Night Court
1984
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actress. writer. Years active. 1943–1985. 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.
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 ...
Jan 30, 2023 · Unfortunately, after filming Season 2 of Night Court, Diamond passed away of lung cancer in 1985. She was 64 years old. Night Court decided to address Selma’s death directly, with the first...
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 ...
May 14, 1985 · May 14, 1985 12 AM PT. 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...
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 today of lung cancer....
