Susan Hanson (born 2 February 1943, Preston, Lancashire) is an English actress who played the part of Diane Lawton aka Diane Parker aka Diane Hunter in the long-running British soap opera Crossroads from 1966-87, when her character was controversially killed off. She also had a brief role in the film Catch Us If You Can (1965) starring The Dave Clark Five.Hanson married musician Carl Wayne in 1974; they have a son, Jack.