
Diane Franklin
Department: Acting
Biography
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.
Known For

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989

TerrorVision
1986

The Last American Virgin
1982

How I Got Into College
1989

Better Off Dead...
1985

This Land Is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie
1997

Bad Baby
1997

Deadly Lessons
1983

Second Time Lucky
1984

Waking Nightmare
2023

Pareidolia
2023

Riding With Pride
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Clay Zombies
2021

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014

Bampire
2024

Summer Girl
1983

Wally Got Wasted
2019

Dallas: The Early Years
1986

The Dark Room
2023

Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
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Punchcard Player
2006

The Final Interview
2018

The Amityville Murders
2018

Amityville II: The Possession
1982

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020

High Holiday
2021

Angel with a Gun
2024

Deb & Seth Save the World
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Charles in Charge
1984

Providence
1999

Matlock
1986

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Freddy's Nightmares
1988

Family Law
1999

Amityville: An Origin Story
2023

Finder of Lost Loves
1984

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985

OFFCANNY
2019

The Insiders
1985