Diane Franklin


Diane Franklin is an American actress and a short films producer.

Career

Early in her acting career, Franklin appeared in TV commercials for Coca-Cola, Trident, Jell-O, and Maxwell House coffee.
Franklin earned her first role at 17, appearing on two episode of As the World Turns in October 1979. She may be best known for her next role, when she was cast as Karen, the lead female in the 1982 teen sex drama The Last American Virgin. That same year, Franklin played Patricia Montelli in the horror prequel '. Franklin was given top-billing in the her next film, the 1984 erotic comedy Second Time Lucky. She played Monique Junet, a French exchange student, in the 1985 comedy Better Off Dead, and later played one of the Princesses in the 1989 comedy Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. In 2018, Franklin returned to the Amityville franchise, playing Louise DeFeo in the horror-drama The Amityville Murders.
Franklin appeared as an extra or in guest roles in episodes of various television series, including Bay City Blues, Matlock, and Family Law. She also appeared in three television movies, including a role as Jock Ewing's first wife in 1986's '.
In 2012, Franklin self-published a memoir, Diane Franklin: The Excellent Adventures of the Last American, French Exchange Babe of the 80s.

Personal life

Franklin is married to animation writer Ray De Laurentis. The couple have two children: daughter Olivia is a comedienne/filmmaker ran the YouTube channel Barely Legal Comedy until June 2019, while son Nick is a musician.

Filmography

Film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983Bay City Bluesbackground extra2 episodes
1983Summer GirlCinniTV movie
1983Deadly LessonsStefanie AggistonTV movie
1985The Insidersbackground extra1 episode
1985Finder Of Lost LovesEmily Bennetts1 episode
1986Amanda Lewis Ewing, Jock's 1st WifeTV movie
1987Charles In ChargeAnna Grudov1 episode
1987MatlockNancy Lamont1 episode
1988Freddy's NightmaresJessica1 episode
1989Alfred Hitchcock PresentsPaula / Paulette1 episode
1990Encyclopedia Brownbackground extra1 episode
1991Murder, She WrotePhyllis Grant1 episode
1999ProvidenceDiane Cavalero1 episode
2000Family LawTV Announcer1 episode
2010Toon WolfNetwork President1 episode
2013Parole OfficersMargeTV movie