Diane Venora

Biography: Julliard-trained actress Diane Venora made both her New York stage and film debut in 1981. The play was the off-Broadway production Penguin Touquet; the film was Wolfen. In 1983, Venora became the focus of voluminous press coverage for her appearance in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Hamlet--not as Ophelia or Gertrude, but in the title role! Her subsequent film roles included Gloria Swanson in The Cotton Club (1984), Ellen in FX (1986), Peg in Ironweed (1987), and, best of all, Chan Parker, the put-upon wife of jazz great Charlie Parker (Forest Whitaker), in director Clint Eastwood's Bird (1988). Previously seen on television as Corinna in the 1985 miniseries AD and as Ed Asner's daughter in the pilot episode of the 1994 weekly series Thunder Alley (Robin Riker played the role in the series proper), Diane Venora was cast as Dr. Geri Infante in the CBS medical drama Chicago Hope (1994- ).

Diane Venora's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 55
Highest Metascore: 85 The Insider
Lowest Metascore: 27 Heartbreak Hospital
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Negative: 5 out of 18
18 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd First Love May 21, 2022 Aunt Irene / Aunt Irene tbd
tbd Childless May 15, 2015 Mary tbd
57 All Good Things Dec 3, 2010 Janet Rizzo 7.6
tbd The Ministers Oct 16, 2009 Gina Santana / Gina Santana 5.7
51 Self Medicated Aug 31, 2007 Louise Eriksen 8.1
35 Stateside May 21, 2004 Mrs. Hengen / Mrs. Hengen tbd
27 Heartbreak Hospital Sep 6, 2002 Sunday Tyler/Andrea Harmon tbd
35 Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 Sep 21, 2001 Gabriella Francini 5.0
48 The Young Girl and the Monsoon May 4, 2001 Giovanna / Giovanna tbd
38 Looking for an Echo Nov 10, 2000 Joanne Delgado 7.9
70 Hamlet May 12, 2000 Gertrude 6.3
85 The Insider Nov 5, 1999 Liane Wigand 8.3
64 True Crime Mar 19, 1999 Barbara Everett 7.1
36 The Jackal Nov 14, 1997 Major Valentina Koslova / Major Valentina Koslova tbd
55 Surviving Picasso Sep 20, 1996 Jacqueline / Jacqueline 4.0
41 The Substitute Apr 19, 1996 Jane Hetzko tbd
76 Heat Dec 15, 1995 Justine Hanna / Justine Hanna 8.8
78 Bird Sep 30, 1988 Chan Parker 7.2
56 Ironweed Feb 12, 1988 Peg / Peg tbd
71 F/X Feb 7, 1986 Ellen Keith 7.6
64 Wolfen Jul 24, 1981 Rebecca Neff / Rebecca Neff 7.8