Diane Franklin

Diane Franklin is an American actress, producer, and model who began her career in television commercials for brands such as Coca-Cola, Trident, Jell-O, and Maxwell House. At seventeen, she appeared twice in As the World Turns in 1979. Her breakthrough came as Karen in the teen drama The Last American Virgin (1982), and that year she took the part of Patricia Montelli in Amityville II: The Possession (1982). She received top billing in the erotic comedy Second Time Lucky (1984) and was Monique Junet, a French exchange student, in Better Off Dead... (1985). She later portrayed Princess Joanna in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) and took guest roles in series including Bay City Blues, Matlock, and Family Law. Her television films include Dallas: The Early Years (1986). Franklin published memoirs in 2012 and 2017 and returned to the Amityville franchise for The Amityville Murders (2018). She appeared in Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021).