Diane Stilwell(I)
- Actress
Diane was born in Decatur, Illinois, and began taking dance lessons at the age of three at the Millikin School of Music (Millikin University). At 14, she appeared on a professional stage for the first time, performing in a summer stock company near Decatur, which hosted stars from Hollywood for its productions.
She completed her apprenticeship there at age 16, and after finishing high school - with union cards in hand - she moved to Chicago and immediately began working non-stop in musical theatre. At 19, she again relocated, this time to New York City, where she debuted the role of Marti in the original cast of the iconic long-running musical "Grease" in which she introduced the song "Freddy My Love".
She began to split her time between coasts: performing on Broadway, off-Broadway and at the Public Theatre, while also shooting studio films and nighttime television in Los Angeles. Throughout her 27-year career, she appeared constantly in national television commercials.
She completed her apprenticeship there at age 16, and after finishing high school - with union cards in hand - she moved to Chicago and immediately began working non-stop in musical theatre. At 19, she again relocated, this time to New York City, where she debuted the role of Marti in the original cast of the iconic long-running musical "Grease" in which she introduced the song "Freddy My Love".
She began to split her time between coasts: performing on Broadway, off-Broadway and at the Public Theatre, while also shooting studio films and nighttime television in Los Angeles. Throughout her 27-year career, she appeared constantly in national television commercials.
