Diane Robin

Acting

Diane Robin

Born 1966-07-23 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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 credits

RoboCop poster
7.4

In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.

RoboCop

1987

The Relic poster
6.2

A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people in a Chicago museum.

The Relic

1997

Sudden Death poster
6.0

When a man's daughter is suddenly taken during a championship hockey game – with the captors demanding a billion dollars by game's end – he frantically sets a plan in motion to rescue her and abort an impending explosion before the final buzzer.

Sudden Death

1995

The Fisher King poster
7.3

Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves.

The Fisher King

1991

Adventures in Babysitting poster
6.9

When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridiculous exploits, starting when they leave the house to pick up Chris' friend Brenda. Soon, Brad's buddy Daryl is involved, and the group must contend with car thieves, blues musicians and much more.

Adventures in Babysitting

1987

Crossroads poster
7.3

A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.

Crossroads

1986

Grave Misconduct poster
4.2

A fledgling mystery writer sees an opportunity to advance her career after the death of a novelist/friend but faces dire consequences when a series of vicious murders occur that seem to implicate her.

Grave Misconduct

2008

Breast Men poster
5.3

We follow the two Texas doctors who invented the modern breast implant and its surgical procedure. However, when success and money come their way, they split up and follow different paths. One becomes the surgeon of the everyday woman while the other's career freefalls and has to settle with strippers and actresses. The film covers their history and their inventions, from the sixties until today.

Breast Men

1997

Head Office poster
5.4

In this comic take on big-business wheelings and dealings, an ambitious senator's son moves up the corporate ladder through undeserved promotions. But against his better judgment, he falls for a woman (the chairman's daughter, no less) who's leading a protest against the company's shady business practices.

Head Office

1985

A Neighbor to Die For poster
NR

To help complete her latest novel, Courtney rents a nearby house, only to be greeted by Jon and Jodie, two strangers who claim to be caretakers in the owner's absence. As Courtney settles in, she can't shake the feeling that something is terribly off.

A Neighbor to Die For

2026

Heartbreak Hotel poster
5.1

When a teen tries to set up a band at his school, his mother - who was a big fan of Elvis Presley - gets in a wreck. He and his band members then decide to kidnap Elvis and hook him up with his mother.

Heartbreak Hotel

1988

Deadly Mile High Club poster
5.8

Obsessed with a handsome student, a deranged flight instructor tries to destroy the people in his life and make him fall in love with her.

Deadly Mile High Club

2020

Boys on the Run poster
4.4

When Jessy burns down his adoptive parents garage he is put into a youth prison. There he meets Roark another troublemake with whom he escapes and ends up in deserted woodlands. On their way they meet Rain, a girl that flees from her militia-captain Father. Together and with the Militia on their trail they try to escape in the hope of finding somewhere to make a new start of their lives.

Boys on the Run

2003

Grace of My Heart poster
6.0

Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era, changes her name to Denise Waverly and moves to New York City to make it big. Though she flops as a recording artist, fast-talking record producer Joel Millner recognizes her songwriting talent and teams her with struggling songsmith Howard Caszatt.

Grace of My Heart

1996

Santa with Muscles poster
3.6

A heartless millionaire believes he is Santa Claus after an accident renders him amnesiac.

Santa with Muscles

1996

Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love poster
4.6

Lewis and his nerdy friends attend Booger's wedding to the daughter of a rich politician, but nerd-haters in the family do everything possible to prevent the wedding going ahead. Meanwhile, Lewis awaits with eagerness the birth of his unborn foetal child...

Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love

1994

Retribution poster
6.0

After a depressed artist miraculously survives a suicide attempt, a series of horrific murders leads him to realize he may have been possessed by the vengeful spirit of a murdered gangster.

Retribution

1987

Crazy in Love poster
4.6

Three generations of women live on a small island off the coast of Washington state with their men with whom they have no end of problems.

Crazy in Love

1992

Night of the Running Man poster
5.8

A Las Vegas cab driver finds a million dollars of stolen money in his cab after his fare is murdered. Soon after, a ruthless hitman is in pursuit; he will stop at nothing to recover the money and dispose of all witnesses.

Night of the Running Man

1995

Annie's Point poster
5.6

A recently widowed grandmother is determined to grant her husband's last wish of setting his ashes free over the idyllic bluff they called Annie's Point. The charm of this tale lies in her journey.

Annie's Point

2005

Dating Daisy poster
5.8

Dating Daisy is a romantic comedy about the honest and crazy truth of dating in your twenties! The story follows Michael and Daisy, two exes who decide to road trip home together for the holidays and get caught up in their crazy past.

Dating Daisy

2016

Whatever It Takes poster
4.6

Two Los Angeles cops go undercover to investigate the distribution of steroids to wrestlers and body builders.

Whatever It Takes

1998

Wicked Ways poster
5.1

A wife, her two-timing husband and a flirting neighbor are unpredictable competitors in a warped game that turns into a life-or-death affair.

Wicked Ways

1999

Authors Anonymous poster
4.6

When a dysfunctional group of unpublished writers accept Hannah into their fold, the last thing they expect is her overnight success. Can these lovable misfits achieve their artistic dreams and avoid killing one another in the process?

Authors Anonymous

2014

Behind the camera