Acting
Diane Venora
Born 1952-08-10
East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Diane Venora (born August 10, 1952) is an American actress. She graduated from the Juilliard School in 1977 and made her film debut in 1981 opposite Albert Finney in Wolfen. She won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress for Bird (1988), and is also known for Heat (1995) and All Good Things (2010).
Known For
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Grey's Anatomy
2005
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Heat
1995
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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Romeo + Juliet
1996
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NCIS
2003
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Law & Order
1990
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The Jackal
1997
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The 13th Warrior
1999
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The Insider
1999
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All Good Things
2010
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (58 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2022 |
 | First Love | Aunt Irene | Movie | 2022 |
 | star-crossed: the film | House Mother / School Administrator / Demonstrator | Movie | 2021 |
 | Childless | Mary | Movie | 2015 |
 | Uncovering Wolfen | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | All Good Things | Janice Rizzo | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Wish List | Brenda | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Ministers | Gina Santana | Movie | 2009 |
 | Little Hercules | Hera | Movie | 2009 |
 | Follow the Prophet | Red | Movie | 2009 |
 | Eleventh Hour | Lea Muller | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Stiletto | Sylvia Vadalos | Movie | 2008 |
 | Private Practice | Sharon | TV Series | 2007 |
 | C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia | Joy Gresham | Movie | 2005 |
 | Touched | Carole Davis | Movie | 2005 |
 | Threshold | Andrea Hatten | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Self Medicated | Louise | Movie | 2005 |
 | Grey's Anatomy | Audrey Taylor | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Making of 'Heat' | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | Medium | Sarah Jane Levitt | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Breaking Dawn | Mother | Movie | 2004 |
 | Stateside | Mrs. Hengen | Movie | 2004 |
 | NCIS | Shada Shakarji | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Working Shakespeare | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Heartbreak Hospital | Sunday Tyler / Andrea Harmon | Movie | 2002 |
 | Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | Gabriella Francini | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Young Girl and the Monsoon | Giovanna | Movie | 2001 |
 | Looking for an Echo | Joanne Delgado | Movie | 2000 |
 | Race Against Time | Dr. Helen Steele | Movie | 2000 |
 | Hamlet | Gertrude | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Insider | Liane Wigand | Movie | 1999 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Marilyn Nesbit | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The 13th Warrior | Queen Weilew | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Joyriders | Celeste | Movie | 1999 |
 | True Crime | Barbara Everett | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Jackal | Major Valentina Koslova | Movie | 1997 |
 | Seed: A Love Story | Julia Noble | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Practice | Margaret Wakefield | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Romeo + Juliet | Gloria Capulet | Movie | 1996 |
 | Surviving Picasso | Jacqueline | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Substitute | Jane Hetzko | Movie | 1996 |
 | Special Report: Journey to Mars | Lt. Tanya Sadavoy | Movie | 1996 |
 | Heat | Justine | Movie | 1995 |
 | Three Wishes | Joyce | Movie | 1995 |
 | Chicago Hope | Geri Infante | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Thunder Alley | Bobbi Turner | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Law & Order | Mara Feder | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Bird | Chan Parker | Movie | 1988 |
 | Ironweed | Peg | Movie | 1987 |
 | F/X | Ellen | Movie | 1986 |
 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hippolyta | Movie | 1985 |
 | Terminal Choice | Anna Lang | Movie | 1985 |
 | A.D. | Corinna | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Cotton Club | Gloria Swanson | Movie | 1984 |
 | Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole | Marie Fidele Hunt | Movie | 1983 |
 | Wolfen | Rebecca Neff | Movie | 1981 |
 | Great Performances | Ophelia | TV Series | 1971 |
| RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare | Self | Movie | — |