Diane McBain, a Warner Brothers starlet, embarked on a burgeoning career as a lively "bad girl" and "spoiled rich girl" types on film and television. Born on May 18, 1941, in Cleveland, Ohio, her family relocated to California during her childhood, and she began her career as a "sweet 16" model in print and commercial ads.
As a young woman, Diane was spotted by a Warner Brothers talent agent while performing in a Los Angeles play, and she was signed to a contract during her senior year at Glendale High School. After apprenticing on various television projects, Diane made her film debut in 1960 with a prominent role in "Ice Palace" alongside Richard Burton, Carolyn Jones, and Martha Hyer.
Brimming with style and confidence, Diane was quickly cast in other films, including "Parrish" and "Claudelle Inglish," both of which were released in 1961. Although her leading lady career in films began to falter with subsequent roles in "The Caretakers," "A Distant Trumpet," and "Spinout," she continued to appear on television, starring as "Daphne Dutton" on the popular series "Surfside 6" from 1960 to 1962.
Diane's popularity with the teen set led to her being cast in the cult series "Batman" in 1966, where she played the role of "Pinky Pinkston." However, her career began to drift into exploitation with the release of films such as "I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew," "Maryjane," and "The Mini-Skirt Mob" in the late 1960s.
In the 1970s, Diane took a hiatus from acting to focus on her child, Evan Burke, and eventually returned to the screen in the 1980s with roles in daytime soap operas. The still young-looking and elegant Diane continued to work in television throughout the 1990s, playing good-looking grandmothers on shows such as "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" in 1996.
In addition to her acting career, Diane has also been a rape counselor since 1982, after being a victim of a rape attack.
