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Diane Venora was born Diana Venora in East Hartford Connecticut. She left Hartford for a full scholarship in the Drama Division of The Juilliard School. After graduating from Juilliard, she performed extensively on the stage and developed a reputation as a talented stage actress, particularly in Shakespearian plays... See full bio »

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2010 All Good Things
Janice Rizzo
 
2010 The Wish List (TV movie)
Brenda
 
2010 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Audrey Taylor
– Push (2010) … Audrey Taylor
 
2009 NCIS (TV series)
Shada Shakarji
– Outlaws and In-Laws (2009) … Shada Shakarji
 
2009 Little Hercules in 3-D
Hera
 
2009 Silver Street (short)
 
2009 The Ministers
Gina Santana
 
2009 Private Practice (TV series)
Sharon
– Second Chances (2009) … Sharon
 
2009 Follow the Prophet
Red
 
2008 Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Lea Muller
– Resurrection (2008) … Lea Muller
 
2008 Childless
Mary
 
2008/II Stiletto
Sylvia Vadalos
 
2007 Medium (TV series)
Sarah Jane Levitt
– Very Merry Maggie (2007) … Sarah Jane Levitt
 
2006 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Doris
– The Fisher King: Part 1 (2006) … Doris
 
2005 C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia (TV documentary)
Joy Gresham
 
2005/I Touched
Carole Davis
 
2005 Threshold (TV series)
Andrea Hatten / Angela Hatten
– The Order (2005) … Andrea Hatten
– Shock (2005) … Andrea Hatten
– Trees Made of Glass: Part 1 (2005) … Angela Hatten
– Trees Made of Glass: Part 2 (2005) … Angela Hatten
 
2005 Self Medicated
Louise Eriksen
 
2004 Breaking Dawn
Mother
 
2004 Stateside
Mrs. Hengen
 
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Marilyn Nesbit
– Home (2004) … Marilyn Nesbit
 
2004 Class Actions (TV movie)
Justine Harrison
 
2002 Heartbreak Hospital
Sunday Tyler/Andrea Harmon
 
2001 Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Gabriella Francini
 
2000 Looking for an Echo
Joanne Delgado
 
2000 The Practice (TV series)
Margaret Wakefield
– Appeal and Denial (2000) … Margaret Wakefield
 
2000 Race Against Time (TV movie)
Dr. Helen Steele
 
2000 Hamlet
Gertrude
 
1999 The Insider
Liane Wigand
 
1999 The Young Girl and the Monsoon
Giovanna
 
1999 The Joyriders
Celeste
 
1999 The 13th Warrior
Queen Weilew
 
1999 True Crime
Barbara Everett
 
1997 The Jackal
Major Valentina Koslova
 
1997 Seed: A Love Story (short)
Julia
 
1996 Romeo + Juliet
Gloria Capulet
 
1996 Surviving Picasso
Jacqueline
 
1996 The Substitute
Jane Hetzko
 
1996 Special Report: Journey to Mars (TV movie)
Lt. Tanya Sadavoy
 
1995 Heat
Justine Hanna
 
1995 Three Wishes
Joyce
 
1994-1995 Chicago Hope (TV series)
Dr. Geri Infante
– Songs from the Cuckoo Birds (1995) … Dr. Geri Infante
– Full Moon (1995) … Dr. Geri Infante
– The Virus (1995) … Dr. Geri Infante
– Informed Consent (1995) … Dr. Geri Infante
– Growth Pains (1995) … Dr. Geri Infante
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1994 Thunder Alley (TV series)
Roberta 'Bobbi' Turner
– As a Manner of Fact (1994) … Roberta 'Bobbi' Turner
– A Fistful of Phyllis (1994) … Roberta 'Bobbi' Turner
– Happy Endings (1994) … Roberta 'Bobbi' Turner
– Bloodsuckers (1994) … Roberta 'Bobbi' Turner
– Girls' Night Out (1994) … Roberta 'Bobbi' Turner
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1993 Law & Order (TV series)
Mara Feder
– Night & Fog (1993) … Mara Feder
 
1990 Great Performances (TV series)
Ophelia
– Hamlet (1990) … Ophelia
 
1988 Bird
Chan Parker
 
1987 Ironweed
Margaret 'Peg' Phelan
 
1986 F/X
Ellen Keith
 
1985 Terminal Choice
Anna Lang
 
1985 A.D. (TV mini-series)
Corinna
– Part 5 (1985) … Corinna
– Part 4 (1985) … Corinna
– Part 3 (1985) … Corinna
– Part 2 (1985) … Corinna
– Part 1 (1985) … Corinna
 
1984 The Cotton Club
Gloria Swanson
 
1983 Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (TV movie)
Marie Fidele Hunt
 
1982 A Midsummer Night's Dream (TV movie)
Hippolyta
 
1981 Nurse (TV series)
Ellen Brill
– Rivals (1981) … Ellen Brill
 
1981 Wolfen
Rebecca Neff
 
1980 Getting There (TV short)
Melanie
 
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2012 Disappearing Bakersfield (consulting producer) (completed)
 
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2012 Disappearing Bakersfield (grateful thanks) (completed)
 
2011 The Lady and the Taxi Driver (very special thanks)
 
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2007 The Making of Self-Medicated (video documentary)
Herself
 
2005 RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare (video)
Herself
 
2005 The Making of 'Heat' (video documentary)
Herself
 
2001 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Films of Michael Mann (2001) … Herself
 
1998 The Making of 'The Jackal' (video documentary)
Herself
 

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August 2002: Plays "Sara" in "God of Vengeance", a play by Donald Margulies, adapted from the play by Sholom Asch and based upon a literal translation by Joachim Neugroschel (Adams Memorial Theater, Williamstown, MA). See more »

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I love to struggle. I think life without pain is no life. I'd rather be dead than comfortable. See more »

Trivia:

She has a remarkable relationship with Shakespeare's Hamlet. In the 1982-1983 season, she appeared on stage at the Public Theatre under the direction of Joseph Papp in the title role, making her the only female performer to take on the role in the history of the New York Shakespeare Festival. In 1990... See more »

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