Farr, Diane 1973–

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Farr, Diane 1973–

PERSONAL

Full name, Diane A. Farr; born September 7, 1973, in New York, NY; married Seung Chung (a producer and executive), June, 2006; children: one. Education: Stony Brook University and Loughborough University, B.A., theatre. Avocational Interests: Yoga, snowboarding, traveling.

Addresses: Agent—United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Fenton-Kritzer Entertainment, 8840 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career: Actress. Worked as a stand-up comedienne and performed in various venues, including nightclubs. Worked as a model, appeared in advertisements, and participated in pageants. Founder of otherannouncements.com, a greeting card company. Owner and manager of a nightclub in New York City and manager of a restaurant in Los Angeles, CA. Worked as an instructor in a prison.

Awards, Honors: Named Miss New York, c. 1992.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Cohost, Loveline, MTV, 1998–99.

Amy DeLuca, Roswell (also known as Roswell High), The WB, 1999–2001.

Jan Fendrich, The Job, ABC, 2001–2002.

Maddie Hudson, Like Family (also known as Family Friends), The WB, 2003–2004.

Laura Miles, Rescue Me (also known as Rescue Me: FDNY), FX Channel, 2004–2005.

Special agent Megan Reeves, Numb3rs (also known as Numbers and Num3ers), CBS, 2005–.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Karen Yeager, Sacrifice, HBO, 2000.

Lisa Erickson, The David Cassidy Story, NBC, 2000.

Sammy Kerns, Superfire (also known as Firefighter—Inferno in Oregon and Superfire—Inferno in Oregon), ABC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Herself, Denis Leary: Behind the Anger, Comedy Central, 2003.

The Sixth Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest, UPN, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Production assistant, "Baser Instincts," Silk Stalkings, CBS and USA Network, 1992.

Michelle, "Jack Writes Good," Unhappily Ever After (also known as Unhappily …), The WB, 1996.

Dr. Young, "Saint Marion," In the House, UPN, 1997.

"Behind Every Great Client," Arli$$ (also known as Arliss), HBO, 1998.

"Scents and Sensibility," V.I.P. (also known as V.I.P.—Die Bodyguards), syndicated, 1998.

Cindy, "Lost in America," It's Like, You Know …, ABC, 1999.

Tracy, "Boy Party/Girl Party," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1999.

Tracy, "Three Guys, a Girl and a B-Story," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1999.

Tracy, "Tracy Bowl," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1999.

Beverly Bergen, "Sins of the Father," Bull, TNT, 2000.

Trish Fjord, "The Elders," Secret Agent Man, UPN, 2000.

Marcie Tobin, "Cats in the Cradle …," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI: Las Vegas, CSI: Weekends, and Les experts), CBS, 2002.

Penny Larson, "Profiles in Agenting," Arli$$ (also known as Arliss), HBO, 2002.

Herself, Juiciest Hollywood Hookups (also known as E's "101"), E! Entertainment Television, 2003 (multiple episodes).

Herself, The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2004.

Herself, The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2005.

Herself, Weekends at the D. L., Comedy Central, 2005.

Herself, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2005, 2006.

Herself, Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2006.

Appeared in The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated; and as herself in "Lustline," an unaired episode of Fired Up (also known as Fired), NBC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Jan Fendrich, The Job, ABC, 2001.

Tovah, Bram and Alice, CBS, 2002.

Connie, The Ripples, 2003.

Maddie Hudson, Like Family (also known as Family Friends), The WB, 2003.

Harry's Girl, CBS, 2003.

Television Work:

Producer, No Longer Children (movie), HBO, 2007.

Creator and producer of television productions.

Film Appearances:

Lisa, Divorced White Male, Global Entertainment Media, 1998.

C. J., Little Indiscretions, RGH/Lions Share Pictures, 1999.

Miranda, Bingo (short film), 1999.

Personal ad girl, Flooding, The Asylum, 2000.

Shania, Hourly Rates, Visionary Films, 2002.

Hannah, The Third Nail, Stafford Films, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Jackie, No Place Like Home, New York City, c. 1998.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Robson and Jerome, "I Believe," c. 1995.

Video Games:

Voices of Chesara, Jacinda, and Morphera, Lands of Lore III, Westwood Studios, 1999.

WRITINGS

Teleplays:

Wrote teleplays.

Nonfiction:

The Girl Code: The Secret Language of Single Women (On Dating, Sex, Shopping, and Honor among Girlfriends), Little, Brown, 2001.

Contributor to periodicals, including Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Glamour, Jane, Maxim, Self, and Soma.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Bikini, February, 1999, p. 43.

Entertainment Weekly, October 3, 2003, p. 25; September 30, 2005, p. 84.

TV Guide, November 28, 2005, pp. 34-35; November 20, 2006.

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