Diane Gaidry

Who is Diane Gaidry?

Diane Adair Gaidry is an American film and theatre actress. She portrayed Simone Bradley in 2006 film Loving Annabelle directed by Katherine Brooks. Her characterization won her the Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Actress at L.A. Outfest. Diane is probably best known for her portrayal of this character.

In 1993, she co-founded the non-profit, Los Angeles based, independent filmmaking collective, Filmmakers Alliance. This collective was founded on the principles of individual empowerment and mutual support. Diane’s passion for and belief in the power of the unique, individual voice led her to assist dozens of filmmakers in staying the course and realizing the dream and vision of creating their films. She also performed lead roles in some of the award winning feature length films that came out of the collective, including "The Dogwalker" which played at the Los Angeles Film Festival and won Best First Feature at Cinequest and “America So Beautiful”, which played at the Berlinale, and was theatrically released in Paris. Her numerous short film performance credits include “Transaction” which won the Grand Prix du Jury at Clermont-Ferrand. She also acted in maverick filmmaker, Rob Nilsson’s feature, “Need”. During her two decades in Los Angeles, Diane also did several guest appearances on television shows, including the hit series, “Medium”.