Diane Gaidry (born October 11, 1964 in South Dakota) is an American
film and theatre actress. She received her B.F.A. in acting from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She played the role of Simone Bradley in the
2006 film Loving Annabelle, directed by Katherine Brooks. Diane was
awarded the Outstanding Actress award at Outfest in 2006 for this
performance and is probably best known for her work in this film.
In 1993, Diane co-founded the Los Angeles based non-profit independent
filmmaking collective, Filmmakers Alliance. She played lead roles in
some of the feature length films that were produced through the
collective including The Dogwalker, which played at the Los Angeles
Film Festival and won the award for Best First Feature at Cinequest,
and America So Beautiful which played at the Berlinale and was
theatrically released in Paris. Her numerous short film credits include
Transaction which won the Grand Prix du Jury at Clermont -Ferrand. She
also acted in Rob Nilsson's feature film, Need, part of his 9@night
series. Diane did a number of guest appearances in television shows as
well.
Diane now makes her home in Buffalo, NY, her home town, where she has
been acting in local theatre productions over the past several years
and is enjoying a rewarding career as a life coach. In 2012, she acted in the one woman show,
we are not afraid of the dark, which she performed in 6 cities in
Europe. That same year, Diane also narrated the audio book, Safe
Harbor.
