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Diane Adair

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Diane Adair
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Diane Adair, born and raised in New England, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Communications from Chapman University in Orange, California, and, upon graduation, was accepted as a company member of South Coast Repertory Theatre. She has appeared on stage with June Lockhart in The William; co-starred opposite John Glover in The Traveler at The Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and was seen Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop in Top Secret: Battle for the Pentagon Papers with Peter Strauss. A national tour was done of Top Secret starring John Heard, Susan Sullivan and Gregory Harrison. Diane also had the pleasure of touring as The Narrator in The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial with Edward Asner. She recently completed filming Mississippi Requiem, produced by and starring James Franco. Her other film credits include the critically acclaimed UFOria (1984) with Harry Dean Stanton; and Winner of the New York International Film Festival's Best Mockumentary, Instant Trauma (2002). Numerous television guest star appearances include being the only woman ever to reject the Fonz on Happy Days - Les jours heureux (1974), and a recurring alien on Babylon 5 (1994-1995). Diane's voice has been heard on national commercials, promos, as a drive-time co-host, and on the Emmy Award winning mini-series The Wild West (1993), with Jack Lemmon and Helen Hunt. Diane was named a quarterfinalist in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting.
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    Known for

    Andre Boyer in My So-Called Co Star Life (2015)
    My So-Called Co Star Life
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    Bruce Boxleitner, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, Jerry Doyle, and Andreas Katsulas in Babylon 5 (1993)
    Babylon 5
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Markab Mother
    • Mila Shar
    • Narn Mother
    Hypernauts (1996)
    Hypernauts
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Alien Jeweler
    Blue Desert (1990)
    Blue Desert
    5.2
    • Nurse(as Diane Diefendorf)
    • 1990

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Mississippi Requiem (2018)
      Mississippi Requiem
      5.5
      • Elly's Mother
      • 2018
    • Tithes
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Cindy
      • 2018
    • Andre Boyer in My So-Called Co Star Life (2015)
      My So-Called Co Star Life
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2016
    • Instant Trauma
      6.8
      • Diane McDonald
      • 2002
    • Robert Stack in Les enquêtes extraordinaires (1987)
      Les enquêtes extraordinaires
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Colleen Wood
      • 2002
    • Hypernauts (1996)
      Hypernauts
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Alien Jeweler
      • 1996
    • Bruce Boxleitner, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, Jerry Doyle, and Andreas Katsulas in Babylon 5 (1993)
      Babylon 5
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Narn Mother
      • Markab Mother
      • Mila Shar
      • 1994–1995
    • The Wild West (1993)
      The Wild West
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • 1993
    • Bruce Davison, Zachary Bostrom, Molly Cheek, and Carol-Ann Merrill in Harry et les Henderson (1991)
      Harry et les Henderson
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Martha
      • 1992
    • Clete Keith and Doris Anne Soyka in Dead Silence - Chacun son rôle (1991)
      Dead Silence - Chacun son rôle
      5.9
      • Vicki DeWright
      • 1991
    • The New Adam-12 (1990)
      The New Adam-12
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Woman in Labor (as Diane Diefendorf)
      • 1991
    • Blue Desert (1990)
      Blue Desert
      5.2
      • Nurse (as Diane Diefendorf)
      • 1990
    • Drôle de prof (1989)
      Drôle de prof
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Teller (as Diane Diefendorf)
      • 1989
    • Susan Clark, Alex Karras, and Emmanuel Lewis in Webster (1983)
      Webster
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Isadora (as Diane Diefendorf)
      • 1988
    • Aaron's Way: The Harvest (1988)
      Aaron's Way: The Harvest
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Social Worker
      • 1988

    Additional Crew



    • Roughnecks (1980)
      Roughnecks
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • assistant to executive producer (as Diane Diefendorf)
      • 1980
    • Bruce Boxleitner, Sam Elliott, Pat Hingle, Ben Johnson, Cameron Mitchell, Penny Peyser, and Timothy Scott in La cible (1980)
      La cible
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • producer's assistant (as Diane Diefendorf)
      • 1980

    Verified affiliations

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    SAG-AFTRA

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    Drama -- "Mississippi Requiem" -- Faulkner's "Elly"
    Demo Reel 0:39
    Drama -- "Mississippi Requiem" -- Faulkner's "Elly"
    Drama -- "Mississippi Requiem" -- Faulkner's "Elly"
    Demo Reel 0:39
    Drama -- "Mississippi Requiem" -- Faulkner's "Elly"
    Drama - Please Just Smile
    Demo Reel 0:38
    Drama - Please Just Smile
    Dramedy - Please Just Smile
    Demo Reel 0:41
    Dramedy - Please Just Smile
    NY Film Festival Winner -- Instant Trauma
    Demo Reel 1:07
    NY Film Festival Winner -- Instant Trauma
    2016 Web Series - My So Called Co-Star Life
    Demo Reel 0:32
    2016 Web Series - My So Called Co-Star Life

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      • Female

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