Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
August 10, 1952 (age 73)
Place of Birth
East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Also Known As
دایان ونورا
Diane Venora
Biography
Diane Venora is an American stage, television and film actress. She graduated from the Juilliard School in 1977 and made her film debut in 1981 opposite Albert Finney in Wolfen. She won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress for Bird.
Known For
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Marilyn Nesbit
1999
TV
NCIS
Shada Shakarji
2003
TV
Grey's Anatomy
Audrey Taylor
2005
TV
Law & Order
Mara Feder
1990
TV
Great Performances
Ophelia
1971
TV
Medium
Sarah Jane Levitt
2005
TV
The Practice
Margaret Wakefield
1997
TV
Chicago Hope
Geri Infante
1994
TV
Private Practice
Sharon
2007
TV
Eleventh Hour
Lea Muller
2008
Film
Heat
Justine
1995
TV
Threshold
Andrea Hatten
2005
TV
Thunder Alley
Bobbi Turner
1994
Film
The Jackal
Major Valentina Koslova
1997
Film
Romeo + Juliet
Gloria Capulet
1996
TV
Working Shakespeare
2003
Film
The 13th Warrior
Queen Weilew
1999
Film
The Insider
Liane Wigand
1999
TV
A.D.
Corinna
1985
Film
Wolfen
Rebecca Neff
1981
Filmography
2022FilmClint Eastwood: The Last Legendas Self (archive footage)2022FilmFirst Loveas Aunt Irene2021Filmstar-crossed: the filmas House Mother / School Administrator / Demonstrator2015FilmChildlessas Mary2015FilmUncovering Wolfenas Self2010FilmAll Good Thingsas Janice Rizzo2010FilmThe Wish Listas Brenda2009FilmThe Ministersas Gina Santana2009FilmLittle Herculesas Hera2009FilmFollow the Prophetas Red2008TVEleventh Houras Lea Muller2008FilmStilettoas Sylvia Vadalos2007TVPrivate Practiceas Sharon2005FilmC.S. Lewis: Beyond Narniaas Joy Gresham2005FilmTouchedas Carole Davis2005TVThresholdas Andrea Hatten2005FilmSelf Medicatedas Louise2005TVGrey's Anatomyas Audrey Taylor2005FilmThe Making of 'Heat'as Self2005TVMediumas Sarah Jane Levitt2004FilmBreaking Dawnas Mother2004FilmLos Angeles Plays Itselfas Justine in Heat (archive footage)2004FilmStatesideas Mrs. Hengen2003TVNCISas Shada Shakarji2003TVWorking Shakespeare2002FilmHeartbreak Hospitalas Sunday Tyler / Andrea Harmon2001FilmMegiddo: The Omega Code 2as Gabriella Francini2001FilmThe Young Girl and the Monsoonas Giovanna2000FilmLooking for an Echoas Joanne Delgado2000FilmRace Against Timeas Dr. Helen Steele2000FilmHamletas Gertrude1999FilmThe Insideras Liane Wigand1999TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitas Marilyn Nesbit1999FilmThe 13th Warrioras Queen Weilew1999FilmThe Joyridersas Celeste1999FilmTrue Crimeas Barbara Everett1997FilmThe Jackalas Major Valentina Koslova1997FilmSeed: A Love Storyas Julia Noble1997TVThe Practiceas Margaret Wakefield1996FilmRomeo + Julietas Gloria Capulet1996FilmSurviving Picassoas Jacqueline1996FilmThe Substituteas Jane Hetzko1996FilmSpecial Report: Journey to Marsas Lt. Tanya Sadavoy1995FilmHeatas Justine1995FilmThree Wishesas Joyce1994TVChicago Hopeas Geri Infante1994TVThunder Alleyas Bobbi Turner1990TVLaw & Orderas Mara Feder1988FilmBirdas Chan Parker1987FilmIronweedas Peg1986FilmF/Xas Ellen1985FilmA Midsummer Night's Dreamas Hippolyta1985FilmTerminal Choiceas Anna Lang1985TVA.D.as Corinna1984FilmThe Cotton Clubas Gloria Swanson1983FilmCook & Peary: The Race to the Poleas Marie Fidele Hunt1981FilmWolfenas Rebecca Neff1971TVGreat Performancesas Ophelia