Diane Robin

Acting

Diane Robin

Born July 23, 1966Los Angeles, California, USA70 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Home Makeover Nightmare
2026Home Makeover Nightmare
as Claire QuirkMovie
The Wrong Obsession
2025The Wrong Obsession
as Dr. S. MaddenMovie
Down Below
2024Down Below
as Ghost Mother's VoiceMovie
Fatal Fixer Upper
2024Fatal Fixer Upper
as Doctor ShawMovie
As Luck Would Have It
2023As Luck Would Have It
as Mrs. BursackTV
Deadly Due Date
2021Deadly Due Date
as Alice O'DonnellMovie
Free Lunch Express
2020Free Lunch Express
as DorothyMovie
A Kiss on Candy Cane Lane
2019A Kiss on Candy Cane Lane
as Flight AttendantMovie
Spiral
2019Spiral
as Aunt JaneMovie
Holiday Breakup
2016Holiday Breakup
as ElizabethMovie
Dating Daisy
2016Dating Daisy
as EleanorMovie
Authors Anonymous
2014Authors Anonymous
as Lois PepperMovie
Wilfred
2011Wilfred
as MotherTV
Big Time Rush
2009Big Time Rush
as Casting DirectorTV
Grave Misconduct
2008Grave Misconduct
as Miranda DarklingMovie
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
2007Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
as Mary HofstedterMovie
Crazylove
2005Crazylove
as MonicaMovie
Annie's Point
2005Annie's Point
as Brenda TregerMovie
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewives
as Ms. FreemanTV
Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus
2004Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus
as Woman CustomerMovie
NCIS
2003NCIS
as JenniferTV
Boys on the Run
2003Boys on the Run
as Ms. ColemanMovie
Santa, Jr.
2002Santa, Jr.
as Pietra NeroMovie
Mary Christmas
2002Mary Christmas
as Rita JacksonMovie
Nikki
2000Nikki
as NurseTV
Wicked Ways
1999Wicked Ways
as Real Estate AgentMovie
Whatever It Takes
1998Whatever It Takes
as ConnieMovie
Brimstone
1998Brimstone
as CounselorTV
The Relic
1997The Relic
as The Mayor's WifeMovie
Santa with Muscles
1996Santa with Muscles
as Dr. WattMovie
Grace of My Heart
1996Grace of My Heart
as Waitress in DinerMovie
Sudden Death
1995Sudden Death
as Mrs. BaldwinMovie
In the Flesh
1995In the Flesh
as GloriaMovie
Rebel Highway
1994Rebel Highway
as Defense AttorneyTV
Playmaker
1994Playmaker
as TerryMovie
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Law
as MarciTV
At Home with the Webbers
1993At Home with the Webbers
as 1st Woman On StreetMovie
Renegade
1992Renegade
as IRS agent BleckerTV
Crazy in Love
1992Crazy in Love
as Jean SnizortMovie
The Fisher King
1991The Fisher King
as ReceptionistMovie
Thanksgiving Day
1990Thanksgiving Day
as Mary BethMovie
Retribution
1987Retribution
as Crash VictimMovie
RoboCop
1987RoboCop
as ChandraMovie
Crossroads
1986Crossroads
as NurseMovie
MacGyver
1985MacGyver
as LouellaTV
Head Office
1985Head Office
as Gross' SecretaryMovie
Hunter
1984Hunter
as RedheadTV
Night Court
1984Night Court
as Mandy DavisTV
Angie
1979Angie
as DiDi MalloyTV