birth_name birth_place birth_date spouse yearsactive article_title name occupation
diana szlosberg new york city , usa 18 august 1957 steve tietsort 1981 -- 2005 diana castle
 diana castle actress
diana castle

diana castle -lrb- born 18 august 1957 -rrb- is an american actress , born in new york city , usa , as diana szlosberg .
in 1981 , castle made her debut in the film , sharky 's machine -lrb- 1981 -rrb- , under her born name .
as diana castle , she best known for her roles in planes , trains & automobiles -lrb- 1987 -rrb- , rapid fire -lrb- 1992 -rrb- and just ask my children .
-lrb- 2001 -rrb- diana castle is a first generation american born of a holocaust survivor father from warsaw , poland and a mother from london , england .
diana attended fine arts high school at the fine arts center of greenville , south carolina before graduating with a bfa in theatre arts and a minor in music from florida state university .
she began her career working in both musicals and dramatic roles in nyc , in national tours and regional theatre , as well as on stages internationally .
diana began working with actors privately in the mid 1980 's as she continued a career on stage and in film and television .
she has received multiple awards and critics choice accolades for her work including the maverick award from the los angeles women 's theatre festival for `` self styled creativity '' and her `` maverick '' contributions to the creative community .
for 25 years , diana has been mentoring talents in film , television , and theatre through her imagined life creative philosophy and practical application .
diana castle 's the imagined life - acting as the art of the empathetic imagination , is a creative philosophy and practical application of your natural empathetic imagination to the art of acting .
diana teaches the art of the empathetic imagination with the focus on `` illuminating alternative perceptions and possibilities of experience , facilitating catharsis and creating community through the widening of our empathetic embrace . ''
diana comes highly referred by industry professionals and is lauded as one of the `` top most respected '' acting teachers/coaches in the business .
diana created the imagined life theatre and studios in a 5000 square foot building in the miracle mile district of los angeles , california .
she teaches and privately coaches there , alongside her team of wonderful teachers .
diana is featured on deepak chopra 's `` 30 days of intent '' for the chopra well , writes for the huffington post , is an adjunct professor for columbia college / raleigh studios and is a mentor in the creative activist ™ program -lrb- cap -rrb- at creative visions foundation .
diana is the creator and director of , a 50 minute multi - media testimonial docu - drama advocating on behalf of women 's education .
the transformative show starred emmy winner and academy award nominee shohreh aghdashloo and while employing imagined life actresses , continues to make an impact through it 's `` on campus educational initiative '' .
diana believes , as the playwright henrik ibsen wrote , that `` the only revolution that counts is a revolution of the human spirit . ''
diana 's video and audio lectures are available at samuel french bookstores , and online .
she teaches class and coaches privately at her studio , on location , and via website .
