Name
Diane Robin
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1966-07-23 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Diane Robin (born 23 July 1966) is an Aerican actress. Although often cast as a New Yorker, Diane Robin was born in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles. Her training began in high school, with a scholarship to the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute, and she was the youngest person to have been accepted into the adult program.Diane got a manager who convinced her to sneak on to the Universal lot, and personally hand deliver her picture and resumé to a casting director. She did ,but was then thrown off the lot by a security guard. Telling the story of the fiasco to a complete stranger ,he replied "I'm an agent and don't have anyone like you." She signed with him the next day, and has gone on to appear in over 120 television and film productions. Diane has worked with Academy Award-winning actors including Holly Hunter, Robin Williams, and Jeff Bridges. Some of the legendary directors with whom she has worked include, Terry Gilliam , Peter Hyams,Chris Columbus , and Paul Verhoeven in Robocop, as Chandra in the infamous "bitches Leave " scene. She has guest starred on numerous TV shows including NCIS, Desperate Housewives, and MacGyver. She's also costarred in many Hallmark and Lifetime movies such as McBride, Mystery Woman and Annie's Point. She can be seen in Authors Anonymous with Kaley Cuoco, House of Deadly Secrets with Patty McCormack, and Lifetimes You Can't Take My Daughter with Lyndsy Fonseca. In the Indie Award-winning comedy Dating Daisy she plays one of her favorite roles, the pushy endearing mother Eleanor .She is very excited about her acclaimed comedy web series Strange Therapy, in which she stars , and wrote , on Amazon Prime. She recently completed costarring in the thriller Deadly Reunion, and has just been cast as of of the leads in The Sweepers. Always happy on a set, Diane got a license plate so there would be no ambiguity about who she is and what she loves to do. It simply reads CAST ME.
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- 1997 The Relic as The Mayor's Wife
- 1987 RoboCop as Chandra
- 2005 Crazylove as Monica
- 1987 Adventures in Babysitting as Nurse
- 2003 Boys on the Run as Ms. Coleman
- 1996 Grace of My Heart as Waitress in Diner
- 2005 Annie's Point as Brenda Treger
- 2023 This Time
- 2023 Murder Syndicate as Isa
- 1988 Heartbreak Hotel as Donna
- 1992 Crazy in Love as Jean Snizort
- 2012 Murder on the 13th Floor as Rhonda
- 1999 Wicked Ways as Real Estate Agent
- 2014 Authors Anonymous as Lois Pepper
- 2008 A Line in the Sand as Karla
- 1993 At Home with the Webbers as 1st Woman On Street
- 1986 Crossroads as Nurse
- 2002 Mary Christmas as Rita Jackson
- 1996 Santa with Muscles as Dr. Watt
- 1990 Thanksgiving Day as Mary Beth
- 1994 Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
- 2020 Free Lunch Express as Dorothy
- 1987 Retribution as Crash Victim
- 2021 Deadly Due Date as Alice O'Donnell
- 1991 The Fisher King as Receptionist
- 2024 Fatal Fixer Upper as Doctor Shaw
- 2016 Dating Daisy as Eleanor
- 1995 In the Flesh as Gloria
- 1998 Whatever It Takes as Connie
- 1995 Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Stark
- 1994 Playmaker as Terry
- 2002 Santa, Jr. as Pietra Nero
- 2016 Holiday Breakup as Elizabeth
- 2018 House of Deadly Secrets as Helen
- 1995 Night of the Running Man
- 2019 A Kiss on Candy Cane Lane as Flight Attendant
- 2020 You Can't Take My Daughter as Lawyer
- 2004 Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus as Woman Customer
- 1995 Sudden Death as Mrs. Baldwin
- 2020 Deadly Mile High Club as Margaret
- 1985 Head Office as Gross' Secretary
- 2008 Grave Misconduct as Miranda Darkling
- 2019 Spiral as Aunt Jane
- 2024 A Nanny to Die For as Dani
- 2024 Down Below as Ghost Mother's Voice
- 2025 The Wrong Obsession as Dr. S. Madden
- 2007 Mystery Woman: In the Shadows as Mary Hofstedter
- 2026 Home Makeover Nightmare as Claire Quirk
- 2009 Big Time Rush ( 1 episode ) as Casting Director
- 2011 Wilfred ( 1 episode ) as Mother
- 1984 Hunter ( 1 episode ) as Redhead
- 2003 Secret Lives ( 7 episodes )
- 1998 Oh Baby ( 1 episode )
- 2023 RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2023 As Luck Would Have It ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Bursack
- 1979 Angie ( 12 episodes ) as DiDi Malloy
- 1984 Night Court ( 1 episode ) as Mandy Davis
- 1994 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as Marci
- 1985 MacGyver ( 1 episode ) as Louella
- 2004 Desperate Housewives ( 1 episode ) as Ms. Freeman
- 1990 The Family Man ( 1 episode )
- 1997 George & Leo ( 1 episode )
- 2000 Malcolm in the Middle ( 1 episode ) as Heidi's Mom
- 1992 Renegade ( 1 episode ) as IRS agent Blecker
- 2000 Nikki ( 1 episode ) as Nurse
- 1998 Brimstone ( 1 episode ) as Counselor
- 2003 NCIS ( 1 episode ) as Jennifer
- 1994 Party of Five ( 1 episode ) as Zoe
- 1994 Rebel Highway ( 1 episode ) as Defense Attorney
