Diane Robin
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.
Filmography
The Fisher King
as Receptionist 1991
Sudden Death
as Mrs. Baldwin 1995
Adventures in Babysitting
as Nurse 1987
The Relic
as The Mayor's Wife 1997
Crossroads
as Nurse 1986
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
1994
Santa with Muscles
as Dr. Watt 1996
Grace of My Heart
as Waitress in Diner 1996
Authors Anonymous
as Lois Pepper 2014
Night of the Running Man
1995
Retribution
as Crash Victim 1987
Heartbreak Hotel
as Donna 1988
Head Office
as Gross' Secretary 1985
Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus
as Woman Customer 2004
You Can't Take My Daughter
as Lawyer 2020
House of Deadly Secrets
as Helen 2018