Diane received her MFA, Master of Film and Media Arts degree from the University of Utah and BA in physics from BYU. Diane has taught at accredited universities, in film and physics departments and works in the both the film and popular science industry as writer, director, producer, actor. Diane worked with Professor Stephen W. Hawking on a number of projects as co-author, film producer, and director of mixed format including "Stephen Hawking's Fate of the Universe". Diane is developing the film using original footage with Professor Hawking shot in Cambridge, England and Utah, as a book documenting her experiences working with Professor Hawking. Diane was producer/director on a number of internationally distributed, mixed format productions including "Beyond the Horizon" narrated by actor Patrick Stewart.Diane has had lead and supporting roles on stage and background roles in film and television. Most recently Diane worked on Director's Taylor Sheridan's "Yellowstone" series and John Lyde's "The Outpost" series. In earlier years, Diane began her actor and stage experience in California, with the role "Peppermint Patty" in "Peanuts" cartoon strip, creator Charles Schultz's community theater production, "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown." Her first stage role was the lead, "Alice", in her High School Production, "Alice in Wonderland". Diane was raised in San Francisco and Sebastopol, California. and lives in Utah.