Night Court
1984
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Selma Diamond (August 5, 1920 – May 13, 1985) was a Canadian-born American comedian, actress, and radio and television writer, known for her high-range, raspy voice and her portrayal of Selma Hacker on the first two seasons of the NBC television comedy series Night Court.Diamond was also the main inspiration for the character of Sally Rogers on the series The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Jan 30, 2023 · What else has Selma Diamond been in? Before her Night Court fame, Diamond was a television and radio writer. She received her first Emmy nomination in 1956 for ‘’Best Comedy Writing’’ on ...
Selma Diamond. Actress: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. Most familiar to TV audiences as the diminutive but feisty court bailiff on Night Court (1984), Selma Diamond's entrance into acting was not through the usual venue of vaudeville, stage work or modeling - she was a writer for TV shows, once having been nominated for an Emmy for Caesar's Hour (1954).
May 14, 1985 · Selma Diamond, a comedy writer and television and film actress currently seen as the chain-smoking, sarcastic bailiff on the television series "Night Court," died Monday of lung cancer.
Selma Diamond. Actress: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. Most familiar to TV audiences as the diminutive but feisty court bailiff on Night Court (1984), Selma Diamond's entrance into acting was not through the usual venue of vaudeville, stage work or modeling - she was a writer for TV shows, once having been nominated for an Emmy for Caesar's Hour (1954).
May 14, 1985 · Selma Diamond, the comedy writer whose nasal voice and crack timing made her a successful actress as well, died of lung cancer yesterday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to ...
Aug 2, 2020 · Selma Diamond was best known for her role as Selma Hacker on the hit television series "Night Court." Her high-range, raspy voice also made her a successful actress.
May 13, 1985 · Selma Diamond, a chain-smoking actress who played a court matron in NBC's "Night Court" and was one of the few women comedy writers during television's "Golden Age," died today of lung cancer.
Sep 5, 1985 · Selma Diamond was hard to miss, in a writer’s room, on a talk show, or in situation comedy.
May 14, 1985 · LOS ANGELES -- Selma Diamond, the raspy, wise-cracking bailiff on TV's 'Night Court' -- who was a pioneer in the male-dominated comedy writing business as well as an actress and comic -- has died ...
