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British actress

Dinah Sheridan (born Dinah Nadyejda Ginsburg; 17 September 1920 – 25 November 2012) was an English actress with a career spanning seven decades. She was best known for the films Genevieve (1953) and The Railway Children (1970); the long running BBC comedy series Don't Wait Up (1983–1990); and for her distinguished theatre career in London's West End.

Sheridan was born Dinah Nadyejda Ginsburg in Finchley, London, to Charlotte Lisa Ginsburg (née Everth; 1893–1966) and James Ginsburg (1893–1958). Her father was born in Osaka, Japan, to a Jewish father of Russian descent. Her mother was born in Kew, Surrey, to parents of German descent. at Welwyn Garden City, where she participated in repertory theatre. This issued a ranking of the 'Top Ten British Box Office Stars' each year. One of her enduringly popular roles was as Wendy McKim in the comedy Genevieve (1953), where her "comic instinct and control were precise and stylish".

Sheridan married four times, divorcing twice and being made a widow twice: firstly to actor Jimmy Hanley (1942–1952), with whom she had three children, then to business executive John Davis (1954–1965), later to actor John Merivale (1986–1990, his death) and lastly to Aubrey Ison (1992–2007, his death). During her marriage to Ison, the couple lived in Palm Desert, California; following Ison's death, Sheridan returned to the UK in 2007. Her son Jeremy Hanley became an accountant, Conservative Party Chairman, and government minister under John Major's administration. Her daughter Jenny Hanley became an actress and a co presenter of the British television series Magpie. Another daughter died in infancy.