Diane Venora

format_quote I love to struggle. I think life without pain is no life. I'd rather be dead than comfortable.

stars  She has a remarkable relationship with Shakespeare's Hamlet. In the 1982-83 season, she appeared on stage at the Public Theatre under the direction of Joseph Papp in the title role, making her the only female performer to take on the role in the history of the New York Shakespeare Festival. In 1990, she played Ophelia opposite Kevin Kline's Hamlet. In 1999, she assailed the role of Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, to Liev Schreiber's woeful prince. And, most recently, she again played Gertrude to Ethan Hawke's Hamlet in the 2000 film.

stars  Was replaced on the TV sitcom "Thunder Alley" (1994) because the producers said that she was playing her role (Bobbi Turner) as if she was still on Broadway.

stars  Attended and graduated from the Juilliard school of music.

stars  Has a daughter.