Overview
- Margolyes confirmed Diamond’s death in an emotional social-media tribute, calling her “one of the angels in our business” and saying she felt “utterly bereft.”
- Colleagues shared remembrances, with stage manager Paul Jackson noting her recent health struggles and recalling seeing her at a December 2024 screening at Riverside Studios.
- Diamond built a decades-long career across BBC radio and television, including Play School and Jackanory, and was recognized for distinctive voice work.
- She voiced Galadriel in the BBC’s 1981 radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings and appeared on TV in The Avengers, Sherlock Holmes, Brookside, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries and The Armando Iannucci Shows.
- Funeral details have not been announced, with Margolyes expressing hope the family will share arrangements and noting that Gillian Diamond’s sons survive her.