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.
The Relic
(The Mayor's Wife)
RoboCop
(Chandra)
Crazylove
(Monica)
Adventures in Babysitting
(Nurse)
Boys on the Run
(Ms. Coleman)
Grace of My Heart
(Waitress in Diner)
Annie's Point
(Brenda Treger)
This Time
Murder Syndicate
(Isa)
Heartbreak Hotel
(Donna)
Crazy in Love
(Jean Snizort)
Murder on the 13th Floor
(Rhonda)
Wicked Ways
(Real Estate Agent)
Authors Anonymous
(Lois Pepper)
A Line in the Sand
(Karla)
At Home with the Webbers
(1st Woman On Street)
Crossroads
Mary Christmas
(Rita Jackson)
Santa with Muscles
(Dr. Watt)
Thanksgiving Day
(Mary Beth)
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love
Free Lunch Express
(Dorothy)
Retribution
(Crash Victim)
Deadly Due Date
(Alice O'Donnell)
The Fisher King
(Receptionist)
Fatal Fixer Upper
(Doctor Shaw)
Dating Daisy
(Eleanor)
In the Flesh
(Gloria)
Whatever It Takes
(Connie)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
(Stark)
Playmaker
(Terry)
Santa, Jr.
(Pietra Nero)
Holiday Breakup
(Elizabeth)
House of Deadly Secrets
(Helen)
Night of the Running Man
A Kiss on Candy Cane Lane
(Flight Attendant)
You Can't Take My Daughter
(Lawyer)
Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus
(Woman Customer)
Sudden Death
(Mrs. Baldwin)
Deadly Mile High Club
(Margaret)
Head Office
(Gross' Secretary)
Grave Misconduct
(Miranda Darkling)
Spiral
(Aunt Jane)
A Nanny to Die For
(Dani)
Big Time Rush
(Casting Director)
Wilfred
(Mother)
Hunter
(Redhead)
Secret Lives
Oh Baby
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
(Self)
As Luck Would Have It
(Mrs. Bursack)
Angie
(DiDi Malloy)
Night Court
(Mandy Davis)
Burke's Law
(Marci)
MacGyver
(Louella)
Desperate Housewives
(Ms. Freeman)
The Family Man
George & Leo
Malcolm in the Middle
(Heidi's Mom)
Renegade
(IRS agent Blecker)