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Diane Venora

American actress

Diane Venora is an American stage, television and film actress who graduated from the Juilliard School and made her film debut opposite Albert Finney in Wolfen. She won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress for Bird. Her other films include The Cotton Club, Ironweed, Heat, Romeo + Juliet, The Jackal, The Insider and Hamlet.

Diane Venora appears in 6 films in The Rerun, from 1984 to 1999. Most of that work is in drama, thriller and crime. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Michael Mann (2), Al Pacino (2), Richard Gere (2).

Known for

  • Bird (1988). Her performance won the New York Film Critics Circle Award.
  • Heat (1995). One of her best-known film credits of the 1990s.
  • Romeo + Juliet (1996). A mid-1990s Shakespeare adaptation among her films.
  • The Insider (1999). A late 1990s film credit.
  • Wolfen (1981). Her film debut, opposite Albert Finney.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Diane Venora been in?
Diane Venora appears in The 13th Warrior (1999), The Insider (1999), The Jackal (1997), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Heat (1995) and The Cotton Club (1984) on The Remote.
When was Diane Venora born?
Diane Venora was born on 10 August 1952.

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