Name
Diane Salinger
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1951-01-25 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Diane Louise Salinger (born January 25, 1951) is an American actress and voice actress known for her distinctive character roles across film, television, and stage. She gained recognition for her role as Apollonia in the television series "Carnivàle" (2003–2005) and appeared in notable films such as "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," "Batman Returns," and "Ghost World". With a career marked by versatility, Salinger has performed in popular TV shows including "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "ER," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," and "Law & Order". Beyond acting, she is a dedicated teacher and director who founded an acting workshop for at-risk youth and has directed theatrical pieces for high-profile audiences.
Known For
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The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayo...
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The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicy...
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Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is ...
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Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after hig...
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New girl Cassie and outcast Maggie are easily the most awkward girls in high school. Toget...
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A fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-eve...
- 1995 One Night Stand as Barbara Joslyn
- 2021 Finding Titan: The Making of Creature as Self
- 1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure as Simone
- 1999 The Auteur Theory as Jane Holmes-Caprice
- 1986 The Morning After as Isabel Harding
- 2006 Rest Stop as The Mother
- 2000 Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue as Queen Bansheera (voice)
- 2016 Ovation as Hildi
- 1999 The Kid with X-Ray Eyes as Vanessa
- 1990 Alice as Carol
- 2008 20 Years After as Margaret
- 1988 Bird as Baroness Nica
- 2009 Dark House as Ms. Janet Darrode
- 2010 Queen of the Lot as Hildi
- 2008 Rest Stop: Don't Look Back as The Mother
- 1988 Street of Dreams as Anne Kepler
- 2011 Terri as Mrs. Vick
- 1988 The Verne Miller Story as Mortician's Wife
- 1992 Stormy Weathers as Bogey
- 2012 Just 45 Minutes from Broadway as Vivien Cooper Isaacs
- 1995 Last Summer in the Hamptons as Marian Mora Garfield
- 2014 Stitch as Landlady
- 1985 Creature as Melanie Bryce
- 2014 Freedom as Fanny
- 1993 The Magic Bubble as Julia
- 1987 Right to Die as Betsy
- 2025 Things Like This as Darlene Bat
- 2013 First Period as Ms. Mallow
- 2016 Pee-wee's Big Holiday as Penny King
- 1988 Maybe Baby as Dr. Strauss
- 2002 Almost a Woman as Mrs. Moore
- 2015 No Deposit as Gloria Markovitz
- 2016 All Hallow's Eve as Delayna Hallow
- 2009 The Telling as Alina
- 2015 Forever as Hilary
- 1992 Batman Returns as Penguin's Mother
- 2001 Ghost World as Psychiatrist
- 2018 Slay Belles as Cherry
- 1992 Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- 1997 Guy as Gail
- 1979 The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches as Older Sister / Middle Sister
- 1991 The Butcher's Wife as Trendoid
- 1995 The Scarlet Letter as Margaret Bellingham
- 2005 Love's Long Journey as Barbara Taylorson
- 2025 Dante's Inferni as Speaker – 6th Circle: The Heretics / Medusa
- 2003 Carnivàle ( 12 episodes ) as Apollonia
- 2005 How I Met Your Mother ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Aurelia
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Eugenia Rawlings
- 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( 1 episode ) as Hilda Morton
- 1991 Silk Stalkings ( 1 episode )
- 1994 ER ( 1 episode ) as Sophie's Mom
- 2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm ( 1 episode ) as Deborah's Mom
- 1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ( 2 episodes ) as Lupaza
- 2000 Strong Medicine ( 1 episode ) as Diane Winston
- 1998 Charmed ( 1 episode ) as Sea Hag
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Sondra Arthur
- 1993 Power Rangers ( 19 episodes ) as Queen Bansheera (voice)
- 1986 On Wings of Eagles ( 2 episodes ) as Emily Gaylord
- 1982 St. Elsewhere ( 1 episode ) as Valerie Ives
