Diane Lane was born in New York City to Colleen Farrington, a nightclub singer and Playboy centerfold, and Burton Lane, a Manhattan drama coach who ran an acting workshop with John Cassavetes. She began acting professionally at the age of six, appearing in an acclaimed production of Medea, and at age 12, she had a role in Joseph Papp’s production of The Cherry Orchard with Meryl Streep.
Lane made her feature film debut at 13 opposite Sir Laurence Olivier in A Little Romance. A year later, she was featured on the cover of Time magazine declaring her one of Hollywood’s “Whiz Kids.” She was one of the few child actors to make a successful transition into adult roles with Streets of Fire and The Cotton Club. Both films were commercial and critical failures and she took three years off.
During the 1990s, Lane alternated between conventional studio films (Judge Dredd) and independent films (My New Gun). Her strongest film to come out of this decade was 1999’s A Walk on the Moon, opposite Viggo Mortensen. Lane delivered the best performance of her career as a housewife who has an adulterous affair with a mysterious book dealer in Unfaithful. She earned widespread praise for her performance, including Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations.
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