Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 11, 1962 (age 64)
Place of Birth
Plainview, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Diane De Laurentis
Diane Franklin
Biography
Diane Franklin (born February 11, 1962) is an American actress and author.
Before she got into acting, Franklin appeared in TV commercials for Coca-Cola, Trident, Jell-O, and Maxwell House coffee. She has worn a distinctive curly hairstyle throughout her career. Her first film role was in the 1982 film The Last American Virgin as Karen. Diane Franklin's other well known roles in movies are in the 1982 horror film Amityville II: The Possession as Patricia Montelli. She also had a role in the 1985 comedy film Better Off Dead as Monique, the foreign exchange student from France.
Franklin has appeared on some TV shows, some of which include Bay City Blues, Matlock, Freddy's Nightmares, and Providence.
Franklin sang the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium on June 1, 2004.
Known For - Movies
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
as Princess Joanna
The Last American Virgin
as Karen
Amityville II: The Possession
as Patricia Montelli
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
as Self
Better Off Dead...
as Monique Junot
TerrorVision
as Suzy
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actress
How I Got Into College
as Sharon Browne
This Land Is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie
as (voice)
Bampire
as Ms. Carper
Known For - TV Shows
Murder, She Wrote
as Phyllis Gant
Matlock
as Nancy Lamont
Providence
as Diane Cavalero
Charles in Charge
as Anna Grundov
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Paulette / Paula
Family Law
as TV Announcer
Freddy's Nightmares
as Jessica
Finder of Lost Loves
as Emily Bennetts
The Insiders
as Ellen
OFFCANNY
as Diane