Anecdotes

Diane is an American citizen, born in New Jersey. Her parents and older brother were born in Colombia and were deported when she was 14. In an Op-Ed in the LA Times, she described this: "I came home from school to an empty house. Lights were on and dinner had been started, but my family wasn't there. Neighbors broke the news that my parents had been taken away by immigration officers, and just like that, my stable family life was over.".

She volunteers with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, a nonprofit group that advances immigrants' rights.

She has said that her dream role is "anything where I would play a science-fiction or mythical character. I'm dying to play a part that has to do with fantasy".

Did not start to pursue an acting career until she was twenty-four.

She is the first actress to play the DC Comics character Kay Challis/Crazy Jane in a live-action adaptation.

She attended the Boston Arts Academy, a performing arts high school.

Her last name is Spanish for ''Warrior''.

Worked in a law office after college.

Attended Boston Arts Academy where she sang in a jazz group.

Raised in Boston, Massachusetts.

Worked in retail and coffee shops as a teenager.

Born on the same date as Betty Gilpin.