Biography

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, and the next day, auditioned for Angie getting cast as Didi, the waitress with heart of gold. Diane has gone on to appear in over 150 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 with Michael Weatherly, Desperate Housewives, and Night Court. 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 opposite Academy Award Nominee 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's costarring in Lifetime's Deadly Due Date, The Wrong Family with Vivica Fox and As Luck Would Have It,opposite Jackée Harry. She just wrapped Strike Gold and The Fixer with Michael Pare.She co-stars in the award winning short 47 with Dan Lauria.Diane is proud to be a member of the Television Academy, and serves on a Peer Group Committee. She is very excited about her acclaimed comedy web series Strange Therapy, in which she stars , and co -wrote , on Amazon Prime. Diane loved creating Hallmark's romantic comedy, Just One Kiss, starring Santino Fontana, and Krysta Rodriguez. She's proud to be part of the highly acclaimed documentary Robodoc: The Creation of Robocop with Peter Weller and Nancy Allen. 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous