Background
Dines was born in the town of Maryborough, Queensland, Australia.
Dines was born in the town of Maryborough, Queensland, Australia.
She graduated from Queensland University with a Bachelor in English and drama, before going to Sydney to study acting at the Q Theatre from 1980 to 1983.
She moved to London in 1988, before moving to the United States in 1989, concentrating on theatre work. She has performed numerous times for Palo Alto-based Theatreworks, as well as Kansas City, Berkeley, San Jose, and South Coast Repertory theatres, Magic and B Street theatres, and the Laguna Playhouse, in the North American touring company of Blithe Spirit starring Angela Lansbury at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto and District of Columbia.
