Diane Lane: Movies, Awards & Box Office

Diane Lane is an esteemed American actress who started her career very young and has been a prominent figure in the entertainment industry for the past five decades. Born in January 22, 1965 in New York City, Lane made her big screen debut at the tender age of 14 in George Roy Hill's 1979 film A Little Romance and has had a very successful acting career since. Some of her most notable films are Streets of Fire (1984), Unfaithful (2002), and Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) among others. She is known for her captivating performances and her diverse range in characters, making her one of the most versatile actresses in Hollywood. Diane Lane's work in films directed by Francis Ford Coppola, like The Outsiders and Rumble Fish (both 1983), The Cotton Club (1984), and Jack (1996), is also commendable. She proved her talent through a recurring role as Martha Kent, the adoptive mother of Superman, in Man of Steel (2013), and subsequent films of the DC Extended Universe. Some of her recent works include a lead role in the thriller Let Him Go (2020) co-starring Kevin Costner, the Ryan Murphy epic Feud: Capote vs. The Swans and the Netflix show A Man in Full, among others.

In her personal life, Diane has been married twice, first to Christopher Lambert and then to Josh Brolin, but both marriages ended in divorce. She has one daughter from her marriage with Lambert. Diane Lane is also noteworthy for her involvement in several charities including Heifer International, Artists for Peace and Justice and the BrandAID Project. She prefers to keep her humanitarian efforts relatively low profile, believing that some aspects of charity should remain anonymous. Despite the challenges, setbacks, and triumphs she has faced, Lane has remained a stalwart in the industry, garnering critical acclaim and popular appeal with each challenging role she has undertaken.