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Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 22, 1965 (60)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 20, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 performance in Unfaithful also garnered her Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Actress. She was also highly lauded by critics for her performance in the immediately subsequent film Under the Tuscan Sun. For much of the rest of the decade, she alternately appeared as a lead actress in romantic films such as Must Love Dogs (2005) and Nights in Rodanthe (2008), and thrillers such as Fierce People (2005), Hollywoodland (2006), and Untraceable (2008). She has appeared in four films directed by Francis Ford Coppola: The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, The Cotton Club, and Jack. She has been in one film directed by his wife Eleanor Coppola: Paris Can Wait. She also played the recurring role of Martha Kent, the adoptive mother of Superman, in Man of Steel (2013) and appeared in subsequent films of the DC Extended Universe. Her most recent film is the 2020 neo-western Let Him Go.

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Filmography

Inside Out 2

Inside Out 2

2024

as Mom (voice)

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021

as Martha Kent

Let Him Go

Let Him Go

2020

as Margaret Blackledge

Serenity

Serenity

2019

as Constance

Justice League

Justice League

2017

as Martha Kent

Paris Can Wait

Paris Can Wait

2016

as Anne Lockwood

Trumbo

Trumbo

2015

as Cleo Trumbo

Riley's First Date?

Riley's First Date?

2015

as Mom (voice)

Inside Out

Inside Out

2015

as Mom (voice)

Every Secret Thing

Every Secret Thing

2014

as Helen Manning

Man of Steel

Man of Steel

2013

as Martha Kent

Cinema Verite

Cinema Verite

2011

as Pat Loud

Secretariat

Secretariat

2010

as Penny Chenery

Untraceable

Untraceable

2008

as Agent Jennifer Marsh

Nights in Rodanthe

Nights in Rodanthe

2008

as Adrienne

Killshot

Killshot

2008

as Carmen Colson

Jumper

Jumper

2008

as Mary Rice

Fierce People

Fierce People

2007

as Liz Earl

Hollywoodland

Hollywoodland

2006

as Toni Mannix

Must Love Dogs

Must Love Dogs

2005

as Sarah

Under the Tuscan Sun

Under the Tuscan Sun

2003

as Frances

Unfaithful

Unfaithful

2002

as Constance Sumner

Hardball

Hardball

2001

as Elizabeth Wilkes

The Glass House

The Glass House

2001

as Erin Glass

The Virginian

The Virginian

2000

as Molly Stark

My Dog Skip

My Dog Skip

2000

as Ellen Morris

The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

2000

as Christina "Chris" Cotter

A Walk on the Moon

A Walk on the Moon

1999

as Pearl Kantrowitz

Grace & Glorie

Grace & Glorie

1998

as Gloria Greenwood

Gunshy

Gunshy

1998

as Melissa

Murder at 1600

Murder at 1600

1997

as Agent Nina Chance

The Only Thrill

The Only Thrill

1997

as Katherine Fritzsimmons

Jack

Jack

1996

as Karen Powell

Mad Dog Time

Mad Dog Time

1996

as Grace Everly

Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd

1995

as Judge Hershey

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

1995

as Stella Kowalski

Wild Bill

Wild Bill

1995

as Susannah Moore

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

1994

as Lucy Honicut Marsden

Indian Summer

Indian Summer

1993

as Beth Warden / Clair Everett

My New Gun

My New Gun

1992

as Debbie Bender

Knight Moves

Knight Moves

1992

as Kathy Sheppard

Chaplin

Chaplin

1992

as Paulette Goddard

Descending Angel

Descending Angel

1990

as Irina Stroia

Vital Signs

Vital Signs

1990

as Gina Wyler

Priceless Beauty

Priceless Beauty

1988

as China

Lady Beware

Lady Beware

1987

as Katya Yarno

The Big Town

The Big Town

1987

as Lorry Dane

Streets of Fire

Streets of Fire

1984

as Ellen Aim

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

1984

as Vera Cicero

Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish

1983

as Patty

The Outsiders

The Outsiders

1983

as Cherry Valance

Miss All-American Beauty

Miss All-American Beauty

1982

as Sally Butterfield

Six Pack

Six Pack

1982

as Breezy

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

1981

as Jenny (Little Britches)

Child Bride of Short Creek

Child Bride of Short Creek

1981

as Jessica Rae Jacobs

Touched by Love

Touched by Love

1980

as Karen

A Little Romance

A Little Romance

1979

as Lauren King

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Y: The Last Man

as Jennifer Brown

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 13, 2021

House of Cards

as Annette Shepherd

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Feb 01, 2013

FEUD

as Slim Keith

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 05, 2017

A Man in Full

as Martha Croker

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 02, 2024

Lonesome Dove

as Lorena Wood Parker

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 05, 1989

Extrapolations

as Martha Russell

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 16, 2023

The Romanoffs

as Katherine Ford

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 11, 2018

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

as Lucy Honicut Marsden

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 01, 1994

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Glorie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Fallen Angels

as Bernette Stone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 01, 1993

The Frame

as Martha Kent

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 2013

Great Performances

as Charity Royall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

The View

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Amend: The Fight for America

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 2021

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Today

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1952

The Tyra Banks Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2005

The Directors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1999

The Bonnie Hunt Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2008

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 68 86 60
2024 6 63 77 53
2024 7 60 76 43
2024 8 48 64 32
2024 9 34 50 20
2024 10 38 67 22
2024 11 39 58 29
2024 12 34 46 25
2025 1 46 71 28
2025 2 26 43 5
2025 3 11 41 1
2025 4 2 3 2
2025 5 6 8 3
2025 6 4 6 4
2025 7 3 4 3
2025 8 3 8 2
2025 9 2 2 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 693 387
2024 6 438 127
2024 7 426 402
2025 1 655 228
2025 5 439 148
2025 6 238 99
2025 7 441 106
2025 8 324 80
2025 9 921 884

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