Diane Franklin
Acting • Born 1962-02-11
Biography
Diane Franklin (born February 11, 1962) is an American actress and author. Before she got into acting, Franklin appeared in TV commercials for Coca-Cola, Trident, Jell-O, and Maxwell House coffee. She has worn a distinctive curly hairstyle throughout her career. Her first film role was in the 1982 film The Last American Virgin as Karen. Diane Franklin's other well known roles in movies are in the 1982 horror film Amityville II: The Possession as Patricia Montelli. She also had a role in the 1985 comedy film Better Off Dead as Monique, the foreign exchange student from France. Franklin has appeared on some TV shows, some of which include Bay City Blues, Matlock, Freddy's Nightmares, and Providence. Franklin sang the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium on June 1, 2004.
Filmography
39 credits
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Movie • 1989
Princess Joanna
TerrorVision
Movie • 1986
Suzy
The Last American Virgin
Movie • 1982
Karen
How I Got Into College
Movie • 1989
Sharon Browne
Better Off Dead...
Movie • 1985
Monique Junot
This Land Is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie
Movie • 1997
(voice)
Bad Baby
Movie • 1997
(voice)
Deadly Lessons
Movie • 1983
Stefanie Aggiston
Second Time Lucky
Movie • 1984
Eve
Waking Nightmare
Movie • 2023
Danielle
Pareidolia
Movie • 2023
Sinead Chambers
Riding With Pride
Movie
Clay Zombies
Movie • 2021
D.J. St. VC Skatewell
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie • 2014
Self - Actress
Bampire
Movie • 2024
Ms. Carper
Summer Girl
Movie • 1983
Cinni
Wally Got Wasted
Movie • 2019
Emma
Dallas: The Early Years
Movie • 1986
Amanda Lewis Ewing
The Dark Room
Movie • 2023
Dr. Riley
Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
Movie
Self
Punchcard Player
Movie • 2006
Sweetheart
The Final Interview
Movie • 2018
Rhonda
The Amityville Murders
Movie • 2018
Louise DeFeo
Amityville II: The Possession
Movie • 1982
Patricia Montelli
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Movie • 2020
Self
High Holiday
Movie • 2021
Gloria
Angel with a Gun
Movie • 2024
Deb & Seth Save the World
Movie
The Narrator
Charles in Charge
TV • 1984
Anna Grundov
Providence
TV • 1999
Diane Cavalero
Matlock
TV • 1986
Nancy Lamont
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Phyllis Gant
Freddy's Nightmares
TV • 1988
Jessica
Family Law
TV • 1999
TV Announcer
Amityville: An Origin Story
TV • 2023
Self
Finder of Lost Loves
TV • 1984
Emily Bennetts
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1985
Paulette / Paula
OFFCANNY
TV • 2019
Diane
The Insiders
TV • 1985
Ellen