Diane grew up in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. Diane graduated from the University of Miami with a BA Degree in Drama. She did a stint as a Playboy Bunny in Great Gorge, New Jersey and then London, England. Diane got her start in New York on an acting role in Kojak. There she saw two stuntmen do a car chase and she knew she found her calling. Diane worked in New York with the Eastcoast Stuntmen's Association for two years and then moved to Los Angeles. She became the President of the Stuntwomen's Association of Motion Pictures for seven years and continues to work as an actress and stuntwoman in television and film.