Career
Before she got into acting, Franklin appeared in TV commercials for Coca-Cola, Trident, Jell-O, and Maxwell House coffee. She has worn a distinctive curly hairstyle throughout her career. Perhaps best known as one of the Princesses in the Bill And Ted films, her first film role was in the 1982 film The Last American Virgin as Karen. Diane Franklin's other well-known roles in movies are in the 1982 horror film Amityville II: The Possession as Patricia Montelli. She also had a role in the 1985 comedy film Better Off Dead as Monique, the foreign exchange student from France and her well known Television roles include Bay City Blues, Matlock, and in Freddy's Nightmares.
Franklin has taken frequent breaks in her career which span from 1982-1991, 1999-2000, and 2006-Present, she took an 8 year break from acting in 1991 and didn't act until 1999 in TV shows Family Law, and Providence and took another long break(which lasted 6 years) until restarting her career with the movie Punchcard Player and later acting in short films.
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