Diane Franklin
Birthday: Born in 1962-02-11 in Plainview, New York
Deathday: Alive
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diane Franklin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Charles in Charge
Character: Anna Grundov
Charles, a 19-year-old student at the fictional Copeland College in New Brunswick, New Jersey, works as a live-in babysitter in exchange for room and board....
Providence
Character: Diane Cavalero
Providence is an American television drama series....
Matlock
Character:
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 dr...
Murder, She Wrote
Character: Phyllis Gant
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases....
Freddy's Nightmares
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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....
Family Law
Character: TV Announcer
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....
Amityville: An Origin Story
Character: Self
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. ...
Finder of Lost Loves
Character: Emily Bennetts
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....
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: Paulette / Paula
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....
OFFCANNY
Character: Diane
OFFCANNY is an absurdist, improvisational comedy channel in the vein of Adult Swim's programming....
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Character: Princess Joanna
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....
TerrorVision
Character: Suzy
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....
The Last American Virgin
Character: Karen
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....
How I Got Into College
Character: Sharon Browne
High school senior Marlon Bowne is smitten with overachieving classmate Jessica Kailo. But, if he wants to have a shot with her, he'll have to find a way to get into Ramsey College, Jessica's top choice of schools. It won't be easy, since the college is highly selective and Marlon's grades are hardly impressive. That means the lovelorn teen will have to find a way to score high on the SATs and win over the college admissions committee....
Better Off Dead...
Character: Monique Junot
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....
This Land Is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie
Character: (voice)
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...
Bad Baby
Character: (voice)
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, Bab...
Deadly Lessons
Character: Stefanie Aggiston
A psycho is stalking the students at an exclusive girls' school....
Second Time Lucky
Character: Eve
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?...
Waking Nightmare
Character: Danielle
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....
Pareidolia
Character: Sinead Chambers
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....
Clay Zombies
Character: D.J. St. VC Skatewell
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....
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Character: Self - Actress
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....
Bampire
Character: Ms. Carper
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?...
Summer Girl
Character: Cinni
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....
Wally Got Wasted
Character: Emma
Three friends accidentally kill a scum bag, then have to pretend he is still alive to cover up their crime....
Dallas: The Early Years
Character: Amanda
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...
The Dark Room
Character: Dr. Riley
As murders grip a small town, a photog uncovers something sinister while developing photos for a local religious leader. As the body count rises, he is pursued by a mysterious woman, throwing his own sanity into question by his doctor....
Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
Character: Herself
The official feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of Charles Band's legendary Empire Pictures studio....
Punchcard Player
Character: Sweetheart
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....
The Final Interview
Character: Rhonda
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....
The Amityville Murders
Character: Louise DeFeo
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....
Amityville II: The Possession
Character: Patricia Montelli
Anthony and Dolores Montelli, along with their four children, move into their dream house in Amityville and are immediately plagued by a string of paranormal experiences. When the abusive Anthony wrongly places the blame on their children, Dolores recruits a local Catholic priest to exorcise the house....
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Character: Self
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....