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Diane Venora

Diane Venora

Julliard-trained actress Diane Venora made both her New York stage and film debut in 1981. The play was the off-Broadway production Penguin Touquet; the film was Wolfen. In 1983, Venora became the focus of voluminous press coverage for her appearance in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Hamlet--not as Ophelia or Gertrude, but in the title role! Her subsequent film roles included Gloria Swanson in The Cotton Club (1984), Ellen in FX (1986), Peg in Ironweed (1987), and, best of all, Chan Parker, the put-upon wife of jazz great Charlie Parker (Forest Whitaker), in director Clint Eastwood's Bird (1988). Previously seen on television as Corinna in the 1985 miniseries AD and as Ed Asner's daughter in the pilot episode of the 1994 weekly series Thunder Alley (Robin Riker played the role in the series proper), Diane Venora was cast as Dr. Geri Infante in the CBS medical drama Chicago Hope (1994- ). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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Diane Venora Trivia

When was Diane Venora born?
Diane Venora was born on August 10, 1952

Who did Diane Venora portray in The 13th Warrior?
Diane Venora was Queen Weilew in The 13th Warrior

Who did Diane Venora play in Wolfen?
Diane Venora was Rebecca Neff in Wolfen

Who did Diane Venora portray in Bird?
Diane Venora was Chan Richardson Parker in Bird

Who did Diane Venora portray in Megiddo: The Omega Code 2?
Diane Venora was Gabriella Francini in Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

Who did Diane Venora play in The Substitute?
Diane Venora was Jane Hetzko in The Substitute

What role did Diane Venora play in F/X?
Diane Venora played Ellen in F/X

Who did Diane Venora play in Hamlet?
Diane Venora was Gertrude in Hamlet

Who did Diane Venora portray in The Insider?
Diane Venora was Liane Wigand in The Insider

Who did Diane Venora play in The Jackal?
Diane Venora was Valentina Koslova in The Jackal

Who did Diane Venora portray in Ironweed?
Diane Venora was Peg Phelan in Ironweed

What role did Diane Venora play in Three Wishes?
Diane Venora played Joyce in Three Wishes

What role did Diane Venora portray in Heat?
Diane Venora played Justine in Heat

Who did Diane Venora portray in Threshold [TV Series]?
Diane Venora was Angela Hatten in Threshold [TV Series]

Who did Diane Venora portray in Stateside?
Diane Venora was Mrs. Hengen in Stateside

Who did Diane Venora portray in True Crime?
Diane Venora was Barbara Everett in True Crime

What role did Diane Venora play in Heartbreak Hospital?
Diane Venora played Sunday Tyler in Heartbreak Hospital

What role did Diane Venora play in Hamlet?
Diane Venora played Ophelia in Hamlet

Who did Diane Venora portray in William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet?
Diane Venora was Gloria Capulet in William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

Who did Diane Venora play in The Cotton Club?
Diane Venora was Gloria Swanson in The Cotton Club


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