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Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Actor · Born January 22, 1965 (61) · New York City, New York, USA

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Diane Colleen Lane (born January 22, 1965) is an American actress and producer. Born and raised in New York City, Lane made her screen debut at age 14 in George Roy Hill's 1979 film A Little Romance. Laurence Olivier, who played a major supporting role in the film, called her "the new Grace Kelly". The two films that could have catapulted her to star status, Streets of Fire and The Cotton Club, were both commercial and critical failures, and her career languished as a result. After taking a break, Lane returned to acting to appear in The Big Town and Lady Beware, but did not make another big impression on a sizable audience until 1989's popular and critically acclaimed TV miniseries Lonesome Dove, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award. It was not until 1999 that Lane earned further recognition for her role in A Walk on the Moon, and that was followed by her performance alongside George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg in the 2000 blockbuster The Perfect Storm. She was especially lauded and honored for the 2002 film Unfaithful, which earned her Satellite, New York Film Critics Circle, and National Society of Film Critics awards for Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama). Her performance in Unfaithful also garnered her Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Actress. She was also highly lauded by critics for her performance in the immediately subsequent film Under the Tuscan Sun. For much of the rest of the decade, she alternately appeared as a lead actress in romantic films such as Must Love Dogs (2005) and Nights in Rodanthe (2008), and thrillers such as Fierce People (2005), Hollywoodland (2006), and Untraceable (2008). She has appeared in four films directed by Francis Ford Coppola: The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, The Cotton Club, and Jack. She has been in one film directed by his wife Eleanor Coppola: Paris Can Wait. She also played the recurring role of Martha Kent, the adoptive mother of Superman, in Man of Steel (2013) and appeared in subsequent films of the DC Extended Universe. Her most recent film is the 2020 neo-western Let Him Go.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 22, 1965 (61)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
69 on MovieCove · 85 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are Diane Lane's films like?

Across their 66 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
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Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
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Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
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Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Sci-Fi2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Sci-Fi movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Bonds
24%
Morality
18%
Survival
10%
Power
10%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds20 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 61 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 18 · Serious 21 · Dark 22

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 37 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 11

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 24 · Intense 24

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 24 · Shifting 32 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 37 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 27 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 7

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 29 · Engaged 27 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 19 · Affecting 25 · Heavy 17

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 47 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

46 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 20 of 46 analyzed roles.

Hero
20 of 46
Ally
13 of 46
Herald
4 of 46
Mentor
4 of 46
Shapeshifter
3 of 46
Shadow
2 of 46
Show the 46 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
39
Melancholic
30
Warm
14
Bittersweet
17
Hopeful
16
Other
67

How their films linger

Bittersweet35 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet38
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Diane Lane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 69 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Diane Lane's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

85 credits, 69 with a MovieCove page; 29 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Exorcist: Martyrs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Making Marie Antoinette(2026)

    as Eleanor Coppola

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Anniversary(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Ellen Taylor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Inside Out 2(2024)

    as Mom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • A Man in Full(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Martha Croker

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Extrapolations(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Martha Russell

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Y: The Last Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jennifer Brown

  • Zack Snyder's Justice League(2021)

    as Martha Kent

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Let Him Go(2020)

    as Margaret Blackledge

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Ocean Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator

  • Serenity(2019)

    as Constance

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Romanoffs(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Katherine Ford

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Justice League(2017)

    as Martha Kent

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House(2017)

    as Audrey Felt

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Feud(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Slim Keith

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Paris Can Wait(2016)

    as Anne Lockwood

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(2016)

    as Martha Kent

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Riley's First Date?(2015)

    as Mom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Trumbo(2015)

    as Cleo Trumbo

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Inside Out(2015)

    as Mom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Every Secret Thing(2014)

    as Helen Manning

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Man of Steel(2013)

    as Martha Kent

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Martha Kent

  • House of Cards(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · as Annette Shepherd

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Cinema Verite(2011)

    as Pat Loud

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Secretariat(2010)

    as Penny Chenery

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Killshot(2008)

    as Carmen Colson

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Nights in Rodanthe(2008)

    as Adrienne

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Jumper(2008)

    as Mary Rice

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Untraceable(2008)

    as Agent Jennifer Marsh

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema(2007)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Hollywoodland(2006)

    as Toni Mannix

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Fierce People(2005)

    as Liz Earl

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Tyra Banks Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Must Love Dogs(2005)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Under the Tuscan Sun(2003)

    as Frances

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Unfaithful(2002)

    as Constance Sumner

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Hardball(2001)

    as Elizabeth Wilkes

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Glass House(2001)

    as Erin Glass

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Storm(2000)

    as Christina "Chris" Cotter

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • My Dog Skip(2000)

    as Ellen Morris

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Virginian(2000)

    as Molly Stark

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Walk on the Moon(1999)

    as Pearl Kantrowitz

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Grace & Glorie(1998)

    as Gloria Greenwood

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Gunshy(1998)

    as Melissa

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Murder at 1600(1997)

    as Agent Nina Chance

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Only Thrill(1997)

    as Katherine Fritzsimmons

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Mad Dog Time(1996)

    as Grace Everly

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Jack(1996)

    as Karen Powell

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Wild Bill(1995)

    as Susannah Moore

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • A Streetcar Named Desire(1995)

    as Stella Kowalski

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Judge Dredd(1995)

    as Judge Hershey

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Lucy Honicut Marsden

  • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lucy Honicut Marsden

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Bernette Stone

  • Indian Summer(1993)

    as Beth Warden / Clair Everett

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Chaplin(1992)

    as Paulette Goddard

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • My New Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Debbie Bender

  • The Setting Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Lian Hong

  • Knight Moves(1992)

    as Kathy Sheppard

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Descending Angel(1990)

    as Irina Stroia

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Vital Signs(1990)

    as Gina Wyler

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Lonesome Dove(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lorena Wood Parker

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Priceless Beauty(1988)

    as China

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Big Town(1987)

    as Lorry Dane

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Lady Beware(1987)

    as Katya Yarno

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Cotton Club(1984)

    as Vera Cicero

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Streets of Fire(1984)

    as Ellen Aim

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Rumble Fish(1983)

    as Patty

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Outsiders(1983)

    as Cherry Valance

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Miss All-American Beauty(1982)

    as Sally Butterfield

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains(1982)

    as Corinne Burns

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Six Pack(1982)

    as Breezy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Movie Madness(1982)

    as Liza ("Growing Yourself")

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Child Bride of Short Creek(1981)

    as Jessica Rae Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Cattle Annie and Little Britches(1980)

    as Jenny (Little Britches)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Touched by Love(1980)

    as Karen

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • A Little Romance(1979)

    as Lauren King

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Charity Royall

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Glorie

  • A Hundred Percent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Suzanne

  • Moral Capacity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dr. Torre

  • Queen City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as dian3

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 84 titles, 80 of them dated from 1951 to 2025; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

$874M worldwide

Highest rated

Inside Out (2015)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19512025

Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 36 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones
  • 2015Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Trumbo
  • 2017Career best· FEUD

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting84 of 84: 83 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thProducing1 of 84: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s2 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s20 · acting2000s16 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s7 · 7 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 29% of 51 roles
79849499040919

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

12 major nominations and no wins, 1989–2024.

  1. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  2. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  3. 2012
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  4. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
  5. 2004
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  6. 2003
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
  7. 2000
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
  8. 1989
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Diane Lane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 63; across their 61 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Midcredits score across 69 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th26
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 69 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)

79th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Inside Out (2015)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 57 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Diane Lane's work okay for kids?

Across up to 43 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore29 titles14–73 · median 52 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity43 titles10–54 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity31 titles30–75 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs27 titles24–59 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense28 titles16–67 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Diane Lane work with?

People who share at least 2 of Diane Lane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Francis Ford Coppola shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles