Diana Douglas Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she first met Kirk Douglas
• Ex-wife of actor Kirk Douglas and mother of actor Michael Douglas and producer Joel Douglas
• Her father was the attorney general of Bermuda, and her family's roots in the territory go back to the 1640s
• Signed a contract with Warner Bros․ and made her film debut in "Keeper of the Flame" in 1942
• Appeared opposite her ex-husband Kirk Douglas in 1955's "The Indian Fighter" and, nearly 50 years later, in 2003's "It Runs in the Family․"
• Best known for playing Evelyn Gromberg in "It Runs in the Family" and Peg in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles․"
• A model for the Powers Agency in her youth, she appeared on the cover of Life in May 1943