---
name: "Diane Lane"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/diane-lane"
fi1m_id: "diane-lane"
imdb_id: "nm0000178"
tmdb_id: 2882
wikidata_id: "Q255070"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 January 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-22T02:46:00.055288+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Diane Lane

## Identity

Diane Lane

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/diane-lane
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** diane-lane
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000178
- **TMDB ID:** 2882
- **Wikidata ID:** Q255070
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Lane, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q255070, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000178/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2882

Actor. Born 22 January 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 January 1965, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1983–present
- **Also known as:** Даєн Лейн, دایان لین
- **Frequently works with:** [Amy Adams](https://film.one/person/amy-adams.md), [Charles Roven](https://film.one/person/charles-roven.md), [Henry Cavill](https://film.one/person/henry-cavill.md), [Zack Snyder](https://film.one/person/zack-snyder.md), [Ben Affleck](https://film.one/person/ben-affleck.md), [Chris Terrio](https://film.one/person/chris-terrio.md), [David S. Goyer](https://film.one/person/david-s-goyer.md), [Deborah Snyder](https://film.one/person/deborah-snyder.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as actor, over 12 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 77 (1), 1990s 72 (1), 2000s 59 (2), 2010s 58 (5), 2020s 70 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 62 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 3 of 10 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 6, Drama 6, Action 4, Crime 4, Thriller 3, Animation 2
- **Screen time:** 21 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $5,111m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Lane, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q255070, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000178/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2882

## Coming up

- *The Exorcist: Martyrs* (2027-03-10)

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Man of Steel*](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md) (60), [*Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md) (44), [*Justice League*](https://film.one/film/justice-league.md) (40)
- **Disney+:** [*Inside Out*](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md) (87)
- **Peacock:** [*Let Him Go*](https://film.one/film/let-him-go.md) (64)
- **Tubi:** [*Trumbo*](https://film.one/film/trumbo.md) (58)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Killshot*](https://film.one/film/killshot.md) (55)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Diane Lane

> We rate Diane Lane for the small physical details that make desire and doubt believable. She is particularly good at women in domestic upheaval, though parts that ask only for sympathy give her too little to do.

Diane Lane can let desire and doubt register in the same expression. Her face and posture do much of the work, particularly when she is playing a woman unsettled by romantic or domestic trouble. We rate her highly for making those feelings clear without spelling each one out. The danger is a part that asks her to be sympathetic and stops there.

Her early screen work took her from *A Little Romance* (1979) to Francis Ford Coppola’s *The Outsiders* (1983) and *Rumble Fish* (1983). She plays Patty in *Rumble Fish*, a film whose strongest pull is the brotherhood drama carried by Matt Dillon and Mickey Rourke. Its black-and-white images have enough force to justify much of Coppola’s grand manner. Some of the dialogue is far too solemn, though Rusty James’s longing gives the drama a feeling we can recognise. We recommend it with that caveat, while recognising that its chief pleasures tell us more about Coppola and his male leads than about Lane.

The leading roles in *Unfaithful* (2002) and *Under the Tuscan Sun* (2003) brought wider recognition after periods of independent films and television. The former gives her desire and moral conflict to play as Constance Sumner, and her physical expressiveness makes the character more interesting than the formulaic plotting. Frances Mayes in the latter helped establish her as a mature romantic lead. That was a useful change from the ingénue parts, allowing adult romantic experience to become the main business.

The subsequent supporting work includes Martha Kent in *Man of Steel* (2013) and the voice of Mom in Pete Docter’s *Inside Out* (2015). We were moved by *Inside Out*’s contrast between Riley’s inner and outer worlds, because it makes a child’s difficulty with change feel immediate. Lane is part of the cast that earns the film’s warmth, though the explanations occasionally slow the adventure. This is ensemble work, and the pleasure of the film does not depend on her being its centre. Choose it for the shared evening; choose *Unfaithful* for a closer look at Lane.

## Biography

Diane Lane is an American actress. Born on 22 January 1965 in New York City, she made her screen debut at the age of 14 in George Roy Hill's 1979 film *A Little Romance*.

She appeared in Francis Ford Coppola films including *The Outsiders* (1983) and *Rumble Fish* (1983). Lane received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance in *Unfaithful* (2002).

Her other credits include *Under the Tuscan Sun* (2003), *Man of Steel* (2013) as Martha Kent, *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), and voicing Mom in *Inside Out* (2015) and *Inside Out 2* (2024).

*Sources: imdb.com, behindthevoiceactors.com.*

## On Fi1m (12)

- *Making Marie Antoinette* (2026), Fi1m 78, as Eleanor Coppola (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/making-marie-antoinette.md)
- *Inside Out 2* (2024), Fi1m 68, as Mom (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out-2.md)
- *Let Him Go* (2020), Fi1m 64, as Margaret Blackledge — [page](https://film.one/film/let-him-go.md)
- *Justice League* (2017), Fi1m 40, as Martha Kent — [page](https://film.one/film/justice-league.md)
- *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), Fi1m 44, as Martha Kent — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md)
- *Inside Out* (2015), Fi1m 87, as Mom (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md)
- *Trumbo* (2015), Fi1m 58, as Cleo Trumbo — [page](https://film.one/film/trumbo.md)
- *Man of Steel* (2013), Fi1m 60, as Martha Kent — [page](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md)
- *Killshot* (2008), Fi1m 55, as Carmen Colson — [page](https://film.one/film/killshot.md)
- *The Perfect Storm* (2000), Fi1m 63, as Christina "Chris" Cotter — [page](https://film.one/film/the-perfect-storm.md)
- *Fallen Angels* (1993), Fi1m 72, as Bernette Stone — [page](https://film.one/tv/fallen-angels-1993.md)
- *Rumble Fish* (1983), Fi1m 77, as Patty — [page](https://film.one/film/rumble-fish.md)

## Complete filmography (83)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Exorcist: Martyrs* (2027), Actor
- *Making Marie Antoinette* (2026), as Eleanor Coppola (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/making-marie-antoinette.md)
- *Anniversary* (2025), as Ellen Taylor · Executive Producer
- *Inside Out 2* (2024), as Mom (voice) — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out-2.md)
- *A Man in Full* (2024), series, as Martha Croker
- *Extrapolations* (2023), series, as Martha Russell
- *Y: The Last Man* (2021), series, as Jennifer Brown
- *Zack Snyder's Justice League* (2021), as Martha Kent
- *Let Him Go* (2020), as Margaret Blackledge — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/let-him-go.md)
- *Ocean Paradise* (2019), as Narrator
- *Serenity* (2019), as Constance
- *The Romanoffs* (2018), series, as Katherine Ford
- *Justice League* (2017), as Martha Kent — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/justice-league.md)
- *Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House* (2017), as Audrey Felt
- *FEUD* (2017), series, as Slim Keith
- *Paris Can Wait* (2016), as Anne Lockwood
- *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), as Martha Kent — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md)
- *Riley's First Date?* (2015), as Mom (voice)
- *Trumbo* (2015), as Cleo Trumbo — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/trumbo.md)
- *Inside Out* (2015), as Mom (voice) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md)
- *Every Secret Thing* (2014), as Helen Manning
- *Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel* (2013), Actor
- *Man of Steel* (2013), as Martha Kent — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md)
- *House of Cards* (2013), series, as Annette Shepherd
- *Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen* (2012), as (archive footage)
- *Cinema Verite* (2011), as Pat Loud
- *Secretariat* (2010), as Penny Chenery
- *Killshot* (2008), as Carmen Colson — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/killshot.md)
- *Nights in Rodanthe* (2008), as Adrienne
- *Jumper* (2008), as Mary Rice
- *Untraceable* (2008), as Agent Jennifer Marsh
- *Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema* (2007), as Narrator (voice)
- *Hollywoodland* (2006), as Toni Mannix
- *Fierce People* (2006), as Liz Earl
- *Must Love Dogs* (2005), as Sarah
- *Under the Tuscan Sun* (2003), as Frances
- *Unfaithful* (2002), as Constance Sumner
- *The Glass House* (2001), as Erin Glass
- *Hardball* (2001), as Elizabeth Wilkes
- *The Perfect Storm* (2000), as Christina "Chris" Cotter — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-perfect-storm.md)
- *My Dog Skip* (2000), as Ellen Morris
- *The Virginian* (2000), as Molly Stark
- *A Walk on the Moon* (1999), as Pearl Kantrowitz
- *Grace & Glorie* (1998), as Gloria Greenwood
- *Gunshy* (1998), as Melissa
- *Murder at 1600* (1997), as Agent Nina Chance
- *The Only Thrill* (1997), as Katherine Fritzsimmons
- *Mad Dog Time* (1996), as Grace Everly
- *Jack* (1996), as Karen Powell
- *Wild Bill* (1995), as Susannah Moore
- *A Streetcar Named Desire* (1995), as Stella Kowalski
- *Judge Dredd* (1995), as Judge Hershey
- *Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All* (1994), as Lucy Honicut Marsden
- *Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All* (1994), series, as Lucy Honicut Marsden
- *Fallen Angels* (1993), series, as Bernette Stone — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/fallen-angels-1993.md)
- *Indian Summer* (1993), as Beth Warden / Clair Everett
- *Chaplin* (1992), as Paulette Goddard
- *My New Gun* (1992), as Debbie Bender
- *The Setting Sun* (1992), as Lian Hong
- *Knight Moves* (1992), as Kathy Sheppard
- *Descending Angel* (1990), as Irina Stroia
- *Vital Signs* (1990), as Gina Wyler
- *Lonesome Dove* (1989), series, as Lorena Wood Parker
- *Priceless Beauty* (1988), as China
- *The Big Town* (1987), as Lorry Dane
- *Lady Beware* (1987), as Katya Yarno
- *The Cotton Club* (1984), as Vera Cicero
- *Streets of Fire* (1984), as Ellen Aim
- *Rumble Fish* (1983), as Patty — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/rumble-fish.md)
- *The Outsiders* (1983), as Cherry Valance
- *Miss All-American Beauty* (1982), as Sally Butterfield
- *Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains* (1982), as Corinne Burns
- *Six Pack* (1982), as Breezy
- *National Lampoon's Movie Madness* (1982), as Liza ("Growing Yourself")
- *Child Bride of Short Creek* (1981), as Jessica Rae Jacobs
- *Cattle Annie and Little Britches* (1981), as Jenny (Little Britches)
- *Touched by Love* (1980), as Karen
- *A Little Romance* (1979), as Lauren King
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Charity Royall
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Glorie
- *A Hundred Percent*, series, as Suzanne
- *Queen City*, as dian3
- *Moral Capacity*, as Dr. Torre

## Gallery

- ![Diane Lane with Josh Brolin at a ceremony for Mary Steenburgen to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/103959/gallery-5f5ec22d31ae.jpg) Diane Lane with Josh Brolin at a ceremony for Mary Steenburgen to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (2009) — Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/DianeLaneJoshBrolinDec09.jpg/1280px-DianeLaneJoshBrolinDec09.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Diane Lane attending the premiere of True Grit at the Berlin Film Festival 2011](https://film.one/media/person/103959/gallery-4d68f2abd857.jpg) Diane Lane attending the premiere of True Grit at the Berlin Film Festival 2011 — Siebbi, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Diane_Lane_%28Berlin_Film_Festival_2011%29.jpg/1280px-Diane_Lane_%28Berlin_Film_Festival_2011%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Diane Lane](https://film.one/media/person/103959/gallery-5b8c93f3606a.jpg) Diane Lane — Siebbi, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Diane_Lane_%28Berlin_Film_Festival_2011%29_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Diane Lane at the 1989 Emmy Awards. Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can.Robert Duvall, Dia](https://film.one/media/person/103959/gallery-77506161fea3.jpg) Diane Lane at the 1989 Emmy Awards. Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can.Robert Duvall, Dia — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Diane_Lane_at_the_1989_Emmy_Awards.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Diane Lane](https://film.one/media/person/103959/gallery-c78e49485005.jpg) Diane Lane — Image via TMDB
- ![Diane Lane](https://film.one/media/person/103959/gallery-fc2ce34b0399.jpg) Diane Lane — Image via TMDB
- ![Diane Lane](https://film.one/media/person/103959/gallery-7c99057cb2a3.jpg) Diane Lane — Image via TMDB
- ![The cast: Ben Affleck, Diane Lane, Adrien Brody, and Bob Hoskins (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/103959/gallery-4da70ace5646.jpg) The cast: Ben Affleck, Diane Lane, Adrien Brody, and Bob Hoskins (2006) — spaceodissey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/HollywoodlandPremiereItaly.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Diane Lane](https://film.one/media/person/103959/gallery-448cf4753e20.jpg) Diane Lane — Image via TMDB
- ![Diane Lane](https://film.one/media/person/103959/gallery-5f970c0789fc.jpg) Diane Lane — Image via TMDB
- ![Diane Lane](https://film.one/media/person/103959/gallery-9f927555774b.jpg) Diane Lane — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2003: Best Actress (nominated), for *Unfaithful*

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Crystal Award 2003: Crystal Award (won)
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress 1985: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Streets of Fire*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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