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Occupation
  
actress

Role
  
Television actress

Name
  
Diane Venora

Years active
  
1980–present


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Born
  
August 10, 1952 (age 71) (
1952-08-10
)

Spouse
  
Andrzej Bartkowiak (m. 1980–1989)

Parents
  
Robert P. Venora, Marie Brooks

Movies
  
Heat, The Jackal, The 13th Warrior, The Insider, Romeo + Juliet

Similar People
  
Vladimir Kulich, Mathilda May, Michael Caton‑Jones, Dennis Storhoi, Andrzej Bartkowiak

Children
  
Madzia Bartkowiak Horgan

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Diane Venora (born August 10, 1952) is an American stage, television and film actress.

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Venora graduated from the Juilliard School in 1977 and made her film debut in 1981 opposite Albert Finney in Wolfen. She won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1988 film Bird directed by Clint Eastwood. Her other films include, The Cotton Club (1984), Heat (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), The Jackal (1997), The Insider (1999) and Hamlet (2000).

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Early life

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Venora was born in East Hartford, Connecticut, one of six children of Marie (née Brooks) and Robert P. Venora, who owned a dry cleaning establishment. Diane graduated from East Hartford High School (class of 1970), during which she was active in musicals and plays. She studied at Boston Conservatory of Music and two years later won a scholarship to The Juilliard School in New York City, where she graduated in 1977. At Juilliard she was a member of the Drama Department's Group 6 (1973–1977), which also included Kelsey Grammer, Harriet Sansom Harris, and Robin Williams.

Career

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After graduation, Venora performed extensively on the stage, particularly in Shakespearean plays. She made her film debut alongside Albert Finney and Gregory Hines in Wolfen (1981). In 1983, she starred in Joseph Papp's production of Hamlet at the New York Shakespeare Festival in the lead role, the first woman to play the role at the prestigious showcase. She has a long history with Hamlet, having played the title role, having played Ophelia opposite Kevin Kline, and having played Gertrude onscreen opposite Ethan Hawke.

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In 1988, her critically acclaimed performance in Clint Eastwood's biographical feature of jazz great Charlie Parker, Bird, as Chan Parker, his wife, earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination and the New York Film Critics Circle Award.

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In 1994, after taking five years off to care for her daughter, Venora landed a starring role in the ABC TV series Thunder Alley (playing Ed Asner's character's daughter), followed by a recurring role as plastic surgeon Geri Infante in the Emmy-winning TV series Chicago Hope.

In 1995, she starred opposite Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in Heat, earning high regard from both critics and audiences for her portrayal of Justine Hanna, the Pacino character's troubled wife. That performance and her follow-up as Juliet's mother, Gloria Capulet, in Romeo + Juliet (1996) earned her supporting roles in The Jackal (1997), The 13th Warrior (1999), and The Insider (1999). She was most recently seen in the 2010 film, All Good Things.

Personal life

Venora was married to cinematographer Andrzej Bartkowiak in 1980; the couple divorced in 1989. She quit show business in 1989 to spend more time with her daughter Madzia, then eight years old. During her hiatus, Venora lived in New York, teaching disadvantaged children and acting in an occasional play. In 1994, Venora and her daughter moved to Los Angeles.

Filmography

Actress
2022
First Love as
Aunt Irene
2021
Star-Crossed: The Film as
House Mother / School Administrator / Demonstrator
2020
Cherish the Day (TV Series) as
Barbara
- Catharsis (2020) - Barbara
- Nemesis (2020) - Barbara
2018
The Victorians (TV Movie) as
Mary Rutherford
2010
All Good Things as
Janice Rizzo
2010
The Wish List (TV Movie) as
Brenda
2010
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) as
Audrey Taylor
- Push (2010) - Audrey Taylor
2009
NCIS (TV Series) as
Shada Shakarji
- Outlaws and In-Laws (2009) - Shada Shakarji
2009
The Ministers as
Gina Santana
2009
Little Hercules in 3-D as
Hera
2009
Silver Street (Short)
2009
Private Practice (TV Series) as
Sharon
- Second Chances (2009) - Sharon
2009
Follow the Prophet as
Red
2008
Eleventh Hour (TV Series) as
Lea Muller
- Resurrection (2008) - Lea Muller
2008
Childless as
Mary
2008
Stiletto as
Sylvia Vadalos
2007
Medium (TV Series) as
Sarah Jane Levitt
- Very Merry Maggie (2007) - Sarah Jane Levitt
2006
Criminal Minds (TV Series) as
Doris
- The Fisher King: Part 1 (2006) - Doris
2005
C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia (TV Movie documentary) as
Joy Gresham
2005
Touched as
Carole Davis
2005
Threshold (TV Series) as
Andrea Hatten / Angela Hatten
- The Order (2005) - Andrea Hatten
- Shock (2005) - Andrea Hatten
- Trees Made of Glass: Part 2 (2005) - Angela Hatten
- Trees Made of Glass: Part 1 (2005) - Angela Hatten
2005
Self Medicated as
Louise Eriksen
2004
Class Actions (TV Movie) as
Justine Harrison
2004
Breaking Dawn as
Mother
2004
Stateside as
Mrs. Hengen
2004
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) as
Marilyn Nesbit
- Home (2004) - Marilyn Nesbit
2002
Heartbreak Hospital as
Sunday Tyler / Andrea Harmon
2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 as
Gabriella Francini
2000
Looking for an Echo as
Joanne Delgado
2000
The Practice (TV Series) as
Margaret Wakefield
- Appeal and Denial (2000) - Margaret Wakefield
2000
Race Against Time (TV Movie) as
Dr. Helen Steele
2000
Hamlet as
Gertrude
1999
The Insider as
Liane Wigand
1999
The Young Girl and the Monsoon as
Giovanna
1999
The 13th Warrior as
Queen Weilew
1999
The Joyriders as
Celeste
1999
True Crime as
Barbara Everett
1998
The Jackal: Deleted Scenes (Video short) as
Valentina Koslova
1997
The Jackal as
Valentina Koslova
1997
Seed: A Love Story (Short) as
Julia
1996
Romeo + Juliet as
Gloria Capulet
1996
Surviving Picasso as
Jacqueline
1996
The Substitute as
Jane Hetzko
1996
Special Report: Journey to Mars (TV Movie) as
Lt. Tanya Sadavoy
1995
Heat as
Justine
1995
Three Wishes as
Joyce
1994
Chicago Hope (TV Series) as
Dr. Geri Infante
- Songs from the Cuckoo Birds (1995) - Dr. Geri Infante
- Full Moon (1995) - Dr. Geri Infante
- The Virus (1995) - Dr. Geri Infante
- Informed Consent (1995) - Dr. Geri Infante
- Growth Pains (1995) - Dr. Geri Infante
- Freeze Outs (1995) - Dr. Geri Infante
- Life Support (1995) - Dr. Geri Infante
- Cutting Edges (1995) - Dr. Geri Infante
- Small Sacrifices (1995) - Dr. Geri Infante
- Love and Hope (1995) - Dr. Geri Infante
- Death Be Proud (1994) - Dr. Geri Infante
1994
Thunder Alley (TV Series) as
Bobbi Turner
- As a Manner of Fact (1994) - Bobbi Turner
- A Fistful of Phyllis (1994) - Bobbi Turner
- Happy Endings (1994) - Bobbi Turner
- Bloodsuckers (1994) - Bobbi Turner
- Girls' Night Out (1994) - Bobbi Turner
- Chore Patrol (1994) - Bobbi Turner
- The Love Triangle (1994) - Bobbi Turner
- The Prototype (1994) - Bobbi Turner
1993
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Mara Feder
- Night & Fog (1993) - Mara Feder
1990
Great Performances (TV Series) as
Ophelia
- Hamlet (1990) - Ophelia
1988
Bird as
Chan Parker
1987
Ironweed as
Peg
1986
F/X as
Ellen
1985
Terminal Choice as
Anna Lang
1985
A.D. (TV Mini Series) as
Corinna
- Part 5 (1985) - Corinna
- Part 4 (1985) - Corinna
- Part 3 (1985) - Corinna
- Part 2 (1985) - Corinna
- Part 1 (1985) - Corinna (credit only)
1984
The Cotton Club as
Gloria Swanson
1983
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (TV Movie) as
Marie Fidele Hunt
1982
A Midsummer Night's Dream (TV Movie) as
Hippolyta
1981
Nurse (TV Series) as
Ellen Brill
- Rivals (1981) - Ellen Brill
1981
Wolfen as
Rebecca Neff
1980
Getting There (TV Movie) as
Melanie
Producer
2012
Disappearing Bakersfield (consulting producer)
Thanks
2012
Disappearing Bakersfield (grateful thanks)
2011
The Lady and the Taxi Driver (very special thanks)
Self
-
Uncovering Wolfen (Documentary) (post-production) as
Self
2015
To Her Own Rhythm (Documentary) (completed) as
Self
2016
Academy Event: Heat (Video short) as
Self
2008
Biography (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Co-Star, Romeo & Juliet
- Leonardo DiCaprio (2008) - Self - Co-Star, Romeo & Juliet
2007
The Making of Self-Medicated (Video documentary) as
Self
2005
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare (Video documentary) as
Self
2005
The Making of 'Heat' (Video documentary) as
Self
2001
The Directors (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- The Films of Michael Mann (2001) - Self
1998
The Making of 'the Jackal' (Video documentary short) as
Self
Archive Footage
2022
Clint Eastwood, la dernière légende (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2004
Épreuves d'artistes (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2003
Los Angeles Plays Itself (Documentary) as
Justine in Heat (uncredited)

References

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