Biography
Diane Sommerfield (born Diane Yvonne Young; October 24, 1949 β March 9, 2001) was an American actress who made appearances in theater, film and television from the early 1970s until the mid 1980s. Sommerfield was best known for her role as Valerie Grant on NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives (1981β82). Born Diane Yvonne Young in Washington, D.C., Sommerfield began her acting career as a child performing in plays in her hometown. Sommerfield attended Calvin Coolidge High School where she appeared in lead roles of school productions. During her early college years at Howard University, Sommerfield appeared in lead role of "Satyricon" at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario. In her junior year of college, Sommerfield moved to Los Angeles and transferred to the California State University, Los Angeles, where she graduated with a B.A. in Theater in 1971.
From 1971 until 1986, Sommerfield appeared in multiple films and television shows. Sommerfield was better known for films such as The Black Godfather (1974), Roll, Freddy, Roll! (1974), Blackjack (1978), Love in a Taxi (1980), Back Roads (1981), and The Night Stalker (1987) Sommerfield returned to her hometown in 1986 to study film at University of the District of Columbia. Sommerfield was an volunteer acting teacher at her high school alma mater from 1997 until 1999. Sommerfield died on March 9, 2001, at age 51.
Filmography
all 23
Movies 13
TV Shows 10
The Night Stalker (1986)
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Malibu (1983)
Image of Passion (1982)
Dynasty (1981)
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)
Love in a Taxi (1980)
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
Blackjack (1978)
Game Show Models (1977)
Three's Company (1977)
Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976)
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976)
The Coming of Seymour (1976)
Laverne & Shirley (1976)
The Jeffersons (1975)
Roll, Freddy, Roll! (1974)
The Black Godfather (1974)
Hit Man (1972)
Temperatures Rising (1972)
All in the Family (1971)
The Silent Force (1970)
Room 222 (1969)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1949-10-24
Deathday2001-03-09 (51 years old)
Birth PlaceWashington, D.C., United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDiane Young, Diane Summerfield
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