Diane Robin
Acting • Born 1966-07-23
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
68 credits
The Relic
Movie • 1997
The Mayor's Wife
RoboCop
Movie • 1987
Chandra
Crazylove
Movie • 2005
Monica
Adventures in Babysitting
Movie • 1987
Nurse
Boys on the Run
Movie • 2003
Ms. Coleman
Grace of My Heart
Movie • 1996
Waitress in Diner
Annie's Point
Movie • 2005
Brenda Treger
This Time
Movie • 2023
Murder Syndicate
Movie • 2023
Isa
Heartbreak Hotel
Movie • 1988
Donna
Crazy in Love
Movie • 1992
Jean Snizort
Murder on the 13th Floor
Movie • 2012
Rhonda
Wicked Ways
Movie • 1999
Real Estate Agent
Authors Anonymous
Movie • 2014
Lois Pepper
A Line in the Sand
Movie • 2008
Karla
At Home with the Webbers
Movie • 1993
1st Woman On Street
Crossroads
Movie • 1986
Nurse
Mary Christmas
Movie • 2002
Rita Jackson
Santa with Muscles
Movie • 1996
Dr. Watt
Thanksgiving Day
Movie • 1990
Mary Beth
Free Lunch Express
Movie • 2020
Dorothy
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
Movie • 1994
Retribution
Movie • 1987
Crash Victim
Deadly Due Date
Movie • 2021
Alice O'Donnell
The Fisher King
Movie • 1991
Receptionist
Fatal Fixer Upper
Movie • 2024
Doctor Shaw
Dating Daisy
Movie • 2016
Eleanor
In the Flesh
Movie • 1995
Gloria
Whatever It Takes
Movie • 1998
Connie
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Movie • 1995
Stark
Playmaker
Movie • 1994
Terry
Santa, Jr.
Movie • 2002
Pietra Nero
Holiday Breakup
Movie • 2016
Elizabeth
House of Deadly Secrets
Movie • 2018
Helen
Night of the Running Man
Movie • 1995
A Kiss on Candy Cane Lane
Movie • 2019
Flight Attendant
You Can't Take My Daughter
Movie • 2020
Lawyer
Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus
Movie • 2004
Woman Customer
Sudden Death
Movie • 1995
Mrs. Baldwin
Deadly Mile High Club
Movie • 2020
Margaret
Head Office
Movie • 1985
Gross' Secretary
Grave Misconduct
Movie • 2008
Miranda Darkling
Spiral
Movie • 2019
Aunt Jane
A Nanny to Die For
Movie • 2024
Dani
Down Below
Movie • 2024
Ghost Mother's Voice
The Wrong Obsession
Movie • 2025
Dr. S. Madden
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
Movie • 2007
Mary Hofstedter
Big Time Rush
TV • 2009
Casting Director
Wilfred
TV • 2011
Mother
Hunter
TV • 1984
Redhead
Secret Lives
TV • 2003
Oh Baby
TV • 1998
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
TV • 2023
Self
As Luck Would Have It
TV • 2023
Mrs. Bursack
Angie
TV • 1979
DiDi Malloy
Night Court
TV • 1984
Mandy Davis
Burke's Law
TV • 1994
Marci
MacGyver
TV • 1985
Louella
Desperate Housewives
TV • 2004
Ms. Freeman
The Family Man
TV • 1990
George & Leo
TV • 1997
Malcolm in the Middle
TV • 2000
Heidi's Mom
Renegade
TV • 1992
IRS agent Blecker
Nikki
TV • 2000
Nurse
Brimstone
TV • 1998
Counselor
NCIS
TV • 2003
Jennifer
Party of Five
TV • 1994
Zoe
Rebel Highway
TV • 1994
Defense Attorney