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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 22

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Hunter
Average
7

Hunter

(1984) Redhead
Angie
Average
5

Angie

(1979) DiDi Malloy
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
Average
9
RoboCop
Average
7

RoboCop

(1987) Chandra
Sudden Death
Average
6

Sudden Death

(1995) Mrs. Baldwin
As Luck Would Have It
Average
5

As Luck Would Have It

(2023) Mrs. Bursack
The Relic
Average
6

The Relic

(1997) The Mayor's Wife
Deadly Mile High Club
Average
6

Deadly Mile High Club

(2020) Margaret

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Mrs. Bursack
Self
Isa
N/A
2021 Mrs. Bartok
2020 Margaret
Lawyer
2019 Flight Attendant
Aunt Jane
2018 Helen
2016 Elizabeth
Eleanor
2014 Lois Pepper
2012 Rhonda
2011 Mother
2009 Casting Director
2008 Miranda Darkling
Karla
2005 Monica
Brenda Treger
2004 Woman Customer
2003 N/A
Ms. Coleman
2002 Pietra Nero
Rita Jackson
2000 Heidi's Mom
1999 Real Estate Agent
1998 Connie
N/A
1997 The Mayor's Wife
1996 Dr. Watt
Waitress in Diner
1995 Mrs. Baldwin
N/A
Stark
1994 Terry
1993 1st Woman On Street
1992 Jean Snizort
1991 Receptionist
1990 Mary Beth
1988 Donna
1987 Crash Victim
Chandra
Nurse
1986 N/A
1985 Gross' Secretary
1984 Redhead
Mandy Davis
1979 DiDi Malloy
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Co-Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Writer
Teleplay
Year Role Movie/Tv

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