Diane Salinger

Diane Salinger

🎂 25th January 1951 (75 yrs) 📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

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.

Diane Salinger

Movies Featuring Diane Salinger

Dante's Inferni

Dante's Inferni (2025)

as Speaker – 6th Circle: The Heretics / Medusa

Things Like This

Things Like This (2025)

as Darlene Bat

Finding Titan: The Making of Creature

Finding Titan: The Making of Creature (2021)

as Self

Slay Belles

Slay Belles (2018)

as Cherry

All Hallow's Eve

All Hallow's Eve (2016)

as Delayna Hallow

Ovation

Ovation (2016)

as Hildi

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016)

as Penny King

Forever

Forever (2015)

as Hilary

No Deposit

No Deposit (2015)

as Gloria Markovitz

Freedom

Freedom (2014)

as Fanny

Stitch

Stitch (2014)

as Landlady

First Period

First Period (2013)

as Ms. Mallow

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway (2012)

as Vivien Cooper Isaacs

Terri

Terri (2011)

as Mrs. Vick

Queen of the Lot

Queen of the Lot (2010)

as Hildi

Dark House

Dark House (2009)

as Ms. Janet Darrode

The Telling

The Telling (2009)

as Alina

Rest Stop: Don't Look Back

Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008)

as The Mother

20 Years After

20 Years After (2008)

as Margaret

Rest Stop

Rest Stop (2006)

as The Mother

Love's Long Journey

Love's Long Journey (2005)

as Barbara Taylorson

Almost a Woman

Almost a Woman (2002)

as Mrs. Moore

Ghost World

Ghost World (2001)

as Psychiatrist

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (2000)

as Queen Bansheera (voice)

The Auteur Theory

The Auteur Theory (1999)

as Jane Holmes-Caprice

The Kid with X-Ray Eyes

The Kid with X-Ray Eyes (1999)

as Vanessa

Guy

as Gail

Last Summer in the Hamptons

Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995)

as Marian Mora Garfield

One Night Stand

One Night Stand (1995)

as Barbara Joslyn

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter (1995)

as Margaret Bellingham

The Magic Bubble

The Magic Bubble (1993)

as Julia

Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream (1992)

as Reader (voice)

Batman Returns

Batman Returns (1992)

as Penguin's Mother

Stormy Weathers

Stormy Weathers (1992)

as Bogey

The Butcher's Wife

The Butcher's Wife (1991)

as Trendoid

Alice

Alice (1990)

as Carol

Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby (1988)

as Dr. Strauss

Street of Dreams

Street of Dreams (1988)

as Anne Kepler

The Verne Miller Story

The Verne Miller Story (1988)

as Mortician's Wife

Bird

Bird (1988)

as Baroness Nica

Right to Die

Right to Die (1987)

as Betsy

The Morning After

The Morning After (1986)

as Isabel Harding

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

as Simone

Creature

Creature (1985)

as Melanie Bryce

The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches

The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches (1979)

as Older Sister / Middle Sister