Diane Venora

Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
08/10/1952
Birthplace:
Hartford, Connecticut
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biography
This attractive, dark-haired New York stage actress first attracted notice as an unlikely Prince of Denmark in the New York Shakespeare Festival's 1983 production of "Hamlet". The Connecticut native came to the stage from Juilliard and appeared in such shows as "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1982, as Hippolyta), "Uncle Vanya" (1983), "Tomorrow's Monday" (1985) and "Largo Desolato" (1986).

Venora made her film debut as a bit player in Bob Fosse's "All That Jazz" (1979), but her breakthrough came as a woman being stalked by beasts in "Wolfen" (1981). She briefly appeared as Gloria Swanson in Continued

Credits
(TV Show)
2007-2007
Sarah-Jane Levitt
2007
(TV Show)
2005-2005
Angela Hatten
2005
Angela Hatten
2005
Angela Hatten
2005
Angela Hatten
2005
Mrs Hengen
2004
Joanne
2000
Gertrude
2000
Liane Wigand
1999
Barbara Everett
1999
Major Valentina Koslova
1997
Jane Hetzko
1996
Justine
1995
Joyce
Little Girl's Mother
Gabriella Francini
Peg
Ellen
Rebecca Neff
Chan Parker
Louise Eriksen
milestones
Year
Milestone
1979 
Film debut as bit player, "All That Jazz"
1980 
TV debut, in pilot "Getting There" (CBS)
1981 
Off-Broadway debut in "Penguin Touquet", NY Shakespeare Festival
 
Became a member of Juilliard Acting Company and Ensemble Studio Theatre
1981 
Film debut as lead, "Wolfen"
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