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Diane Lane

Diane Lane

53 movies on Netflix

Biography

Diane Lane is an American actress who was born in New York City in 1965 and began performing professionally at the age of six with the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Company. She made her film debut opposite Laurence Olivier in A Little Romance (1979), and later worked four times with director Francis Ford Coppola, in The Outsiders (1983), Rumble Fish (1983), The Cotton Club (1984) and Jack (1996). Her performance as an adulterous wife in Unfaithful (2002) drew critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, and Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) earned her a Golden Globe nomination. She later played Martha Kent in Man of Steel (2013) and other DC films, and provided the voice of Riley's mother in Inside Out (2015) and Inside Out 2 (2024). Her other credits include Let Him Go (2020) and the series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, and she received the ICON Award at the 2025 Newport Beach Film Festival.

61years old

Turns 62 on January 22in 72 days

  • Born New York City
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Also credited as Diane Colleen Lane

Movie Career

Films
53
Career span
46 years1979 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    At 13, Diane Lane said no to a Broadway part in Runaways so she could appear in her first film, A Little Romance, with Laurence Olivier. Olivier praised her, calling her "the new Grace Kelly".

  2. A role that slipped away

    Diane Lane came close to playing Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman, even having costume fittings, but scheduling conflicts kept her from the part that went to Julia Roberts.

  3. A role that slipped away

    Diane Lane turned down Splash and Risky Business to make Streets of Fire, which flopped and sent her career into a lull.

  4. A first

    In 2016, Diane Lane starred in The Cherry Orchard on Broadway as Madame Ranevskaya, nearly four decades after playing a silent child peasant in the same play's 1977 run.

Diane Lane movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Man of Steel2013 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Martha Kent

    IMDb rating 7.1877K votes

  2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Martha Kent

    IMDb rating 6.4799K votes

  3. Unfaithful2002as Connie Sumner

    IMDb rating 6.7109K votes

  4. Inside Out2015as Momvoice

    IMDb rating 8.1933K votes

  5. The Perfect Storm2000as Christina Cotter

    IMDb rating 6.5190K votes

  6. Judge Dredd1995as Judge Hershey

    IMDb rating 5.6133K votes

  7. Jumper2008as Mary Rice

    IMDb rating 6.1340K votes

  8. Under the Tuscan Sun2003as Frances

    IMDb rating 6.866K votes

Most often with

Zack Snyder directed four of these films, Francis Ford Coppola four and Walter Hill two. Four actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Laurence Fishburne, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Laurence FishburneBen Affleck, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Ben AffleckAmy Adams, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Amy AdamsHenry Cavill, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Henry CavillBruce Dern, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Bruce DernJeremy Irons, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jeremy IronsZack SnyderDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by Zack SnyderFrancis Ford CoppolaDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by Francis Ford CoppolaWalter HillDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Walter Hill

Films together

Box office

What Diane Lane's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$6.2 billion

40 of the 53 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 53 films: 40 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 40Worldwide figure
  • 6US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

Inside Out 22024as Mom (voice)$1.7 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 87% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Inside Out 22024as Mom (voice)
    $1.7B27.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016as Martha Kent
    $874M14.1% of the total
  3. 3
    Inside Out2015as Mom (voice)
    $858M13.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Man of Steel2013as Martha Kent
    $668M10.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Justice League2017as Martha Kent
    $661M10.6% of the total
  6. 6
    The Perfect Storm2000as Christina Cotter
    $329M5.3% of the total
  7. 7
    Jumper2008as Mary Rice
    $222M3.6% of the total
  8. 8
    Unfaithful2002as Connie Sumner
    $119M1.9% of the total
Judge Dredd (1995), $113 millionNights in Rodanthe (2008), $84.4 millionSecretariat (2010), $60.3 millionUnder the Tuscan Sun (2003), $58.9 millionJack (1996), $58.6 millionMust Love Dogs (2005), $58.4 millionUntraceable (2008), $52.7 millionHardball (2001), $40.2 millionMy Dog Skip (2000), $35.5 millionThe Outsiders (1983), $33.7 millionThe Cotton Club (1984), $25.9 millionMurder at 1600 (1997), $25.8 millionThe Glass House (2001), $23.6 millionSix Pack (1982), $20.2 millionHollywoodland (2006), $16.8 millionSerenity (2019), $14.5 million

$791 millionfrom the other 32 films with a worldwide figure, 13% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Diane Lane's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2003Crystal AwardWon

Online

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