Diane Robin
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.
Acting
Movie
RoboCop
as Chandra
1987
TV
Malcolm in the Middle
as Heidi's Mom
2000
TV
NCIS
as Jennifer
2003
TV
Desperate Housewives
as Ms. Freeman
2004
TV
Big Time Rush
as Casting Director
2009
Movie
The Fisher King
as Receptionist
1991
TV
MacGyver
as Louella
1985
Movie
Sudden Death
as Mrs. Baldwin
1995
Movie
Adventures in Babysitting
as Nurse
1987
Movie
The Relic
as The Mayor's Wife
1997
Movie
Crossroads
as Nurse
1986
TV
Wilfred
as Mother
2011
TV
Renegade
as IRS agent Blecker
1992
TV
Night Court
as Mandy Davis
1984
TV
Party of Five
as Zoe
1994
Movie
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
1994
TV
Hunter
as Redhead
1984
Movie
Santa with Muscles
as Dr. Watt
1996
Movie
Grace of My Heart
as Waitress in Diner
1996
Movie
Authors Anonymous
as Lois Pepper
2014
Movie
Night of the Running Man
1995
Movie
Retribution
as Crash Victim
1987
Movie
Heartbreak Hotel
as Donna
1988
Movie
Head Office
as Gross' Secretary
1985