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Diane Salinger
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Diane Salinger

Born 1951 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · Active 1979–2025

Diane Salinger, born in 1951, is an American actress known for her distinctive character roles in cult cinema. In Creature (1985), she delivers a memorable performance that highlights her ability to navigate the bizarre and the unconventional. With a career that spans various genres, Salinger has also gained recognition in television series like 'Carnivàle' and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' Her contributions to the genre reflect a commitment to exploring the edges of storytelling, making her a fitting presence in the SassyFlix catalog.

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Creature

Creature

1985 ★ 4.6
as Melanie Bryce

A crew of scientists arrives on a far, cold planet to examine archaic artifacts of unknown origin. They discover that their German enemies already have a ship there. When they seek their help after a failed landing, they only find the Germans’ bodies, obviously slaughtered by one of the archaic creatures, awoken to new life. Now the alien is after them.

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Filmography

59 credits
2020s 3 credits
2025
Things Like This as Darlene Bat
Movie ★ 6.2
2025
Dante's Inferni as Speaker – 6th Circle: The Heretics / Medusa
Movie
2021
Movie ★ 10.0
2010s 12 credits
2018
Slay Belles as Cherry
Movie ★ 4.2
2016
Ovation as Hildi
Movie
2016
Movie ★ 6.1
2016
All Hallow's Eve as Delayna Hallow
Movie ★ 5.1
2015
No Deposit as Gloria Markovitz
Movie ★ 3.0
2015
Forever as Hilary
Movie ★ 5.7
2014
Stitch as Landlady
Movie ★ 3.7
2014
Freedom as Fanny
Movie ★ 5.5
2013
First Period as Ms. Mallow
Movie ★ 5.2
2012
Just 45 Minutes from Broadway as Vivien Cooper Isaacs
Movie ★ 2.0
2011
Terri as Mrs. Vick
Movie ★ 6.3
2010
Movie ★ 2.6
2000s 14 credits
2009
Dark House as Ms. Janet Darrode
Movie ★ 5.4
2009
The Telling as Alina
Movie ★ 3.2
2008
20 Years After as Margaret
Movie ★ 3.1
2008
Movie ★ 5.4
2006
Rest Stop as The Mother
Movie ★ 5.4
2005
Love's Long Journey as Barbara Taylorson
Movie ★ 7.0
2005
TV ★ 8.1
2003
Carnivàle as Apollonia
TV ★ 7.9
2002
Almost a Woman as Mrs. Moore
Movie ★ 1.0
2001
Ghost World as Psychiatrist
Movie ★ 7.1
2000
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue as Queen Bansheera (voice)
Movie ★ 8.5
2000
TV ★ 7.6
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm as Deborah's Mom
TV ★ 8.0
2000
Strong Medicine as Diane Winston
TV ★ 7.5
1990s 18 credits
1999
The Auteur Theory as Jane Holmes-Caprice
Movie ★ 3.9
1999
Movie ★ 2.0
1998
Charmed as Sea Hag
TV ★ 8.2
1997
Guy as Gail
Movie ★ 2.2
1995
One Night Stand as Barbara Joslyn
Movie ★ 1.7
1995
Last Summer in the Hamptons as Marian Mora Garfield
Movie ★ 5.5
1995
The Scarlet Letter as Margaret Bellingham
Movie ★ 6.1
1994
ER as Sophie's Mom
TV ★ 7.8
1993
Movie ★ 2.2
1993
TV ★ 7.9
1993
Power Rangers as Queen Bansheera (voice)
TV ★ 7.1
1992
Movie ★ 4.7
1992
Batman Returns as Penguin's Mother
Movie ★ 6.9
1992
Movie ★ 6.7
1991
Movie ★ 5.7
1991
TV ★ 6.0
1990
Alice as Carol
Movie ★ 6.4
1990
Law & Order as Eugenia Rawlings
TV ★ 7.3
1980s 11 credits
1988
Bird as Baroness Nica
Movie ★ 6.8
1988
Street of Dreams as Anne Kepler
Movie ★ 3.0
1988
The Verne Miller Story as Mortician's Wife
Movie
1988
Maybe Baby as Dr. Strauss
Movie ★ 4.5
1987
Movie ★ 7.8
1986
The Morning After as Isabel Harding
Movie ★ 5.9
1986
On Wings of Eagles as Emily Gaylord
TV ★ 5.8
1985
Movie ★ 6.5
1985
Creature as Melanie Bryce
Movie ★ 4.6
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Sondra Arthur
TV ★ 7.5
1982
St. Elsewhere as Valerie Ives
TV ★ 5.6
1970s 1 credit
1979
The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches as Older Sister / Middle Sister
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