
Diane Robin
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.
Movie Appearances

The Relic
as The Mayor's Wife
1997

RoboCop
as Chandra
1987

Crazylove
as Monica
2005

Adventures in Babysitting
as Nurse
1987

Boys on the Run
as Ms. Coleman
2003

Grace of My Heart
as Waitress in Diner
1996

Annie's Point
as Brenda Treger
2005

This Time
2023

Murder Syndicate
as Isa
2023

Heartbreak Hotel
as Donna
1988

Crazy in Love
as Jean Snizort
1992

Murder on the 13th Floor
as Rhonda
2012

Wicked Ways
as Real Estate Agent
1999

Authors Anonymous
as Lois Pepper
2014

A Line in the Sand
as Karla
2008

At Home with the Webbers
as 1st Woman On Street
1993

Crossroads
as Nurse
1986

Mary Christmas
as Rita Jackson
2002

Santa with Muscles
as Dr. Watt
1996

Thanksgiving Day
as Mary Beth
1990
TV Appearances

Big Time Rush
as Casting Director
2009

Wilfred
as Mother
2011

Hunter
as Redhead
1984
Secret Lives
2003

Oh Baby
1998

RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
as Self
2023

As Luck Would Have It
as Mrs. Bursack
2023

Angie
as DiDi Malloy
1979

Night Court
as Mandy Davis
1984

Burke's Law
as Marci
1994

MacGyver
as Louella
1985

Desperate Housewives
as Ms. Freeman
2004