Diane Robin

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

July 23, 1966 (59 yrs)

place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

total credits

48 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

48 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

RoboCop
7.4

RoboCop

1987as Chandra
Crossroads
7.3

Crossroads

1986as Nurse
Adventures in Babysitting
6.9

Adventures in Babysitting

1987as Nurse
Deadly Mile High Club
5.8

Deadly Mile High Club

2020as Margaret
The Fisher King
7.3

The Fisher King

1991as Receptionist
The Relic
6.1

The Relic

1997as The Mayor's Wife
Sudden Death
6.0

Sudden Death

1995as Mrs. Baldwin
Head Office
5.4

Head Office

1985as Gross' Secretary
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
4.6

Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love

1994
Santa with Muscles
3.6

Santa with Muscles

1996as Dr. Watt
Grace of My Heart
6.1

Grace of My Heart

1996as Waitress in Diner
Wicked Ways
5.3

Wicked Ways

1999as Real Estate Agent
Night of the Running Man
5.8

Night of the Running Man

1995
Santa, Jr.
5.5

Santa, Jr.

2002as Pietra Nero
Retribution
6.0

Retribution

1987as Crash Victim
At Home with the Webbers
4.3

At Home with the Webbers

1993as 1st Woman On Street
Boys on the Run
5.0

Boys on the Run

2003as Ms. Coleman
You Can't Take My Daughter
7.3

You Can't Take My Daughter

2020as Lawyer
Crazylove
5.4

Crazylove

2005as Monica
Down Below
2.0

Down Below

2024as Ghost Mother's Voice
Crazy in Love
4.6

Crazy in Love

1992as Jean Snizort
Whatever It Takes
4.5

Whatever It Takes

1998as Connie
This Time
4.8

This Time

2023
Authors Anonymous
4.6

Authors Anonymous

2014as Lois Pepper
Grave Misconduct
4.2

Grave Misconduct

2008as Miranda Darkling
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
6.3

Mystery Woman: In the Shadows

2007as Mary Hofstedter
Holiday Breakup
3.8

Holiday Breakup

2016as Elizabeth
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
6.0

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1995as Stark
Heartbreak Hotel
5.1

Heartbreak Hotel

1988as Donna
A Line in the Sand
7.0

A Line in the Sand

2008as Karla
Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus
6.0

Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus

2004as Woman Customer
Playmaker
5.9

Playmaker

1994as Terry
House of Deadly Secrets
4.6

House of Deadly Secrets

2018as Helen
Thanksgiving Day
7.5

Thanksgiving Day

1990as Mary Beth
Murder on the 13th Floor
4.6

Murder on the 13th Floor

2012as Rhonda
Free Lunch Express
3.0

Free Lunch Express

2020as Dorothy
The Wrong Obsession
7.5

The Wrong Obsession

2025as Dr. S. Madden
Mary Christmas
6.1

Mary Christmas

2002as Rita Jackson
A Nanny to Die For
7.0

A Nanny to Die For

2024as Dani
A Kiss on Candy Cane Lane
5.2

A Kiss on Candy Cane Lane

2019as Flight Attendant
In the Flesh
9.0

In the Flesh

1995as Gloria
Annie's Point
5.6

Annie's Point

2005as Brenda Treger
Fatal Fixer Upper
5.7

Fatal Fixer Upper

2024as Doctor Shaw
Deadly Due Date
4.0

Deadly Due Date

2021as Alice O'Donnell
Murder Syndicate
3.8

Murder Syndicate

2023as Isa
Home Makeover Nightmare

Home Makeover Nightmare

2026as Claire Quirk
Spiral

Spiral

2019as Aunt Jane
Dating Daisy
5.8

Dating Daisy

2016as Eleanor