- Source of Wealth: Film and Television
- Age: 83
- Birth Place: Tacoma, Washington
- Height: 1.65 m (5′ 5″)
- Weight: 123 lbs (56 kg)
- Marital Status: Divorced (Stanley Fimberg)
- Full Name: Samile Diane Friesen
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: January 4, 1937
- Ethnicity: German and Ashkenazi Jewish
- Occupation: Actress, Director, Screenwriter, Film Editor and Film Producer
- Education: West Seattle High School and University of Washington
- Children: 1 (Jennifer)
Dyan Cannon is an actress who was born and brought up in the US. She has worked in some very good movies of the 1960s and 1970s era. She has a total worth of $16 million. She has juggled a career in both television and movies over the years.
Her journey on the silver screen began with a bit role in the sitcom “Bat Masterson” in 1959. Soon, offers from networks like CBS started pouring in. She appeared as a guest in Jonny Ringo and Wanted: Dead or Alive, episode 54. Dyan has acted in movies such as Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, for which, she was nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Academy award. She acted in other movies like The Anderson Tapes, The Burglars, and Such Good Friends. Plenty of nominations came her way and then finally she won the Golden Globe award for her supporting role in “Heaven Can Wait”.
She was born in the state of Washington and went to the West Seattle High School. Her mother was a homemaker and her father sold insurance policies. She was brought up in her mother’s faith, Judaism. Cannon has been married to Cary Grant for a brief period from 1965 to 1968. They have a daughter together named Jennifer who is an actress also. Dyan Cannon later got married to Stanley Feinberg in 1985, but this marriage too broke down after six years. Dyan is a fan of the Lakers basketball team from Los Angeles. She is a Christian. The jazz bass player David Friesen is her brother.