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Selma Diamond

Selma Diamond

Actor, Writer

Born August 5, 1920 in London, Ontario, Canada

Died May 13, 1985

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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 (1954). Although she had that tough New York accent and street demeanor, she was actually born in London, Ontario, Canada, then raised in Brooklyn. A graduate of New York University, she at first made a living by selling cartoons and fiction to the "New Yorker" magazine. NBC hired her as a writer for one of its radio shows, "The Big Show," and she later made the transition into writing for television. Her film debut was as the voice on the telephone of Spencer Tracy's wife in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), where the world got a sample of the distinctive Diamond voice: nasal, high-pitched and one that could never be mistaken for anyone else's. She did a lot of TV work and was a regular on another series, Too Close for Comfort (1980) before Night Court (1984). She died due to lung cancer in 1985.

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Actor

39

Type

Year

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 Poster

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 TV Special2025Self

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz Poster

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz TV Special1988Selma Diamond

All of Me Poster

All of Me Feature Film1984Margo

Night Court Poster

Night Court TV Series1984Bailiff Selma Hacker

The Ratings Game Poster

The Ratings Game TV Movie1984Francine's mother

Lovesick Poster

Lovesick Feature Film1983Harriet Singer, M.D.

The Other Woman Poster

The Other Woman TV Movie1983Aunt Jeanette

Twilight Zone: The Movie Poster

Twilight Zone: The Movie Feature Film1983Mrs. Weinstein

My Favorite Year Poster

My Favorite Year Feature Film1982Lil

Nine to Five Poster

Nine to Five TV Series1982Selma

Too Close for Comfort Poster

Too Close for Comfort TV Series1980Mildred Rafkin

Archie Bunker's Place Poster

Archie Bunker's Place TV Series1979Mrs. Isaacson

Trapper John, M.D. Poster

Trapper John, M.D. TV Series1979Martha

Flying High Poster

Flying High TV Series1978Woman in Beauty Salon

Bang the Drum Slowly Poster

Bang the Drum Slowly Feature Film1973Tootsie

Magic Carpet Poster

Magic Carpet TV Movie1972Mrs. Vogel

Mantrap TV Series1971Self

McMillan & Wife Poster

McMillan & Wife TV Series1971Gas station attendant

Arnie TV Series1970Selma

It's Your Bet TV Series1969Self

Philbin's People TV Series1969Self

The David Frost Show Poster

The David Frost Show TV Series1969Self

The Dennis Wholey Show TV Series1969Self

Guess My Sign TV Series1968Self

The Joan Rivers Show Poster

The Joan Rivers Show TV Series1968Self

Personality Poster

Personality TV Series1967Self

Call My Bluff TV Series1965Self - Panelist

Get the Message Poster

Get the Message TV Series1964Self

Girl Talk Poster

Girl Talk TV Series1963Self

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Poster

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Feature Film1963Ginger Culpepper

Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine Poster

Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine TV Series1962American Scene Magazine Reporter

The Jetsons Poster

The Jetsons TV Series1962Di-Di

The Match Game Poster

The Match Game TV Series1962Self - Team Captain

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962Self - Guest

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar TV Series1957Self

The Edge of Night Poster

The Edge of Night TV Series1956Mrs. Yoast

To Tell the Truth Poster

To Tell the Truth TV Series1956Self - Panelist

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Year

The Buick Berle Show, 1954 Video1995

The Aqua Varities TV Special1965

World's Fair Spectacular TV Special1965

Sid Caesar - Edie Adams Together TV Special1963

The Dick Emery Show Poster

The Dick Emery Show TV Series1963

The Sid Caesar Show Poster

The Sid Caesar Show TV Series1963

The Big Party TV Series1959

My Wife and I Poster

My Wife and I TV Series1958

Caesar's Hour Poster

Caesar's Hour TV Series1954

Your Show of Shows Poster

Your Show of Shows TV Series1950

Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall Poster

Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall TV Series1948

The Milton Berle Show Poster

The Milton Berle Show TV Series1948

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Flying High Poster

Flying High TV Series1978

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