Edith Diaz

Edith Diaz (October 23, 1949 – December 19, 2009) was a Puerto Rican actress known for the roles in film, television, and stage. She co-founded the Screen Actors Guild's Ethnic Minorities Committee in 1972.

Sister Act (1992)

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A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emile Ardolino
CAST:  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Maggie Smith  •  Kathy Najimy  •  Wendy Makkena

A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emile Ardolino
CAST:  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Maggie Smith  •  Kathy Najimy  •  Wendy Makkena

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)

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Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover that the school is due to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Duke
CAST:  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Kathy Najimy  •  James Coburn  •  Barnard Hughes

Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover that the school is due to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Duke
CAST:  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Kathy Najimy  •  James Coburn  •  Barnard Hughes

The Fan (1996)

When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan, Gil Renard. When Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Scott
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Wesley Snipes  •  Ellen Barkin  •  John Leguizamo

When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan, Gil Renard. When Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Scott
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Wesley Snipes  •  Ellen Barkin  •  John Leguizamo

Nick of Time (1995)

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An unimpressive, every-day man is forced into a situation where he is told to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Badham
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Courtney Chase  •  Charles S. Dutton  •  Christopher Walken

An unimpressive, every-day man is forced into a situation where he is told to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Badham
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Courtney Chase  •  Charles S. Dutton  •  Christopher Walken

Theodore Rex (1995)

In an alternate futuristic society, a tough female police detective is paired with a talking dinosaur to find the killer of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals leading them to a mad scientist bent on creating a new Armageddon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan R. Betuel
CAST:  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Armin Mueller-Stahl  •  George Newbern  •  Bud Cort

In an alternate futuristic society, a tough female police detective is paired with a talking dinosaur to find the killer of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals leading them to a mad scientist bent on creating a new Armageddon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan R. Betuel
CAST:  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Armin Mueller-Stahl  •  George Newbern  •  Bud Cort

Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991)

Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter is described by CBS as "a dramatic love story" about the lives of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Jarrott
CAST:  Frances Fisher  •  Robin Pearson Rose  •  John Wheeler  •  Bette Ford

Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter is described by CBS as "a dramatic love story" about the lives of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Jarrott
CAST:  Frances Fisher  •  Robin Pearson Rose  •  John Wheeler  •  Bette Ford

The Gun (1974)

The odyssey of an American handgun and the dramatic way it reshapes the lives of its various owners.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Badham
CAST:  Stephen Elliott  •  Jean Le Bouvier  •  Wallace Rooney  •  David Huffman

The odyssey of an American handgun and the dramatic way it reshapes the lives of its various owners.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Badham
CAST:  Stephen Elliott  •  Jean Le Bouvier  •  Wallace Rooney  •  David Huffman

Archibald the Rainbow Painter (1998)

Vietnam veteran Archibald Wright is a house painter hired to work on a Beverly Hills mansion where he becomes involved in the life of the resident family. The owner Elaine left her husband J.P. while he was serving in Vietnam, causing him to become an alcoholic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Les Landau
CAST:  Dorian Harewood  •  Michael McKean  •  Patti D'Arbanville  •  Vanessa Bell Calloway

Vietnam veteran Archibald Wright is a house painter hired to work on a Beverly Hills mansion where he becomes involved in the life of the resident family. The owner Elaine left her husband J.P. while he was serving in Vietnam, causing him to become an alcoholic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Les Landau
CAST:  Dorian Harewood  •  Michael McKean  •  Patti D'Arbanville  •  Vanessa Bell Calloway

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989)

The widow's houseboy and the divorcee's chauffeur bet on which will bed the other's employer first.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Bartel
CAST:  Jacqueline Bisset  •  Ray Sharkey  •  Mary Woronov  •  Robert Beltran

The widow's houseboy and the divorcee's chauffeur bet on which will bed the other's employer first.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Bartel
CAST:  Jacqueline Bisset  •  Ray Sharkey  •  Mary Woronov  •  Robert Beltran

Cage Without a Key (1975)

A high school girl who needs a ride accepts one from a boy she doesn't know. He then forces her to participate in a robbery, in which a clerk is killed. They are soon caught, and the girl, despite her protestations of innocence, is convicted of first-degree murder ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Kulik
CAST:  Susan Dey  •  Jonelle Allen  •  Sam Bottoms  •  Anne Bloom

A high school girl who needs a ride accepts one from a boy she doesn't know. He then forces her to participate in a robbery, in which a clerk is killed. They are soon caught, and the girl, despite her protestations of innocence, is convicted of first-degree murder ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Kulik
CAST:  Susan Dey  •  Jonelle Allen  •  Sam Bottoms  •  Anne Bloom

The Pirate (1978)

An Israeli man, raised by a wealthy and powerful Arab, comes into conflict with his heritage when he is entrusted with managing his country's oil fortunes and must deal with a fanatical terrorist group led by his daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Annakin
CAST:  Franco Nero  •  Anne Archer  •  Olivia Hussey  •  Ian McShane

An Israeli man, raised by a wealthy and powerful Arab, comes into conflict with his heritage when he is entrusted with managing his country's oil fortunes and must deal with a fanatical terrorist group led by his daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Annakin
CAST:  Franco Nero  •  Anne Archer  •  Olivia Hussey  •  Ian McShane

The Pilot (1984)

Although Carla is a very gifted break-dancer, her insecurities prevent her from displaying this in public. In order to help break her fear she puts on a mask and becomes "The Pilot."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ray Rhodes
CAST:  Kelly Jo Minter  •  Adolph 'Oz' Alvarez  •  Kim 'Popsicle' Delfin  •  Edith Diaz

Although Carla is a very gifted break-dancer, her insecurities prevent her from displaying this in public. In order to help break her fear she puts on a mask and becomes "The Pilot."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ray Rhodes
CAST:  Kelly Jo Minter  •  Adolph 'Oz' Alvarez  •  Kim 'Popsicle' Delfin  •  Edith Diaz

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Stone
CAST:  Tom Cruise  •  Raymond J. Barry  •  Caroline Kava  •  Holly Marie Combs

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Stone
CAST:  Tom Cruise  •  Raymond J. Barry  •  Caroline Kava  •  Holly Marie Combs

Brute Corps (1971)

A hippy couple travelling cross country run foul of a band of mercenaries.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Jameson
CAST:  Paul Carr  •  Joseph Kaufmann  •  Jennifer Billingsley  •  Alex Rocco

A hippy couple travelling cross country run foul of a band of mercenaries.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Jameson
CAST:  Paul Carr  •  Joseph Kaufmann  •  Jennifer Billingsley  •  Alex Rocco

The Millionaire (1978)

Three people's lives are drastically changed when they are suddenly given one million dollars each by an eccentric billionaire in this pilot to a prospective new series which the producers hoped would equal the success of the original one that ran from 1955 to 1960.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Weis
CAST:  Martin Balsam  •  Edward Albert  •  Bill Hudson  •  Mark Hudson

Three people's lives are drastically changed when they are suddenly given one million dollars each by an eccentric billionaire in this pilot to a prospective new series which the producers hoped would equal the success of the original one that ran from 1955 to 1960.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Weis
CAST:  Martin Balsam  •  Edward Albert  •  Bill Hudson  •  Mark Hudson

Juarez (1988)

Pilot series about a Mexican-American sheriff's detective living in El Paso.Pilot series about a Mexican-American sheriff's detective living in El Paso.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Bloom
CAST:  Benjamin Bratt  •  Ada Maris  •  Ramon Bieri  •  Ismael 'East' Carlo

Pilot series about a Mexican-American sheriff's detective living in El Paso.Pilot series about a Mexican-American sheriff's detective living in El Paso.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Bloom
CAST:  Benjamin Bratt  •  Ada Maris  •  Ramon Bieri  •  Ismael 'East' Carlo