An enduring performer who started out on stage as a child actress in the '70s, Lane landed movie roles while still a teen. Although she appeared in a number of high-profile films (
Rumblefish,
The Outsiders), her career stalled after a couple of bad choices, including turning down the mermaid role in
Splash but signing on to the less successful
Streets of Fire and
The Cotton Club, both in 1984. She returned to showbiz in 1987, yet for the next 15 years she toiled away in substandard parts or projects, aside from a few notable roles such as her Emmy-nominated turn as a prostitute in the 1989 miniseries
Lonesome Dove. Then her steamy performance as a suburban mom embroiled in an affair in 2002's
Unfaithful deservedly earned her rave reviews as well as Golden Globe and Oscar nods. After three decades in entertainment, she had finally arrived on the A-list.
Diane Lane Fast Facts:
- Made her professional acting debut at the age of 6, with the New York theater group Cafe la Mama.
- Appeared on Broadway as a child in the musical Runaways (1978) and revivals of The Cherry Orchard and Agamemnon (both 1977).
- Named one of "Hollywood's Whiz Kids" by Time magazine when she was 14.
- Described as the new Grace Kelly by Laurence Olivier after the two starred in her film debut, 1979's A Little Romance.
- Was hit in the eye with a tennis ball in 1980, giving her a permanently dilated pupil.
- Diane Lane Relationships:
- Eden Brolin - Stepdaughter
- Trevor Mansur Brolin - Stepson
- Burt Lane - Father
- Christopher Lambert - Ex-husband
- Colleen Farrington - Mother
- Eleanor Jasmine Lambert - Daughter
- Josh Brolin - Husband
- Diane Lane Awards:
- 2011 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
- 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Nominee
- 2012 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
- 2002 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
- 1989 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
- 2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
- 2004 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
- 2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee