Diane Louise Salinger

Rarely out of work as an actress, Dianne Louise Salinger’s offbeat nature and striking features have made her a popular choice for inventive filmmakers. Tim Burton first directed the enigmatic actress early in her career in 1985’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, where she took on the role of Simone (a roadside diner waitress who moves to Paris looking for love), and she also appeared in Burton’s Batman Returns as Esther Cobblepot in 1992. Henry Jaglom was so impressed with the actress that he cast her in five of his movies: Venice/Venice, Last Summer in the Hamptons, Queen of the Lot, Just 45 Minutes from Broadway and Ovation, and the talented star has also been directed by Academy Award-winners Woody Allen and Clint Eastwood.

Away from the big screen the Delaware-born actress has also enjoyed an impressive career theatre career. In 2015 she received the 2015 Independent Theater Award for her portrayal of Tallulah Bankhead in Looped, and a Drama-Logue Award and the LA Drama Critics Circle Award for playing a schizophrenic in Zephyr Theatre’s Standing On My Knees. Her numerous Off Broadway Theatre credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Phantasie, Desire Under the Elms and Agamemnon.

Sallinger has also starred in numerous television roles, including appearances in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Curb Your Enthuisiasm and How I Met Your Mother, and perhaps most notably as old witch Rose Browning in the first season of supernatural horror series Salem.