Diane Franklin
Actor
Biography
Diane Franklin (born February 11, 1962) is an American actress and author.
Before she got into acting, Franklin appeared in TV commercials for Coca-Cola, Trident, Jell-O, and Maxwell House coffee. She has worn a distinctive curly hairstyle throughout her career. Her first film role was in the 1982 film The Last American Virgin as Karen. Diane Franklin's other well known roles in movies are in the 1982 horror film Amityville II: The Possession as Patricia Montelli. She also had a role in the 1985 comedy film Better Off Dead as Monique, the foreign exchange student from France.
Franklin has appeared on some TV shows, some of which include Bay City Blues, Matlock, Freddy's Nightmares, and Providence.
Franklin sang the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium on June 1, 2004.
Filmography
Better Off Dead...
as Monique Junot 1985
Amityville II: The Possession
as Patricia Montelli 1982
The Last American Virgin
as Karen 1982
TerrorVision
as Suzy 1986
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actress 2014
The Amityville Murders
as Louise DeFeo 2018
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
as Self 2020
How I Got Into College
as Sharon Browne 1989
Second Time Lucky
as Eve 1984
Deadly Lessons
as Stefanie Aggiston 1983
Summer Girl
as Cinni 1983
Wally Got Wasted
as Emma 2019
Dallas: The Early Years
as Amanda Lewis Ewing 1986
Waking Nightmare
as Danielle 2023
High Holiday
as Gloria 2021
Bad Baby
as (voice) 1997