The Resume

(August 29, 1892-June 26, 1986)
Born in United Kingdom
Born Diana Olivia Winifred Maud Manners
Married Duff Cooper, Viscount Norwich
Acted in 'Hearts of the World,' 'The Virgin Queen,' and 'The Glorious Adventure'
Wrote 'The Rainbow Comes and Goes,' 'The Light of Common Day,' and 'Trumpets from the Steep'

Why she might be annoying:

She had three middle names.
She was the inspiration for Lady Leone, a hysterical woman who refuses to leave the French embassy, in Nancy Mitford's novel 'Don't Tell Alfred.'
When her husband was created Viscount Norwich, she refused to call herself Viscountess Norwich, claiming that it 'sounded like porridge.' Instead, she continued to go by Lady Diana Cooper.
She tolerated her husband's numerous affairs.
She was a smoker.

Why she might not be annoying:

She worked as a nurse during World War I.
She edited a magazine called Femina.
She pursued an acting career at a time when it was considered a disreputable profession for an upper-class woman.
Her son John Julius Norwich and granddaughter Artemis Cooper are both published authors.
She was considered one of the most beautiful women in British high society.
She was a famous society hostess.
She wrote three volumes of memoirs.

Credit: Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• I Died in 1986 (Ranked: 93)
• Profiles 32751-33000 (Ranked: 32918)
• Socialites
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 3]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 60 Votes: 71.67% Annoying