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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 25, 1951
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
- Diane Louise Salinger
Diane Salinger
0.7 Popularity
Biography
Diane Louise Salinger (born January 25, 1951) is an American actress and voice actress known for her distinctive character roles across film, television, and stage. She gained recognition for her role as Apollonia in the television series "Carnivàle" (2003–2005) and appeared in notable films such as "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," "Batman Returns," and "Ghost World". With a career marked by versatility, Salinger has performed in popular TV shows including "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "ER," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," and "Law & Order". Beyond acting, she is a dedicated teacher and director who founded an acting workshop for at-risk youth and has directed theatrical pieces for high-profile audiences.
Known For
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Speaker – 6th Circle: The Heretics / Medusa
Dante's Inferni
2025
7.2
Darlene Bat
Things Like This
2025
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Self
Finding Titan: The Making of Creature
2021
4.2
Cherry
Slay Belles
2018
5.1
Delayna Hallow
All Hallow's Eve
2016
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Hildi
Ovation
2016
6.1
Penny King
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
5.7
Hilary
Forever
2015
3.0
Gloria Markovitz
No Deposit
2015
5.5
Fanny
Freedom
2014
Credits
Dante's Inferni
as Speaker – 6th Circle: The Heretics / Medusa
2025
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Things Like This
as Darlene Bat
2025
7.2
Finding Titan: The Making of Creature
as Self
2021
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Slay Belles
as Cherry
2018
4.2
All Hallow's Eve
as Delayna Hallow
2016
5.1
Ovation
as Hildi
2016
0.0
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
as Penny King
2016
6.1
Forever
as Hilary
2015
5.7
No Deposit
as Gloria Markovitz
2015
3.0
Freedom
as Fanny
2014
5.5
Stitch
as Landlady
2014
3.7
First Period
as Ms. Mallow
2013
5.2
Just 45 Minutes from Broadway
as Vivien Cooper Isaacs
2012
2.0
Terri
as Mrs. Vick
2011
6.3
Queen of the Lot
as Hildi
2010
2.6
Dark House
as Ms. Janet Darrode
2009
5.5
The Telling
as Alina
2009
3.3
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
as The Mother
2008
5.5
20 Years After
as Margaret
2008
3.2
Rest Stop
as The Mother
2006
5.4
Love's Long Journey
as Barbara Taylorson
2005
6.9
How I Met Your Mother
as Dr. Aurelia
2005
8.1
Carnivàle
as Apollonia
2003
7.9
Almost a Woman
as Mrs. Moore
2002
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Ghost World
as Psychiatrist
2001
7.1
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Deborah's Mom
2000
8.0
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Hilda Morton
2000
7.6
Strong Medicine
as Diane Winston
2000
7.3
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
as Queen Bansheera (voice)
2000
8.5
The Auteur Theory
as Jane Holmes-Caprice
1999
3.9
The Kid with X-Ray Eyes
as Vanessa
1999
2.0
Charmed
as Sea Hag
1998
8.2
Guy
as Gail
1997
2.3
Last Summer in the Hamptons
as Marian Mora Garfield
1995
5.5
One Night Stand
as Barbara Joslyn
1995
1.7
The Scarlet Letter
as Margaret Bellingham
1995
6.1
ER
as Sophie's Mom
1994
7.8
Power Rangers
as Queen Bansheera (voice)
1993
7.1
The Magic Bubble
as Julia
1993
2.2
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Lupaza
1993
7.9
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)
1992
6.7
Batman Returns
as Penguin's Mother
1992
6.9
Stormy Weathers
as Bogey
1992
4.7
Silk Stalkings
1991
6.0
The Butcher's Wife
as Trendoid
1991
5.7
Alice
as Carol
1990
6.3
Law & Order
as Eugenia Rawlings
1990
7.4
Maybe Baby
as Dr. Strauss
1988
4.5
Street of Dreams
as Anne Kepler
1988
3.0
The Verne Miller Story
as Mortician's Wife
1988
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Bird
as Baroness Nica
1988
6.8
Right to Die
as Betsy
1987
7.8
The Morning After
as Isabel Harding
1986
5.9
On Wings of Eagles
as Emily Gaylord
1986
5.8
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Simone
1985
6.5
Creature
as Melanie Bryce
1985
4.6
Murder, She Wrote
as Sondra Arthur
1984
7.5
St. Elsewhere
as Valerie Ives
1982
5.6
The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches
as Older Sister / Middle Sister
1979
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