Biography

Diana Cignoni is a German-Italian-American Film Director, Producer and Actor. Cignoni is a member of Film Fatales Los Angeles. Cignoni was selected for the Panavision New Filmmaker Program Grant. Cignoni has been featured as a director in "Seeing is Believing: Women Direct" a film by Cady McClain. Cignoni modeled (Clients include: Trussardi, Giorgio Armani, Escada, Christian Dior) and acted in Europe and America for many years before she started directing. Diana has an extensive acting background and well recognized directorial talents. Having been taught by mentor Charlie Laughton (friend and mentor to Al Pacino) Penelope Allen, Geraldine Baron, Lance Lane, Mark Rydell and Martin Landau at The Actor's Studio, Diana developed a unique voice. Diana won multiple awards as an actor and KOAN member of the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble in Los Angeles under the direction of Ron Sossi. Cignoni was nominated for the 2019 Stage Raw Theatre Awards for "Best Leading Female Performance" - in Faith Healer, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble. In 2022 she played the lead role in Pinter's A Kind of Alaska in Wakings! at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. In 2023 she played the lead role in Elephant Shavings, a play written and directed by Ron Rossi at the Odyssey Theatre. Diana was recently elected to the board of the Odyssey Theatre for the purpose of further enhancing the ensemble with her many artistic talents. Born and raised in Germany Diana now resides and works in Los Angeles. She is the founder and CEO of Ground Hero Film a indie film production company in Santa Monica. Diana Cignoni is an award winning filmmaker whose debut narrative feature film " One Weekend" was released on demand by Stadium Media after premiering at SaMo Indie, winning the Audience Choice Award. "One Weekend" has screened in dozens of other film festivals worldwide, including China Woman's Film Festival, SMC Film Club, Sir Charlie Darwin Movie Battle, Big Island Film Festival, Julien Dubuque International Film Festival. Cignoni's documentary film "Perfect" premiered at SaMo Indie and won Best Feature Length Film and the Audience Choice Award. Cignoni's previous short film "Palm Trees" won Best Narrative Short at SaMo Indie and screened in film festivals worldwide, including Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival, TIF Video Challenge, Ozark Shorts and UCFF Dublin.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ground Hero Film