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.
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 · 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 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 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...
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...
Oct 19, 2022 · Watch this video to learn more about Selma Diamond, the comedy writer and actress who played Selma Hacker on the classic TV sitcom, "Night Court". While her tragic death may have been...
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...
Actress and comedy writer Selma Diamond may best be remembered as the feisty, whiskey-voiced bailiff Selma Hacker in the first year of the popular television sitcom Night Court, but she was involved in the entertainment industry many years before that.
