Diane Lane born January 22, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is an American actress. She had already been professionally acting on stage since the age of 6. Lane received critical acclaim for her performance as an adulterous wife in the erotic thriller Unfaithful , which earned her Satellite , New York Film Critics Circle , and National Society of Film Critics awards for Best Actress. She acted in the romantic comedy-drama Under the Tuscan Sun which earned her a second Golden Globe Award nomination.
For much of the rest of the decade, she alternately appeared in romances such as Must Love Dogs and Nights in Rodanthe , and thrillers such as Fierce People , Hollywoodland , and Untraceable Lane was born January 22, , in New York City. Her father, Burton Eugene Lane, was a Manhattan drama coach who ran an acting workshop with John Cassavetes , worked as a cab driver, and later taught humanities at City College.
Lane's mother went to Mexico and obtained a divorce while retaining custody of Lane until she was six years old. Lane and her father lived in a number of residential hotels in New York City and she rode with him in his taxi.
When Lane was 15, she declared her independence from her father and flew to Los Angeles for a week with actor and friend Christopher Atkins with whom she starred in the film Child Bride of Short Creek.
Lane later remarked, "It was reckless behavior that comes from having too much independence too young. In , she enrolled in high school after taking correspondence courses.
