist Hedda Hopper was only to happy to report on.
    Her movie career never got off the ground.
    During filming of the made-for-TV movie 'The Boy in the Plastic Bubble' she met and fell in love with her co-star John Travolta, 17 years her junior.
    Their May-December romance was detailed in a maudlin paperback, 'John & Diana; A Love Story.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was very active as a TV actress in the 60's and 70's, appearing in such shows as 'The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,' 'The Twilight Zone,' 'The Fugitive,' 'Gunsmoke' and 'Happy Days.'
    She filmed four (some say five) episodes as the mother of the Bradford family in 'Eight Is Enough' when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and written off the show.
    She died in Travolta's arms at age 41 (1977).
    She was posthumously awarded an Emmy for her role in 'The Boy in the Plastic Bubble.' Travolta accepted the award for her (1977).

Credit: Scar Tactics


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 155 Votes: 65.16% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 382 Votes: 47.12% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 471 Votes: 44.59% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1083 Votes: 37.12% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 528 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3481 Votes: 47.31% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7165 Votes: 42.72% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 153 Votes: 57.52% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 271 Votes: 60.15% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 1422 Votes: 50.21% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 1304 Votes: 46.17% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 3061 Votes: 45.25% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 4423 Votes: 42.44% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 12217 Votes: 26.03% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 1931 Votes: 35.11% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 1155 Votes: 33.59% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 616 Votes: 43.51% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 25706 Votes: 38.60% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 5986 Votes: 34.98% Annoying