Diane Parish (born 20 January 1969 in London, England) is an English actress of Caribbean descent.
Born to Afro-Caribbean parents, her father is from Dominica and her mother is from Montserrat. Parish is a graduate of of London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Parish has starred in many television roles including The Bill and its spin-off M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team, playing DC Eva Sharpe. She then starred in Babyfather, for which she received the Royal Television Society's best actress award for 2001 - the first black actor to win a major RTS award.[1] She had a role in EastEnders in 1998, playing Lola Christie. She returned to the show in May 2006 playing a different role, Denise Fox, who was a regular character. She is due to leave in early 2008 for pregnancy leave, she will return at a later date.
Diane has a daughter called Kenya with her long term partner Sebastian, and is currently pregnant with her second child.