Biography
Diane Colleen Lane (born January 22, 1965) is an American actress and producer. Born and raised in New York City, Lane made her screen debut at age 14 in George Roy Hill's 1979 film A Little Romance. Laurence Olivier, who played a major supporting role in the film, called her "the new Grace Kelly". The two films that could have catapulted her to star status, Streets of Fire and The Cotton Club, were both commercial and critical failures, and her career languished as a result. After taking a break, Lane returned to acting to appear in The Big Town and Lady Beware, but did not make another big impression on a sizable audience until 1989's popular and critically acclaimed TV miniseries Lonesome Dove, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award. It was not until 1999 that Lane earned further recognition for her role in A Walk on the Moon, and that was followed by her performance alongside George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg in the 2000 blockbuster The Perfect Storm. She was especially lauded and honored for the 2002 film Unfaithful, which earned her Satellite, New York Film Critics Circle, and National Society of Film Critics awards for Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama). Her pe…
Movies & TV Shows
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Inside Out (2015) — Mom (voice)
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) — Martha Kent
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Man of Steel (2013) — Martha Kent
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Justice League (2017) — Martha Kent
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Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) — Martha Kent
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Inside Out 2 (2024) — Mom (voice)
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Jumper (2008) — Mary Rice
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House of Cards (2013) — Annette Shepherd
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Judge Dredd (1995) — Judge Hershey
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The Perfect Storm (2000) — Christina "Chris" Cotter
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Unfaithful (2002) — Constance Sumner
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Trumbo (2015) — Cleo Trumbo
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Serenity (2019) — Constance
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The Outsiders (1983) — Cherry Valance
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Jack (1996) — Karen Powell
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Chaplin (1992) — Paulette Goddard
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The Glass House (2001) — Erin Glass
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Riley's First Date? (2015) — Mom (voice)
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Untraceable (2008) — Agent Jennifer Marsh
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Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) — Frances
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Let Him Go (2020) — Margaret Blackledge
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Rumble Fish (1983) — Patty
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The Daily Show (1996) — Self
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Secretariat (2010) — Penny Chenery
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Nights in Rodanthe (2008) — Adrienne
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Murder at 1600 (1997) — Agent Nina Chance
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Hardball (2001) — Elizabeth Wilkes
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Streets of Fire (1984) — Ellen Aim
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Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017) — Audrey Felt
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Must Love Dogs (2005) — Sarah
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Hollywoodland (2006) — Toni Mannix
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The Cotton Club (1984) — Vera Cicero
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Every Secret Thing (2014) — Helen Manning
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
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Killshot (2008) — Carmen Colson
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Y: The Last Man (2021) — Jennifer Brown
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My Dog Skip (2000) — Ellen Morris
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FEUD (2017) — Slim Keith
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Knight Moves (1992) — Kathy Sheppard
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Paris Can Wait (2016) — Anne Lockwood