Diane Robin

Diane Robin

57 · Born: Jul 23, 1966

2002

Personal Details

Born Jul 23, 1966 Los Angeles, California, USA
Parents
  • Marlene Victoria Leonte
  • Edward Lee Robin
Relatives
  • Anne Robin (Sibling)
  • Gerald Alan Robin (Sibling)

Biography

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.

Career

2024
Fatal Fixer Upper
Fatal Fixer Upper as Doctor Shaw
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2023
Murder Syndicate
Murder Syndicate
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This Time
This Time
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2022
House of Deadly Secrets
House of Deadly Secrets as Helen
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Sins in the Suburbs
Sins in the Suburbs as Janet
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2021
Deadly Due Date
Deadly Due Date as Alice O'Donnell
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2020
You Can't Take My Daughter
You Can't Take My Daughter as Lawyer
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Deadly Mile High Club
Deadly Mile High Club as Margaret
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2019
Spiral
Spiral as Aunt Jane
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A Kiss on Candy Cane Lane
A Kiss on Candy Cane Lane as Flight Attendant
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2016
Holiday Breakup
Holiday Breakup as Elizabeth
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Dating Daisy
Dating Daisy as Eleanor
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2011
Wilfred
Wilfred as Mother
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2008
Grave Misconduct
Grave Misconduct as Miranda Darkling
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2007
Mystery Woman
Mystery Woman as Mary Hofstedter
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2005
Annie's Point
Annie's Point as Brenda Treger
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2004
Mary Christmas
Mary Christmas as Rita Jackson
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2003
Boys on the Run
Boys on the Run as Ms. Coleman
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2002
Santa, Jr.
Santa, Jr. as Pietra Nero
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1999
Table for One
Table for One as Real Estate Agent
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1997
The Relic
The Relic as The Mayor's Wife
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1995
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Stark
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1994
Playmaker
Playmaker as Terry
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1992
Crazy in Love
Crazy in Love as Jean Snizort
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1990
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day as Mary Beth
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1987
Night Court
Night Court as Mandy Davis
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1984
Hunter
Hunter as Redhead
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1979
Angie
Angie as DiDi Malloy
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2022
Just One Kiss
Just One Kiss as Writer
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