Jane Badler

Jane Badler is an American-Australian actress and singer who first gained wide attention as Diana, the alien antagonist of NBC's science fiction series V. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she studied drama at Northwestern University and graduated with a BFA in 1976. Her early television work came on daytime serials: she was Melinda Cramer Janssen on One Life to Live from 1977 to 1981 and Natalie Bell on The Doctors from 1981 to 1982. She returned as Diana in V: The Final Battle and V: The Series, and later had a guest role on Falcon Crest. In Australia she joined the Mission: Impossible revival as agent Shannon Reed, and she appeared as Diana Marshall on Neighbours in 2010. A later guest spot came in the V remake in 2011. Her film work includes Surrogate (2022), where she was Lauren Balmer. Badler has also sung in cabaret and released three albums.