Diane Lane
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A New Yorker by birth, Diane Lane debuted at fourteen in 'A Little Romance' (1979), where Laurence Olivier himself called her "the new Grace Kelly". After an uneven start with Francis Ford Coppola titles such as 'The Outsiders' and 'Rumble Fish', she regained prominence with the miniseries 'Lonesome Dove' (1989) and the blockbuster 'The Perfect Storm' (2000). Her great breakthrough came with 'Unfaithful' (2002), which earned her Oscar, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations, followed by the luminous charm of 'Under the Tuscan Sun' (2003). She also played Martha Kent in the DC cinematic universe. Lane combines a classic beauty with an emotional vulnerability that has matured with enormous naturalness.
Diane Lane
56 Movies
10 Series
A New Yorker by birth, Diane Lane debuted at fourteen in 'A Little Romance' (1979), where Laurence Olivier himself called her "the new Grace Kelly". After an uneven start with Francis Ford Coppola titles such as 'The Outsiders' and 'Rumble Fish', she regained prominence with the miniseries 'Lonesome Dove' (1989) and the blockbuster 'The Perfect Storm' (2000). Her great breakthrough came with 'Unfaithful' (2002), which earned her Oscar, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations, followed by the luminous charm of 'Under the Tuscan Sun' (2003). She also played Martha Kent in the DC cinematic universe. Lane combines a classic beauty with an emotional vulnerability that has matured with enormous naturalness.
Movies
Plays Mom (voice)
Inside Out 2
2024
Plays Mom (voice)
Inside Out
2015
Plays Martha Kent
Man of Steel
2013
Plays Martha Kent
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Plays Martha Kent
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
Plays Constance Sumner
Unfaithful
2002
Plays Martha Kent
Justice League
2017
Plays Cherry Valance
The Outsiders
1983
Plays Mary Rice
Jumper
2008
Plays China
Priceless Beauty
1988
Plays Christina "Chris" Cotter
The Perfect Storm
2000
Producer
Plays Ellen Taylor
Anniversary
2025
Plays Margaret Blackledge
Let Him Go
2020
Plays Karen Powell
Jack
1996
Plays Constance
Serenity
2019
Plays Patty
Rumble Fish
1983
Plays Penny Chenery
Secretariat
2010
Plays Paulette Goddard
Chaplin
1992
Plays Ellen Aim
Streets of Fire
1984
Plays Sarah
Must Love Dogs
2005
Plays Frances
Under the Tuscan Sun
2003
Plays Erin Glass
The Glass House
2001
Plays Agent Jennifer Marsh
Untraceable
2008
Plays Agent Nina Chance
Murder at 1600
1997
Plays Susannah Moore
Wild Bill
1995
Plays Cleo Trumbo
Trumbo
2015
Plays Carmen Colson
Killshot
2008
Plays Adrienne
Nights in Rodanthe
2008
Plays Anne Lockwood
Paris Can Wait
2016
Plays Elizabeth Wilkes
Hardball
2001
Plays Mom (voice)
Riley's First Date?
2015
Plays Toni Mannix
Hollywoodland
2006
Plays Helen Manning
Every Secret Thing
2014
Plays Vera Cicero
The Cotton Club
1984
Plays Audrey Felt
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
2017
Plays Ellen Morris
My Dog Skip
2000
Plays Lian Hong
The Setting Sun
1992
Plays Katya Yarno
Lady Beware
1987
Plays Gina Wyler
Vital Signs
1990
Plays Lauren King
A Little Romance
1979
Plays Pearl Kantrowitz
A Walk on the Moon
1999
Plays Kathy Sheppard
Knight Moves
1992
Plays Beth Warden / Clair Everett
Indian Summer
1993
Plays Liz Earl
Fierce People
2006
Plays Liza ("Growing Yourself")
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982
Plays Jenny (Little Britches)
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
1981
Plays Lorry Dane
The Big Town
1987
Plays Melissa
Gunshy
1998
Plays Katherine Fritzsimmons
The Only Thrill
1997
Plays Breezy
Six Pack
1982
TV Shows
Plays Jennifer Brown
Y: The Last Man
2021
Plays Annette Shepherd
House of Cards
2013
Plays Slim Keith
FEUD
2017
Plays Martha Croker
A Man in Full
2024
Plays Lorena Wood Parker
Lonesome Dove
1989
Plays Katherine Ford
The Romanoffs
2018
Plays Lucy Honicut Marsden
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
Plays Glorie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Plays Bernette Stone
Fallen Angels
1993
Plays Charity Royall
Great Performances
1971
Latest Trailers
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Anniversary
Ellen Taylor
2025
Film
FEUD
Slim Keith · 8 episodes
2024
TV
A Man in Full
Martha Croker · 6 episodes
2024
TV
Inside Out 2
Mom (voice)
2024
Film
Y: The Last Man
Jennifer Brown · 10 episodes
2021
TV
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Martha Kent
2021
Film
Let Him Go
Margaret Blackledge
2020
Film
Serenity
Constance
2019
Film
House of Cards
Annette Shepherd · 8 episodes
2018
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Diane Lane and where are they from?
Diane Lane is 61 years old, born on January 22, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Diane Lane?
Diane Lane is best known for roles in Inside Out, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man of Steel.
How many movies has Diane Lane been in?
Over a 47-year career (since 1979), Diane Lane has appeared in 55 movies and 9 TV shows.
What was Diane Lane's first movie?
The career of Diane Lane began with A Little Romance (1979).
What is Diane Lane's most recent movie or series?
Diane Lane's most recent release is Anniversary, which premiered on October 29, 2025.
What TV shows has Diane Lane appeared in?
On television, Diane Lane has appeared in House of Cards, The Daily Show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Y: The Last Man.
Does Diane Lane have any upcoming projects?
Yes, Diane Lane's upcoming work includes: The Exorcist: Martyrs (2027).
Diane Lane
1965-01-22 · New York City, New York, USA
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.