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Diane Lane - Biography |
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Notable for playing sultry women in
films such as The Cotton Club, actress Diane Lane began her film career at
age 13, beginning with a role in George Roy Hill's, A Little Romance
(1979) starring opposite Sir Laurence Olivier. Lane's enchanting
combination of sexuality and innocence made her popular with adolescent
audiences and landed her on the cover of Time magazine. Despite such a
promising beginning to her career, Lane was subsequently relegated to work
in a series of unremarkable films throughout the rest of the decade; it
was not until the late '90s that she re-emerged into the spotlight, thanks
to strong work in A Walk on the Moon (1999).
The daughter of drama coach Burt Lane, Diane made her acting debut at the
age of six, working with New York's renowned experimental group Cafe La
Mama. With them, Lane toured Europe in productions of Medea and The Trojan
Women, among other plays. Working for Joseph Papp, Lane appeared in his
productions of The Cherry Orchard and Agamemnon at Lincoln Center. In
1978, she received critical acclaim for her lead performance in the
off-Broadway hit Runaways.
Following her success in A Little Romance (1979), Lane was lucky enough to
be able to sustain a steady career as a young adult actress. Her profile
was noticeably enhanced after director Francis Ford Coppola became her
mentor and provided her with roles in such films as The Outsiders (1983),
Rumble Fish (1983), and The Cotton Club (1984). Her career suffered
several blows during the latter half of the '80s and early '90s, thanks
largely to work in films of low quality. With her acclaimed portrayal of a
dissatisfied 1960s Jewish housewife in A Walk on the Moon, however, Lane
once again found herself basking in the glow of Hollywood adulation.
Most recently, Lane has appeared in the hit, The Perfect Storm, and can be
see in theaters in September 2001, in The Glass House and Hardball. |
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Diane Lane - Personal Quotes |
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"Even the short men I know
appreciate a woman in heels".
"The only phone call I really yearn to make is one I can't, which is
to say" 'Guess what, Dad?'." [Talking about her Oscar nomination
(her father Burt Lane, who managed her early career, passed away in
February 2002)].
[Comparing herself to her mother, a former "Playboy" magazine
centerfold] "Mom was better endowed."
[about on-line dating] "Look, it's so interesting, because being a
mom of a daughter - forget about it. I'm so hyper mama-bear
protective: 'In no way is it ever all right to meet anybody you've
[only] ever met on-line! Period! End of story. Close chapter, end
the book.' But in my prickly, paranoid way, I'd say, 'Well don't
they kind of pre-screen people at these agencies?' So I like the
fact these services exist, and I think if you're meeting someone
randomly outside the protection of the umbrella, you know you can't
say you weren't warned." |
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Diane Lane - Filmography |
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Nights in Rodanthe (2008) ....
Adrienne
Untraceable (2008) .... Jennifer Marsh
Jumper (2008) .... Mary Rice
Appaloosa (2007)
Killshot (2007) .... Carmen Colson
Hollywoodland (2006) .... Toni Mannix
Must Love Dogs (2005) .... Sarah Nolan
Fierce People (2005) .... Liz Earl
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) .... Frances
... aka Sotto il sole della Toscana (Italy)
Unfaithful (2002) .... Connie Sumner
... aka Infidčle (France)
... aka Untreu (Germany)
The Glass House (2001) .... Erin Glass
Hard Ball (2001) .... Elizabeth Wilkes
... aka Hardball (Germany) (USA: alternative spelling)
"Cool Women in History" (2001) TV Series .... Host - Season 2
The Perfect Storm (2000) .... Christina 'Chris' Cotter
... aka Sturm, Der (Germany)
The Virginian (2000) (TV) .... Molly Stark
My Dog Skip (2000) .... Ellen Morris
A Walk on the Moon (1999) .... Pearl Kantrowitz
... aka Tentación, La (USA: Spanish title)
Grace & Glorie (1998) (TV) .... Gloria
Gunshy (1998) .... Melissa
Murder at 1600 (1997) .... Agent Nina Chance
The Only Thrill (1997) .... Katherine Fitzsimmons
Mad Dog Time (1996) .... Grace Everly
... aka Trigger Happy (UK)
Jack (1996) .... Karen Powell
Wild Bill (1995) .... Susannah Moore
A Streetcar Named Desire (1995) (TV) .... Stella
Judge Dredd (1995) .... Judge Hershey
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994) (TV) .... Lucy
Honicut Marsden
"Fallen Angels" .... Bernette Stone (1 episode, 1993)
- Murder, Obliquely (1993) TV Episode .... Bernette Stone
Indian Summer (1993) .... Beth Warden/Clair Everett (flashback)
... aka Été indien, L' (Canada: French title)
Chaplin (1992) .... Paulette Goddard
... aka Charlot (Italy)
Rakuyô (1992) .... Cho Renko
... aka The Setting Sun (International: English title)
My New Gun (1992) .... Debbie Bender
Knight Moves (1992) .... Kathy Sheppard
... aka Face to Face
... aka Knight Moves (Germany)
... aka Knight Moves - Ein mörderisches Spiel (Germany)
Descending Angel (1990) (TV) .... Irina Stroia
Vital Signs (1990) .... Gina Wyler
"Lonesome Dove" (1989) (mini) TV Series .... Lorena Wood
Love Dream (1988) .... China
... aka Priceless Beauty (Philippines: English title) (USA)
The Big Town (1987) .... Lorry Dane
Lady Beware (1987) .... Katya Yarno
The Cotton Club (1984) .... Vera Cicero
Streets of Fire (1984) .... Ellen Aim
Rumble Fish (1983) .... Patty
The Outsiders (1983) .... Sherri 'Cherry' Valance
... aka The Outsiders - The Complete Novel (USA: director's cut)
Miss All-American Beauty (1982) (TV) .... Sally Butterfield
Six Pack (1982) .... Breezy
National Lampoon Goes to the Movies (1982) .... Liza ("Growing
Yourself")
... aka National Lampoon's Movie Madness (UK: video title)
Child Bride of Short Creek (1981) (TV) .... Jessica Rae Jacobs
Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981) .... Jenny (Little Britches)
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1981) .... Corinne Burns
... aka All Washed Up
"Great Performances" .... Charity Royall (1 episode, 1981)
- Summer (1981) TV Episode .... Charity Royall
Touched by Love (1980) .... Karen
... aka To Elvis, with Love
A Little Romance (1979) .... Lauren King
... aka I love you, je t'aime (France) |
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Diane Lane - Related Links |
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Wikipedia: Diane Lane
YouTube: Diane Lane
Diane Lane at Babemania.com
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