Diane Venora is a representative of the American school of cinematography. For the most part, she is known as a theater and film actress, although she also quite often acted as a film producer. There are 59 cinematographic works in the Hartford city’s record, including roles in feature films: “My Man,” “The Illusion of Murder,” “Thistle,” “13th Warrior,” as well as multi-part television projects, “The Limit,” “ Thinking like a criminal ”,“ Law and order. Special Corps ”,“ Anatomy of Passion ”. She was one of the Golden Globe Award nominees. The beginning of a cinematic career for the actress was the role of Ophelia in the series "Great Performances", first shown to the television public in 1971. Films with Diane Venora belong to the following genres: crime, drama, thriller. She worked on the set of films and TV shows together with the actors: Katie Baker, Dennis Buticaris, Joe Griffazi, Tim Gini, Philip Krasnoff, John Prosci and others.
Verona is Leo according to the zodiac sign. She is now 65 years old. She was married to a cameraman, Andrzej Bartkowiak, from whom in 1981 gave birth to a daughter, Madzia. Photos of Diane Venora and information about her life and career are posted below.
Biography
She was born in a large family in the town of Connecticut - East Hartford on August 10, 1952. In addition to Diane, five children were brought up in the family. Her father, Robert P. Venora, who had Italian roots, worked in dry cleaning. The mother of the future actress was called Marie Brooks. As a child, Diane Venora wanted to study as a hairdresser, but her parents convinced her then that she needed to strive to become an actress. In childhood and adolescence, she was a regular at the school drama theater.
At that time, Diane often performed at various cultural events. After graduating from school, she entered the Boston Conservatory, where she sat behind the student bench for two years. Then she was given a scholarship on the condition that she would spend it on her studies at the famous theater school Juilliard School in New York, from whose walls Diane will graduate as a successful graduate in 1977. Soon after, she will be in the drama group, where she will interact on stage with actor Robin Williams.
Theater and movie roles
In the actress's repertoire at the initial stage of her career, there were roles in productions based on the works of Shakespeare. They talked loudly about her after she played the main role in the film "Wolves", where her partners were Albert Finney and Gregory Hines. Then she took part in the creation of the film "Club" Cotton "." A little later, Diane Venora joined the cast of the film “The Illusion of Murder”.
Further roles
In 1988, film critics enthusiastically commented on her work in the picture of the biographical genre “Bird”. In Clint Eastwood's film, she portrayed a woman with a difficult fate, the wife of saxophonist Charlie Parker. The talented play of the actress in "Bird" was marked by a nomination for the Golden Globe. In addition, Diane Venora won several prestigious film critics awards.
Personal life
In 1980, the actress became the wife of Andrzej Bartkovyaka, with whom she lived together for 9 years. During this period of time, Diane decided to take a break in her career and devote herself to her daughter, who then had health problems. When the girl got better, the heroine of this biographical essay triumphantly returned to the big screen. First, she transformed into one of the heroines of the television series "Hope Chicago", and then played a key role in the full-length film "The Struggle" with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. In this project, she represents the on-screen wife of the hero Al Pacino. This role marked for the actress a new and successful stage in her career. In 1996, she agreed to the offer to play Lady Capulet in the movie Romeo + Juliet. Then she will have roles in such famous films as: The Jackal, The Thirteenth Warrior, The Real Crime. Fate will again bring the actress on the set with actor Al Pacino during their joint work in the project "My Man."