Diane Robin

Diane Robin

Born 1966-07-23 (age 59) Los Angeles, California, USA
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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 resumΓ© 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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Known For

RoboCop
RoboCop

1987

as Chandra

Sudden Death
Sudden Death

1995

as Mrs. Baldwin

Adventures in Babysitting
The Fisher King
The Fisher King

1991

as Receptionist

The Relic
The Relic

1997

as The Mayor's Wife

Crossroads
Crossroads

1986

as Nurse

Deadly Mile High Club
Deadly Mile High Club

2020

as Margaret

Head Office
Head Office

1985

as Gross' Secretary

Grace of My Heart
Grace of My Heart

1996

as Waitress in Diner

Heartbreak Hotel
Heartbreak Hotel

1988

as Donna

Santa with Muscles
Santa with Muscles

1996

as Dr. Watt

Authors Anonymous
Authors Anonymous

2014

as Lois Pepper

You Can't Take My Daughter
Wicked Ways
Wicked Ways

1999

as Real Estate Agent

Retribution
Retribution

1987

as Crash Victim

Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day

1990

as Mary Beth

Murder on the 13th Floor
Playmaker
Playmaker

1994

as Terry