- Born
- Birth nameDiane Margaret Payne
- Deena Payne was born on August 29, 1954 in Orpington, Kent, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Tales of Sherwood Forest (1989) and Rock Follies of '77 (1977).
- SpouseSteve Grant
- Performed in the UK tour of "Calendar Girls", her first job since leaving Emmerdale Farm (1972) (April-August 2011).
- Mother to William Anthony Payne Grant (b. November 1992).
- Used to tour with ex-Animals keyboard player Alan Price as a backing singer.
- Returned to work 7 months after giving birth to her son William to begin filming Emmerdale Farm (1972).
- Her Emmerdale Farm (1972) character Viv Hope became the 18th woman on the soap opera to give birth. Viv had twins Cathy (played originally by Ella Whitehouse Downes and later Gabrielle Dowling) and Heath (played originally by Lilith Kitching and later Sebastian Dowling), born on 9 February 2007.
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