Diane Lane
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Great Performances
Charity Royall
1971
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
House of Cards
Annette Shepherd
2013
Film
Inside Out 2
Mom (voice)
2024
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Film
Inside Out
Mom (voice)
2015
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Film
Man of Steel
Martha Kent
2013
Series
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Film
Justice League
Martha Kent
2017
Film
Unfaithful
Constance Sumner
2002
Film
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Martha Kent
2021
Series
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
Film
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Martha Kent
2016
Series
Extrapolations
Martha Russell
2023
Series
Fallen Angels
Bernette Stone
1993
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Bonnie Hunt Show
Self
2008
Series
FEUD
Slim Keith
2017
Series
Today
Self
1952
Series
Y: The Last Man
Jennifer Brown
2021
Film
Judge Dredd
Judge Hershey
1995
Film
The Outsiders
Cherry Valance
1983
Film
Jumper
Mary Rice
2008
Film
The Perfect Storm
Christina "Chris" Cotter
2000
Series
A Man in Full
Martha Croker
2024
Series
Amend: The Fight for America
Self
2021
Series
Lonesome Dove
Lorena Wood Parker
1989
Series
The Romanoffs
Katherine Ford
2018
Film
Anniversary
Ellen Taylor
2025
Film
Let Him Go
Margaret Blackledge
2020
Film
Serenity
Constance
2019
Film
Priceless Beauty
China
1988
Film
The Glass House
Erin Glass
2001
Series
The Directors
Self
1999
Film
Murder at 1600
Agent Nina Chance
1997
Film
The Cotton Club
Vera Cicero
1984
Film
Streets of Fire
Ellen Aim
1984
Film
Must Love Dogs
Sarah
2005
Film
Under the Tuscan Sun
Frances
2003
Film
Secretariat
Penny Chenery
2010
Film
Riley's First Date?
Mom (voice)
2015
Film
Nights in Rodanthe
Adrienne
2008
Series
The Frame
Martha Kent
2013
Film
Jack
Karen Powell
1996
Film
Chaplin
Paulette Goddard
1992
Film
Paris Can Wait
Anne Lockwood
2016
Film
Rumble Fish
Patty
1983
Film
Hardball
Elizabeth Wilkes
2001
Film
Untraceable
Agent Jennifer Marsh
2008
Film
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Audrey Felt
2017
Film
My Dog Skip
Ellen Morris
2000
Film
Hollywoodland
Toni Mannix
2006
Film
Trumbo
Cleo Trumbo
2015
Film
Every Secret Thing
Helen Manning
2014
Film
Killshot
Carmen Colson
2008
Film
Fierce People
Liz Earl
2006
Film
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Film
Knight Moves
Kathy Sheppard
1992
Film
Lady Beware
Katya Yarno
1987
Film
A Little Romance
Lauren King
1979
Film
Indian Summer
Beth Warden / Clair Everett
1993
Film
Mad Dog Time
Grace Everly
1996
Film
A Walk on the Moon
Pearl Kantrowitz
1999
Film
Wild Bill
Susannah Moore
1995
Film
The Big Town
Lorry Dane
1987
Film
A Streetcar Named Desire
Stella Kowalski
1995
The Exorcist: Martyrs
2027
Film
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Liza ("Growing Yourself")
1982
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Glorie
1951
Film
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
Corinne Burns
1982
Film
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
Jenny (Little Britches)
1981
Film
Cinema Verite
Pat Loud
2011
Film
Vital Signs
Gina Wyler
1990
Film
The Setting Sun
Lian Hong
1992
Film
Casting By
Self
2012
Film
Gunshy
Melissa
1998
A Hundred Percent
Suzanne
Film
The Only Thrill
Katherine Fritzsimmons
1997
Film
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Self
2013
Film
Searching for Debra Winger
Self
2002
Series
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Lucy Honicut Marsden
1994
Film
The Virginian
Molly Stark
2000
Film
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013
Film
Six Pack
Breezy
1982
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
Grace & Glorie
Gloria Greenwood
1998
Film
Touched by Love
Karen
1980
Series
Half the Sky
Self
2012
Film
My New Gun
Debbie Bender
1992
Film
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
Self
2005
Film
Child Bride of Short Creek
Jessica Rae Jacobs
1981
Film
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Narrator (voice)
2007
Film
Descending Angel
Irina Stroia
1990
Film
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Lucy Honicut Marsden
1994
Film
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Self
2012
Film
An American Family at 50
Self
2024
Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'
Herself
1995
Moral Capacity
Dr. Torre
Film
Ocean Paradise
Narrator
2019
Making Marie Antoinette
Eleanor Coppola
Film
The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains
Self
1999
Film
Queen City
dian3
Film
Miss All-American Beauty
Sally Butterfield
1982