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Later on, she was cast as snobby ballroom dancer Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves in the much-loved '80s BritCom ''Hi-de-Hi!''. Co-writer Jimmy Perry was her brother-in-law, and had seen her talent in pantomimes and plays. Alongside one-off roles during ''Hi-de-Hi!'', she played Celia Littlewood in ''Series/GraceAndFavour'', the follow-up series to ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''.

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Later on, she was cast as snobby ballroom dancer Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves in the much-loved '80s BritCom {{Britcom}} ''Hi-de-Hi!''. Co-writer Jimmy Perry was her brother-in-law, brother-in-law and had seen her talent in pantomimes and plays. Alongside one-off roles during ''Hi-de-Hi!'', she played Celia Littlewood in ''Series/GraceAndFavour'', the follow-up series to AfterShow of ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''.
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->''"People expect me to be very snooty, I hope I'm not like that at all!"''

Diane Holland, born June Diane Neeltje Holland, (28 February 1930 -- 24 January 2009), was a British actress best known for playing Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves in ''Series/HiDeHi''.

As she loved both acting and dancing, she began her acting career in the theatre. This was followed by roles on TV, one of her earliest roles was as Sarah Maynard in ''Series/{{Crossroads}}'' in the late '60s.

Later on, she was cast as snobby ballroom dancer Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves in the much-loved '80s BritCom ''Hi-de-Hi!''. Co-writer Jimmy Perry was her brother-in-law, and had seen her talent in pantomimes and plays. Alongside one-off roles during ''Hi-de-Hi!'', she played Celia Littlewood in ''Series/GraceAndFavour'', the follow-up series to ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''.

She died of bronchial pneumonia at the age of 78.

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!!Works on TV Tropes she appeared in:
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* ''Series/{{Crossroads}}'', 41 episodes (1966-69) -- Sarah Maynard
* ''Series/{{Sykes}}'', 2 episodes:
** "Marriage" (1972) -- Yvonne
** "Fancy Dress" (1973) -- Wardrobe Mistress
* ''Series/SomeMothersDoAveEm'', 2 episodes:
** "The Hospital Visit" (1973) -- Woman (UncreditedRole)
** "The Baby Arrives" (1973) -- Receptionist
* ''Series/HiDeHi'', 58 episodes (1980-88) -- Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves
* ''Series/TalesOfTheUnexpected'', episode "The Stinker" (1980) -- Blanche Cutler
* ''Series/ScreenTwo'', episode "The Children of Dynmouth" (1987) -- Miss Lavant
* ''Series/{{Bergerac}}'', episode "The Messenger Boy" (1990) -- Mrs. Hornsby
* ''Series/GraceAndFavour'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Court Case", "The Cricket Match"[[/labelnote]] (1992-93) -- Celia Littlewood
* ''Series/{{Casualty}}'', episode "Breaking Point" (2001) -- Wendy Atkinson
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