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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.
Jan 30, 2023 · What happened to Selma Diamond after Night Court? Unfortunately, after filming Season 2 of Night Court, Diamond passed away of lung cancer in 1985. She was 64 years old.
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 ...
Selma had a deadpan demeanor and distinctively nasal crackle in her voice which was truly made for comedy. She was just becoming a household name thanks to her role as the impassive, chain-smoking bailiff on the sitcom Night Court (1984) when she died due to lung cancer after two seasons.
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...
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...
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...
Feb 21, 2011 · NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED - (Carlton 5001) Selma Diamond was a Canadian-born American comic actress and radio and television writer, and is best known for her...
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.
Sep 5, 1985 · Diamond was hard to miss, in a writer’s room, on a talk show, or in situation comedy. With a voice she described as “sounding like Brillo” and a rapier-like wit, Diamond drove her voice into the public arena, writing for others and creating stand-up routines for herself.
