Diane Franklin

Diane Franklin

Born: February 11, 1962
in Plainview, New York
​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Diane Franklin (born February 11, 1962) is an American actress.

Before she got into acting, Franklin appeared in TV commercials for Coca-Cola, Trident, Jell-O, and Maxwell House coffee. She has worn a distinctive curly hairstyle throughout her career. Her first film role was in the 1982 film The Last American Virgin as Karen. Diane Franklin's other well known roles in movies are in the 1982 horror film Amityville II: The Possession as Patricia Montelli. She also had a role in the 1985 comedy film Better Off Dead as Monique, the foreign exchange student from France.

Franklin has appeared on some TV shows, some of which include Bay City Blues, Matlock, Freddy's Nightmares, and Providence.

Franklin sang the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium on June 1, 2004.

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Pareidolia
Title: Pareidolia
Character: Sinead Chambers
Released: November 24, 2023
Type: Movie
A single woman alone in her house can't be sure if the changing pictures and shapes around her are real, or whether something is watching her.
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Waking Nightmare
Title: Waking Nightmare
Character: Danielle
Released: August 18, 2023
Type: Movie
Jordan suffered manic episodes after the loss of her friend. Her mother has a family doctor prescribe her Ambien to help with her sleepwalking. As time goes on, Jordan has issues remembering what happened.
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Title: Amityville: An Origin Story
Character: Self
Released: April 23, 2023
Type: TV
The story behind the world's most infamous haunted house tale: the Amityville murders. This is the first elevated look at every aspect of this wildly layered story about the heinous murder of a family of six that became eclipsed by paranormal controversy. 
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Clay Zombies
Title: Clay Zombies
Character: D.J. St. VC Skatewell
Released: October 2, 2021
Type: Movie
After a scientist accidentally starts the Claypocalpyse, Kilntown, Ohio is overwhelmed with Clay Zombies. As a plethora of memorable characters try to survive, only one thing is certain. If you touch the clay, you're gonna have a bad day.
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Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Title: Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Character: Self
Released: August 18, 2020
Type: Movie
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.
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Wally Got Wasted
Title: Wally Got Wasted
Character: Emma
Released: January 15, 2019
Type: Movie
Three friends accidentally kill a scum bag, then have to pretend he is still alive to cover up their crime.
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The Amityville Murders
Title: The Amityville Murders
Character: Louise DeFeo
Released: November 5, 2018
Type: Movie
On the night of November 13th, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. took a high powered rifle and murdered his entire family as they slept. At his trial, DeFeo claimed that 'voices' in the house commanded him to kill. This is their story.
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The Final Interview
Title: The Final Interview
Character: Rhonda
Released: October 22, 2018
Type: Movie
A veteran newscaster desperate for ratings secures an interview with a mass murderer on death row the night before the man is set to be executed. What our newscaster thinks will be an easy ratings boost turns into a dangerous psychological game between two manipulative alpha males.
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Title: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Character: Self - Actress
Released: October 6, 2014
Type: Movie
A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.
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Punchcard Player
Title: Punchcard Player
Character: Sweetheart
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
Materialistic 20-something Tim Perroni (Brian Napolitan) tries to find a high-paying career while juggling six part-time jobs in this dark comedy. Addicted to his decadent lifestyle, Tim finally lands a full-time dream job but loses it in a day -- and ends up with 10 part-time jobs far worse than his previous punch-card positions. As pressure mounts to maintain his extravagant manner of living, Tim realizes he's headed for a miserable existence.
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Title: Family Law
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
Family attorney and mom Lynn Holt has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.
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Title: Providence
Character: Diane Cavalero
Released: January 8, 1999
Type: TV
Providence is an American television drama series.
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Bad Baby
Title: Bad Baby
Character: (voice)
Released: April 6, 1997
Type: Movie
Approaching his second birthday, Baby is still quite a handful for his long-suffering sister and parents. He's very demanding, hard to put to sleep, and they can't take their eyes off him for a minute. Dad has as much trouble with his boss ignoring his ability in the supermarket where he's general manager, as with Baby creating a 99-cent sale for all stock. And Mum is trying to make a name for herself baking cakes, but Baby keeps adding "eccentric" ingredients to the mix! On top of all this, Baby's teddy-bear, Baba, goes missing, and everyone goes nuts trying to find it, then replace it, while not constantly reminding Baby of its absence...
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This Land Is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie
Title: This Land Is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie
Character: (voice)
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Songs that live in the American heart can now be enjoyed by a new generation in "This Land Is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie", a wonderful and imaginative music video program consisting of Guthrie's irresistible songs for kids of all ages. With superb animation that makes each song's story come alive, and featuring the voices of Woody Guthrie and his son Arlo, it's a songbook to see and share again and again. We think you'll agree it's good ― downright great ― to know songs like these.
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How I Got Into College
Title: How I Got Into College
Character: Sharon Browne
Released: May 19, 1989
Type: Movie
The simple story of two young Michigan high school students, Jessica, Class President, Local Smart Girl, and object of Marlon's affections attempt to get into a small Pennsylvania college. Jessica fights off her parent's expectation of going to their alma mater of the University of Michigan, while Marlon fights his grades and SAT scores.
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Title: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Character: Princess Joanna
Released: February 17, 1989
Type: Movie
Bill and Ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history class—which means Ted would be sent to military school—but receive help from Rufus, a traveller from a future where their band is the foundation for a perfect society. With the use of Rufus' time machine, Bill and Ted travel to various points in history, returning with important figures to help them complete their final history presentation.
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Title: Freddy's Nightmares
Released: October 9, 1988
Type: TV
The evil, sinister killer of the "Nightmare On Elm Street" movies, Freddy Krueger, hosts this show, where each week, he shows us a tale of evil and death about the lives of people who live in Springwood.
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Dallas: The Early Years
Title: Dallas: The Early Years
Character: Amanda
Released: March 22, 1986
Type: Movie
Prequel to the popular "Dallas" TV series focuses on the origins of the Ewing-Barnes feud during the 1930's. Larry Hagman provides the opening narration for the film. The story opens at a 1951 barbecue with "Digger" Barnes firing a shot at "Jock" Ewing. Immediately flashing back to the depression, the two men first meet in a boxcar as both are hoboing. Their original friendship is built on their desires to find oil. But their failings start as they both compete for the hand of the beautiful Miss Ellie. Jock is shown to be an honorable man caught up in a backlash. Digger is a neurotic, alcoholic with a gift for finding oil.
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Title: Matlock
Released: March 3, 1986
Type: TV
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.
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TerrorVision
Title: TerrorVision
Character: Suzy
Released: February 14, 1986
Type: Movie
Stanley Putterman installs a state-of-the-art satellite dish in his backyard, soon unleashing a strange monster that leaps off the screen and needs to feed on humans for survival.
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Title: The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: Paulette / Paula
Released: September 29, 1985
Type: TV
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
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Better Off Dead...
Title: Better Off Dead...
Character: Monique Junot
Released: August 23, 1985
Type: Movie
High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with his eccentric family, a tenacious paperboy and an obnoxious neighbor whose mother is hosting a beautiful French exchange student named Monique.
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Second Time Lucky
Title: Second Time Lucky
Character: Eve
Released: October 18, 1984
Type: Movie
In the beginning the Devil made a bet with God. The Devil backed Eve, God backed Adam. What would have happened to love and sex if Adam hadn't taken the bite?
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Title: Charles in Charge
Released: October 3, 1984
Type: TV
Charles in Charge is an American sitcom series starring Scott Baio as Charles, a 19-year-old student at the fictional Copeland College in New Brunswick, New Jersey, who worked as a live-in babysitter in exchange for room and board. Baio directed many episodes of the show, and was credited with his full name, Scott Vincent Baio. It was first broadcast on CBS from October 3, 1984 to April 3, 1985, when it was cancelled due to a struggle in the Nielsen ratings. It then had a more successful first-run syndication run from January 3, 1987 to November 10, 1990, as 126 original episodes were aired in total. The show was produced by Al Burton Productions and Scholastic Productions in association with Universal Television, and distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution and New Line Cinema Corporation.
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Title: Murder, She Wrote
Character: Phyllis Gant
Released: September 30, 1984
Type: TV
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
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Title: Finder of Lost Loves
Character: Emily Bennetts
Released: September 22, 1984
Type: TV
The Finder of Lost Loves TV show was a 60 minute drama series on ABC about a private investigator who specialized in finding lost loves from the past for his heartbroken clients.
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Summer Girl
Title: Summer Girl
Character: Cinni
Released: April 11, 1983
Type: Movie
When seductive young Cinni comes to babysit for a troubled couple, she's after more than extra spending money. Starting with the kids and working around to the husband, evil Cinni plots to take over a young mother's life--ruthlessly dealing with anyone who gets in her way.
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Deadly Lessons
Title: Deadly Lessons
Character: Stefanie Aggiston
Released: March 7, 1983
Type: Movie
A psycho is stalking the students at an exclusive girls' school.
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Amityville II: The Possession
Title: Amityville II: The Possession
Character: Patricia Montelli
Released: September 24, 1982
Type: Movie
A local priest tries to rid 112 Ocean Avenue of unclean spirits, but what he doesn't yet suspect is that teen Sonny Montelli has been possessed, body and soul, by a murderous demon bent on total destruction.
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The Last American Virgin
Title: The Last American Virgin
Character: Karen
Released: June 26, 1982
Type: Movie
The friendship of a group of young friends struggling with teen sex, drugs, and work is jeopardized by a romantic interest which may turn pals into bitter rivals.
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Riding With Pride
Title: Riding With Pride
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
"Riding with Pride" is the story of teenager whose mother, Franklin, dies, and the daughter must return to her small town roots where she inherits a horse, gets a job so she can keep the horse, and learns to barrel-race, a rodeo event. At the same time, she finds her teen love.
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Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
Title: Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
Character: Herself
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The official feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of Charles Band's legendary Empire Pictures studio.
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Bampire
Title: Bampire
Character: Ms. Carper
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Five community college students and their professor set out to document unprecedented evidence of a rare fanged deer species never-before-seen in the foothills of the Cascades... the musk deer - Or is it something more sinister?