Deena Payne
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Deena Payne | |
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_(Deena_Payne).jpg) Payne in 2010 | |
| Born | Diane Margaret Payne 29 August 1954 |
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| Years active | 1976–present |
| Known for | Emmerdale (1993–2011) |
Diane Margaret "Deena" Payne (born 29 August 1954) is an English actress and former singer. She is best known for playing Viv Hope in the long-running ITV soap opera Emmerdale.
Payne was born in Orpington, Kent. She used to tour with ex-Animals keyboard player Alan Price as a backing singer and she was a member of the novelty girl band Cats U.K., who scored a UK top 30 hit with "Luton Airport" in October 1979. She was also one of the dancers in Rock Follies of '77. Before Emmerdale, Payne had acted in episodes of Tales of Sherwood Forest and The Bill. She has also appeared in Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.[1]
Her Emmerdale character was written out of the series in 2011 after 18 years, dying in her sleep during a fire, as the bosses felt the character had run its course. Since leaving Emmerdale, Payne has returned to the stage, appearing in Calendar Girls and various pantomimes. Most recently, she featured on the television show True Crime as the character Irene. In 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Patricia Taymount.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1977 | Rock Follies of '77 | Dancer | Episodes: "The Band That Wouldn't Die" and "Empire" |
| 1989 | Tales of Sherwood Forest | Louise | Episode: "Stag Night" |
| 1991 | The Bill | Diana Corbin | Episode: "Inside Job" |
| 1993–2011 | Emmerdale | Viv Windsor (later Hope) | 1,328 episodes |
| 2012 | Crime Stories | Irene Harper | Series 1, episode 8 |
| 2020 | Doctors | Patricia Taymount | Episode: "Targeted Individual" |
