DIANE LANE (Ellen Morris), whose career has bridged childhood stardom with classic leading lady status, was recently seen in the romance "A Walk on the Moon."

Lane’s feature-film credits include Peter Masterson’s "The Only Thrill" with Sam Shepard and Diane Keaton, "Murder at 1600" opposite Wesley Snipes, Francis Ford Coppola’s "Jack" opposite Robin Williams, Walter Hill’s "Wild Bill" with Jeff Bridges, "Judge Dredd" opposite Sylvester Stallone, the critically acclaimed independent "My New Gun" and her portrayal of actress Paulette Goddard in "Chaplin," as well as the Francis Ford Coppola films "The Outsiders," "Rumble Fish" and "The Cotton Club." She will be seen next in Wolfgang Peterson’s "The Perfect Storm," with George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg.

As a child actor, Lane performed in a range of theatrical shows, including Joseph Papp’s productions of "The Cherry Orchard" and "Agamemnon" at Lincoln Center, before making her film debut opposite Sir Laurence Olivier in George Roy Hill’s "A Little Romance," which brought her public acclaim and the cover of Time magazine.

On television, Lane starred opposite Alec Baldwin and Jessica Lange in "A Streetcar Named Desire" for CBS, earned an emmy nomination for her role opposite Robert Duvall on the award-winning CBS mini-series "Lonesome Dove," and starred with Donald Sutherland, Cicely Tyson and Anne Bancroft in the critically acclaimed epic miniseries "Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All."