Acting
Diane Franklin (born February 11, 1962) is an American actress and author. 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.
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV
Matlock
1986 · TV
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · TV
Providence
1999 · TV
Family Law
1999 · TV
Charles in Charge
1984 · TV
Freddy's Nightmares
1988 · TV
Finder of Lost Loves
1984 · TV
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989 · Movie
Amityville: An Origin Story
2023 · TV
The Last American Virgin
1982 · Movie
Amityville II: The Possession
1982 · Movie
Better Off Dead...
1985 · Movie
The Insiders
1985 · TV
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020 · Movie
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · Movie
OFFCANNY
2019 · TV
Dallas: The Early Years
1986 · Movie
How I Got Into College
1989 · Movie
TerrorVision
1986 · Movie
Bad Baby
1997 · Movie
High Holiday
2021 · Movie
Deadly Lessons
1983 · Movie
The Amityville Murders
2018 · Movie
Bampire
2024 · Movie
Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
· Movie
Summer Girl
1983 · Movie
Second Time Lucky
1984 · Movie
The Final Interview
2018 · Movie
Wally Got Wasted
2019 · Movie
Pareidolia
2023 · Movie
The Dark Room
2023 · Movie
This Land Is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie
1997 · Movie
Deb & Seth Save the World
· Movie
Angel with a Gun
2024 · Movie
Waking Nightmare
2023 · Movie
Punchcard Player
2006 · Movie
Clay Zombies
2021 · Movie
