Diane Salinger

Diane Louise Salinger (born January 25, 1951) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Apollonia in Carnivàle (2003–2005).

Diane Salinger
Born	(1951-01-25) January 25, 1951 (age 74)[1] Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.[2]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1985–present

Career

Salinger's work on stage included portraying Tallulah Bankhead in Looped^[3] and D in Phantasie.^[4]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1985	Creature	Melanie Bryce
	Pee-wee's Big Adventure	Simone
1986	The Morning After	Isabel Harding
1987	The Verne Miller Story	Mortician's Wife
	Right to Die	Betsy	TV film
1988	Bird	Baroness Nica
	Maybe Baby	Dr. Strauss	TV film
	Street of Dreams	Anne Kepler	TV film
1990	Alice	Carol
1991	The Butcher's Wife	Trendoid
1992	Stormy Weathers	Bogey	TV film
	Batman Returns	Ester Cobblepot
	Venice/Venice	Stephanie
	Unbecoming Age	Julia
	Battle in the Erogenous Zone	Datemaster 2000	TV film
1995	One Night Stand	Barbara Joslyn
	Last Summer in the Hamptons	Marian Mora Garfield
	The Scarlet Letter	Margaret Bellingham
1996	Guy	Gail
1999	The Kid with X-ray Eyes	Vanessa	Direct-to-video
	The Auteur Theory	Jane Holmes-Caprice
2001	Ghost World	Psychiatrist
	Almost a Woman	Mrs. Moore	TV film
2005	Love's Long Journey	Barbara Taylorson	TV film
2006	Rest Stop	Mother	Direct-to-video
2007	Color Me Olsen	Dorothy	Short film
2008	20 Years After	Margaret
	Rest Stop: Don't Look Back	Mother	Direct-to-video
2009	The Telling	Alina	Direct-to-video
	Dark House	Mrs. Darrode
2010	Dante's Inferno: Abandon All Hope	Speaker	Short film
	Queen of the Lot	Hildi
2011	Terri	Mrs. Vick
2012	Just 45 Minutes from Broadway	Vivien Cooper Isaacs
2013	First Period	Ms. Mallow
	Stitch	Landlady
2014	Freedom	Fanny
	Model Citizen	Marie Everhart	TV film
2015	No Deposit	Gloria Markovitz
	Forever	Hilary
	Ovation	Hildi
2016	Pee-wee's Big Holiday	Penny King
	All Hallows' Eve	Delayna Hallow
2018	Slay Belles	Cherry
2023	Dante's Hell†	Speaker - 6th Circle: The Heretics and Medusa	Post-production
TBC	Things Like This†	Darlene Bat	Post-production

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1985	George Burns Comedy Week		Episode: "The Assignment"
1986	On Wings of Eagles	Emily Gaylord	Mini-series, 2 episodes
1987	St. Elsewhere	Valerie Ives	Episode: "Handoff"
1989	A Man Called Hawk	Dr. Kelford	Episode: "Life After Death"
1990	Law & Order	Eugenia Rawlings	Episode: "Indifference"
1991	L.A. Law	Paige Lockhart	Episode: "Mutinies on the Banzai"
1992	Mann & Machine	Dr. Vanbiesbrouck	Episode: "Mann's Fate"
	Civil Wars	Selene Gutbaum	Episode: "Devil's Advocate"
1994	Murder, She Wrote	Sondra Arthur	Episode: "Portrait of Death"
1995	NYPD Blue	Bea Duffy	Episode: "The Bank Dick"
1995	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Lupaza	Episode: "Shakaar"
1996	Women: Stories of Passion	Madelaine	Episode: "As Always, Madelaine"
1997	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Lupaza	Episode: "The Darkness and The Light"
1998	ER	Sophie's Mom	Episode: "Exodus"
	Silk Stalkings	Dorothy Beinhorn	Episode: "Hidden Agenda"
2000	The Others	Karen	Episode: "Souls on Board"
	Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue	Queen Bansheera (voice)	Series regular, 19 episodes
2002	Strong Medicine	Diane Winston	Episode: "Admissions"
	Charmed	Sea Hag	Episode: "A Witch's Tail"
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Deborah's Mom	Episode: "The Benadryl Brownie"
2003-2005	Carnivàle	Apollonia	Series regular, 18 episodes
2006	How I Met Your Mother	Dr. Aurelia	Episode: "Life Among the Gorillas"
2008	The Young and the Restless	Jamie	Recurring role, 4 episodes
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Hilda Morton	Episode: "Kill Me if You Can"
2014	Salem	Rose	Recurring role, 4 episodes
2021	Ronstadt	The Lonely Woman	Recurring role, 2 episodes

Video games

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)